Energy King
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- Location: catskills, New York State
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I Have installed an energy King wood/coal boiler in my un- insulated shed near the house. (50') of insulated pex. I have 12 feet of chimney a 0011 taco circulator to pump it to my existing boiler return line. I don’t seem to be getting the heat out of it the oil fired boiler is about 20 degrees cooler. I have ordered a plate heat exchanger hoping this will make a difference as well as baro damper on the stack. Will the damper make better use of the heat and burn more of the coal? I seem to be wasting a lot. And will the exchanger make a difference in the temperatures. I need some kind of thermometer to check the pipe temperatures. The gauges on the boiler don’t match.
- WNY
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Are you getting a bed of coal burning?
Maybe you are circulating too fast, it can't hold the heat in the boiler?
You will have to get some temperature reading on your water pipes/stove to see what is happening, could be many factors.
Maybe you are circulating too fast, it can't hold the heat in the boiler?
You will have to get some temperature reading on your water pipes/stove to see what is happening, could be many factors.
- Blackdiamonddoug
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you can install a valve on the pump discharge to slow down the water give it a chance to pick up the heat
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- Coal Size/Type: Rice, Nut
- Other Heating: oil
I had originaly a 13gpm 007 pump and switched because I was told I want moving enough water. I am going to get one of those point and shoot thermometers to test the pipe temps.