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[silver star]

I found my damper wasn't opening this morning and used a shim to keep it open.  The fire took right off, but worke too well but guess   I had steam coming out the pop off valve     

I suppose i will need to add some water. It isn't blowing now.

Any thoughts? I saw another post about lubing the damper. I will look at that inthe interim

[hondaracer2oo4]

Creosote issues probably causing that. Clean up the hinge and lube. Try to reduce creosote build up, how much wood are you loading? Are you shooting for 12 hour loading intervals?

[Pointblank]

Check your water level. If it didn't boil very long, odds are it will take little if any water. If it does need a substantial amount of water, test your water after its had time to circulate to see if the corrosion inhibitor and pH levels are still good.

As far as the damper,  was it stuck shut from creosote or is the solinoid not working?  Pull the cover and give it a good shot of wd40.  If it still don't work, its a cheap and easy fix to replace.

[silver star]

I just got back from looking it over.   I do have some creosote buildup but founf i had a blown fuse.

As far as loading, I filled it pretty good, hoping to get a couple days worth.   I suppose that contributed?   

Regardlees of mild temperature i still should load 12 hour intervals? This is my second season with the he boiler, so i am so still learning.

Do i just add mor water throung the vent pipe at the top? 

Thanks for input, my installer dealer has some issues with even returning emails on simple questions. I actually had two more buyers sent to them , practically begging for a purchase.   Nada from them.   Got about twenty grand coming at you and don't return calls- great business model.

[hondaracer2oo4]

Yes you always want to shoot for 12 hour loading intervals. It will cut down a lot on your creosote issues as well as it should really cut bqck on your wood usage.

[silver star]

Yes you always want to shoot for 12 hour loading intervals. It will cut down a lot on your creosote issues as well as it should really cut bqck on your wood usage.

That was helpful, hondaracer.  I have found my consumption to be way down and performance hasn't diminished.  I am sure i have enough wood cut for this season and am mostly cutting now to keep the place cleaned up and have a head start next year.

This watm spell gave me a chance to shut it down and clean out the ashes. Will start anew next week sometime.

[fireboss]

You can't leave the shim in  that's why you boiled over, it had no way to shut it self down !