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[hrc200x]

Does your model have two aquastats in the back of the boiler? Is one set at 180 and the other 200? If the light isn't coming on when the switch is down and the temp is high it must be reaching the high limit switch which it shouldn't do. Have you had the fan out of your boiler to see if the flapper door on it could be sticking open allowing a draft to keep the fire burning when it shouldn't be?

The light does come on when the water temps are lower and the switch is turned to the down position?

Does the fan come on as soon as the outter door is opened?

[roxann]

I started the season out with 10 cords of dry wood. Cut and split in June dried in an open field now stored in heated basement. I have used 5 cords so far.

Once again I am having issues fun fun on a good note  able to pin point problem . .. now waiting for part to come in.. not so much a unit issue some but mostly cold water return on the wall of art of copper ...

[roxann]

The fan problem is still an issue..
 sometimes comes on when temp is high 189 190 are a few times the light came on when door is open and switch is down

mostly when the temp is 185 and higher the light will not come on when the door is open and or the switch is down

I am not sure I am not sure about the aquastats I see one in the back maybe slim could answer that question

the other morning the temp was 126 asking for water filled with  water temp raised rapidly the water went flying out like a whale but everything was running good.  & house was warm. I noticed the roof of the unit the paint is  bobbling up ....

I look often at the flapper its been clear the stove has been clean so different from last year I guess wood matters

[hondaracer2oo4]

Good to hear that things are a lot better. When did you start your heating season this year? Yes wood is probably the biggest contributing factor to peoples problems.

[roxann]

September

[hondaracer2oo4]

When in September? I started October 30th and have been through around 4.

[roxann]

I'm up to 19 cords now....
things have been going very well up to now ,,, the unit has been calling for water four time just in this month not sure why>> I'm going to call Bruce and pick his brain.

[slimjim]

19 cord, full cord or face cord and did you get all the tightening up done on the house we spoke of? that sure seems like a lot of wood for that little stove! I still have that slide hammer I made up for you to clean the heat exchanger if you need it.

[roxann]

19 full cords yes I did a lot of tightening up. I had an audit done still lots to do ugh the guy said that the unit should heat this whole house

[slimjim]

That's a lot of wood for your place, what is it maybe 2500 square feet, where the heck is all the heat going?

[Jwood]

That's crazy I'm heating 2500sq ft and my hot water and I might hit 6 full cord this winter in MN.

[slimjim]

 Roxanne, I think it should certainly heat the entire place and it should do it for a lot less than 19 cord, have you gotten in touch with your dealer yet? He should be able to shed some light on your usage as well as figure out why you are using so much water!

[TheBoiler]

I started the season out with 10 cords of dry wood. Cut and split in June dried in an open field now stored in heated basement. I have used 5 cords so far.

Once again I am having issues fun fun on a good note  able to pin point problem . .. now waiting for part to come in.. not so much a unit issue some but mostly cold water return on the wall of art of copper ...

Where I am you can bet away with cutting in the summer and burning in the winter. Especially if it is dead standing, but that is unusual. Perhaps part of the problem.

[heat550]

19 full cords yes I did a lot of tightening up. I had an audit done still lots to do ugh the guy said that the unit should heat this whole house

 I have a 200ss like yours heating 5500spft burned 15 cord this year oak half dry about 35%moisture average .  Had it for 19 years now . Anyway I read a lot of your posts . One thing I can only come up with is water seeping in trench for starters . I will take more time and read more of your posts to catchup   my house is 1976 and 1991 double wide ya both in good condition for there age . 
But not parade of homes energy star that's for sure.. one more question trench dirt are you in sand light soil or heavy clay . Just a note if its heavy clay your just making a long pool ya I'm in heavy clay here been down that road it makes for erratic wood consumption .. Im only guessing why it take that much wood . 

heat550

p.s. Oak in my standard wood so if your burning soft wood you'll burn alot also. wet wood record here  is 1 cord wet ash lasted 5 days and that was on 10f to 5f  days ya its crazy. still have mental scaring why I even thought to haul ash  home.  Moisture meter habor freight 15 bucks will shed alot of light on wood moisture .

[heat550]

19 full cords yes I did a lot of tightening up. I had an audit done still lots to do ugh the guy said that the unit should heat this whole house

Another note dead trees standing are like big sponges. Looks are deserving. test with moisture meter . ya its depressing but it will get a person up to speed cutting for next year   ya I don't practice what I preach . but moisture meter a truth teller .  live and learn is the name of the game . 

Heat550