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[hondaracer2oo4]

Richard will get you back on track with your dealer hopefully.

[willieG]

yes its under warranty i live in maine i have a basement 1st floor of 1050 sq feet second floor  same footage and thrid floor also has same footage

3150 square feet (at worst case cenerio of 50 btu per square foot ) would be 157,500 btu per hour
  190 feet of baseboard is capable of delivering 650 btu per  foot at 180 degrees ( i like to use 600 as we never keep the delivery at 180)  so  at 600 your baseboard footage should be able to deliver 600 x 190 = 114,000 btu which  would not keep up on the coldest nights of the year....also that many btu would require in the area of (lets say 6000 btu in a pound of wood and your stove is 70 percent efficent (you are getting about 4,400 btu per pound)
114,000 divided by 4,400 = about 26 pounds of wood per hour (that is more than 1 cord of wood per 4 days )

compare this to what y ur stove is rated at and wood consuption you are using now.

if you had a boiler heating yoru water before what was  its btu per hour rating?

[juddspaintballs]

I tried posting this last night but the site was being stupid and I was at work and had to actually go work.  Not sure if you've figured it out yet, but here's what I was typing for you...

One of the first things to check is to make sure the fiber seal is in place between the ask auger tube block off plate and the tube and that the thumb screws are tight.  Next, make sure the door that when the outer door closes, it completely closes the little block off door that leads to the airbox.  Mine was warped when I first got it and it needed a little persuasion to get back straight so it sealed up completely with the outer door closed.  Also, remove the blower from the ash tube and make sure that the door for the blower swings freely and will close when the blower is off.  If that sticks open, which it's easy to do if it's at all rusty, your unit will pull a natural draft and keep heating even if the blower is off.  If you have an extended chimney installed, the extra height can also force a greater draft strong enough to pull the blower door open and allow air into the firebox. 

[ITO]

 That's a good call Judd's the ash auger tube block off plate is where you would remove ashes, it is just below the rear door. I don't understand why you are shoveling ashes? If that plate is missing, warped, or loose it would cause your overheating and it doesn't sound like you are using the auger for ash removal. That ash tube runs through the bottom of the boiler to the front and that is where the draft fan blows into, the other thing to check is that flap over the fan, if you have ash build up in the tube it may be blocking the flapper from closing. This would be a good read if you don't have a manual:
http://www.heatmor.com/Uploads/Response_Guts_071312.pdf

[roxann]

over heated again this morning stove never shut down.... I called dealer yesterday no return call once again it's bullcrap I have to pay out of pocket to get my furnace fixed since its two months old wasted 1500 in antifreeze 620 in service call that i paid wish this was like a car id let it get repoed

[CountryBoyJohn]

Is your entire system filled with antifreeze?

[roxann]

I use the auger once a week I get a fair amount... and every time I put wood in I rake the ash but ash has the same volume of ashes

[ITO]

 When you say it is not shutting down I assume you mean the draft fan? The only thing that can make the draft fan keep running is a faulty aquastat (that Ranco controller in the front door), maybe try setting the temps down to say 160 for a while and see what temps it actually goes up to before it shuts off. What temp are you running it at now? That controller may have a second stage to program, you may want to check that. Did Slim give you any ideas?

[roxann]

 aquastat already has been replaced the temp right now is 119 and my house is 57

[roxann]

no it has water along with the anitfreeze

[ITO]

If the aquastat is reading 119 right now is the draft fan running?

[roxann]

yes

[hondaracer2oo4]

When you went out and the unit was overheating was the fan running? How did you get the fan to stop running? So the aquastat was replaced because of the overheating issue? Was the sensor wire to the aquastat also replaced?

[roxann]

yes the fan was running.. I was wrong the fan was replaced and not the aquastat.. i do have a new aquastat to install 

[roxann]

the draft fan is running stove is at 129