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Author Topic: Going away for a week P&M 250  (Read 2288 times)

James

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Going away for a week P&M 250
« on: January 22, 2013, 07:02:39 AM »
I know the obvious answer is to get someone to feed the stove...But in the event that it's not possible - would there be any harm in leaving the pumps running and let the fire go out for a week in my P&M 250?  The oil burner would still be heating the water to about 140*.
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Re: Going away for a week P&M 250
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2013, 10:28:17 PM »
Leave the pumps running but shut the boiler down so your fan won't run all week...
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Re: Going away for a week P&M 250
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2013, 07:27:33 AM »
I did that just last week.  I left the pumps running and let the electric furnace keep the water warm.  When I got home I fired the boiler back up and turned the electric furnace off.
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