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Electronics / Re: second thermostat won't run blower fan on oil furnace

« on: November 01, 2019, 07:11:00 AM »

I have batteries, that took care of my problem.  I just didn't understand.  The way that i read how to hook the second thermostat up was jumper wire for both R (blue wire) and RC (red wire, 24vac) from thermostat 1 to thermostat 2.  Green wire removed from thermostat one and put in W hole in thermostat 2.  this was a no go for me, no fan.  After taking jumper off of R and using supplied little metal jumper from R to RC i have a fan when second thermostat calls for heat.  So thankful for the quick replies.  I have two identical honeywell thermostats model number RTH111B1016 they do not have the option C some refer too.  Hopefully this will help some poor sucker like me one day.  Thanks again to those that replied over night to help me.

     So this is how i understand my second thermostat now, power comes in on RC is jumped to R using supplied metal jumper that came with honeywell thermostat.  When heat is called for power goes from R to W, done by thermostat automatically controlling the fan in my oil furnace that i hope doesn't burn any more oil.

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Electronics / second thermostat won't run blower fan on oil furnace

« on: October 31, 2019, 07:00:38 PM »

I have my OWB installed, Everything works just as it should with the exception of the fan in my oil furnace wont come on with the second thermostat.  I have read 30+ posts from all different OWB websites. Lots of info out there, I have tried many different things to get it to run the fan.  Right now the only way i can turn on the fan with the second thermostat is to take the face off the thermostat and jump a wire from W to RC.  I ran a jumper back up to G on first thermostat and fan only works on first thermostat.  Is this because I have a delay on the fan for the oil furnace? is it waiting for heat build up?  I am currently burning a Hardy H4 i picked up used, aquastat controls the furnace and i run my pump all the time to keep hot water flowing. Any help would be great.  Thanks Paul 

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Hardy / Re: looking at a lightly used H-4

« on: February 26, 2016, 08:11:33 AM »

Farmer Blue,  how much wood are you burning in a normal winter?  You actually heat a pool?

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Hardy / Re: looking at a lightly used H-4

« on: February 23, 2016, 09:14:13 AM »

ok thanks for all the ideas, my question is? i am going to build a basement and two stories on top of that, i already know i am going to have two seperate air handlers, so i will have two zones calling for heat, does this stove produce enough hot water to heat both off of one pump, or do i need a pump for each zone in the house? I plan on using the DHW as it is intended, to me that is free hot water.  I plan to heat my shop with it also but not all the time, just when i want it.  this is why i joined this forum, its good to hear from actual users of these stoves so i can hear the likes and dislikes.  I got the stove i had been wanting for a couple thousand less than it shoulda cost. 

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Hardy / Re: looking at a lightly used H-4

« on: February 21, 2016, 10:19:30 AM »

I came home with it yesterday, it held water for 4 hours. i also filled the DHW coil with 40lbs of air and it held that for 3.5 hrs.  I pulled the shell off of it when i got it home, its actually in great condition. It was used to heat for three winters.  I will have to put one shaker grate back in place where it fell on one side. I feel like i got a great deal. I plan to get many years of trouble free service out of this stove.  I am planning to have dual zone heat and ac in the house i build, my question is how much heat will be pulled from the water after passing thru the first water to air HE?  Should each zone be fed by its own line, or can they put in series?  AirForcePOL I see what your getting at, but i think that is the way it is for the auto fill, without the auto fill you run the risk of running the stove low on water and doing damage.  I also have the Hardy manual, its helpful but doesnt list things i have questions about. its more of a broad overview of there product line. I know a man locally that sells and installs these but he acts like he is too busy to talk to me, guess its because i have not bought anything from him.

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Hardy / Re: looking at a lightly used H-4

« on: February 18, 2016, 10:15:18 AM »

thanks for the reply guys,  My question about the DHW is what plug on the back of the stove is the hot water out of the stove to the water heater on your stove?  the stove i am looking at has the inlet to the cold in side of the DHW plugged, which also cuts off the auto fill on the big tank.  I called the guy yesterday, he doesnt know much about it.  He did know that he heated his house and DHW with it, I asked him if there was a heat exchanger around his hot water heater, he said he didnt know. Thanks guys.  would anyone post a pic of the back of there H-4 so i can see how its plumbed?

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Hardy / Re: looking at a lightly used H-4

« on: February 16, 2016, 02:16:00 PM »

both pumps are on the back of the stove, Iwill have to take a picture and post it next time i go.

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Hardy / Re: looking at a lightly used H-4

« on: February 14, 2016, 09:33:48 AM »

 He is asking $3600.00.  I think that is more than fair.  I am finding it hard to find information on these stoves, other than a parts list.  I am more interested in knowing cold in, hot out and DHW in and out.  I believe the DHW was never used, and that tells me that the auto fill was not working either.  I was looking to get a good stove at a great price.  I have spoke with the owner,  he is a good person he told me if something is wrong with the stove he doesn't want to sell it to me like that. 

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Hardy / looking at a lightly used H-4

« on: February 13, 2016, 06:09:54 AM »

hello all, I am green here and looking at a hardy H-4.  its used and was professionally removed from where it was sitting and replaced with propane due to traveling keeping home owner away.  I went and looked at this thing yesterday, its big. My uncle and several of his neighbors have hardy stoves most of which have been in service 12 years or more.  My uncle told me to pressure test the unit before buying it.  I purchased fittings to pressurize this thing and want to know if its possible, i know that a leak is a bad thing.  second question, this thing has two pumps, does it run both pumps off of one tank? third question is how do you hook up the line for the water heater, that line is different and does not come from the 130 gallon tank?  the main tank used for heating just keeps reusing the same water over and over doesn't it? Couple of things my uncle has an H-2, thats really my only experience with these things but i really like his. No one has really been able to explain how this thing works, i have read Hardys PDF file, and there sales pamplet.  Oh this is a H-4 made in 2009, and it was unhooked last november, and drained.  Last question the condensor tank top, it will hold pressure without damage?  I did notice the 6 ash grates were slightly warped, not sure if it came that way or the ashes were not emptied when they should have been.  OK let me have it, pictures would be great, help me understand this stove and what i am looking at.