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Central Boiler / Re: classic 560 edge performance.

« on: December 13, 2020, 06:46:23 AM »

Thank you for the info someone else said the same thing. I will try that.

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Central Boiler / classic 560 edge performance.

« on: December 11, 2020, 09:02:16 PM »

Hi All. I just wanted to get some feedback from anyone who has a classic 560 edge.

To start with a little background on me and my experience with the classic wood boilers. I owned a 2011 classic 1400 biggest piece of crap I have ever bought. With that said I was hesitant to look at another classic boiler. With Efficiency Maine paying a third of the cost of a new boiler I was all in. started looking at the classic edge titanium line. All stainless steel firebox with removable air tubes and they say it runs at 91 percent efficient. 91 percent (Not so sure about that?).
Well, I bought an Edge titanium 560 in September and have been running it since the third week in September. I live on 14 acers and cut all my own wood. I am burning Oak, Beech, maple, and Birch. The wood I am burning this year was cut down one and a half years ago. 14 percent dry on my meter. I am heating 2,800 square feet of space that includes a 28 X 32 garage with in floor radiant heat. (The house was built in 2001). This past week has been the big test for me with the temps down to teens at night and thirty during the day time I am extremely impressed with the performance I am getting. I am loading the firebox once every 24 hours. I am only loading it three quarters full and my fan run time is 4.5 hours. The only negative I have to say about this boiler is cleaning. I am getting a lot of creosote buildup around the air tubes making it hard to remove them to clean. I guess if you are burning wood you’re going to get creosote.
I am posting this to see if anyone else is experiencing the same burn time that I am.

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Central Boiler / Re: Eclassic 1450 reaction chamber filling with charcoal

« on: January 13, 2017, 10:53:55 AM »

Hi
Did you resolve this?  I have the same problem, we seem to be knocking a lot of coals between pea and lima bean size down into the reaction chamber.  I also have a sticking problem with my main vent, allowing air in between boosts, but I don't think it's related - I WD-40'd the solenoids this afternoon and we'll see.  My electrical box is black with accumulated smoke/fine creosote, so I'm getting some form of smoke blowback through that vent too.

still haven't figured this out, if you solve yours please let me know thank you

No, I have not solved this problem. But the solenoid sticking is common with this CB. if you call your dealer they make a replacement elbow with a new selenoid and a spring to pull the cover down when the solenoid shuts off it is cheap and works great.

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Central Boiler / Re: Eclassic 1450 reaction chamber filling with charcoal

« on: January 10, 2017, 04:58:07 PM »

Fan sounds good n blowing hard? I really clean the air chamber with shop vac thru the charge tube to each side with a piece of flexible hose from jetski bilge hose like 1" dia shove it thru from corners from inside of stove where u pull up the corner metal pieces with shop vac on,u won't believe how much stuff is in the air tubes that feed the air chamber that runs along the side that the 3 metal plates that come off will have in I them just trying to think of stuff

Ya the fan is good. I have the CB 1400 my air chambers do not open they are welded closed that is the way they built the 1400. they changed it on the 1450.I do use a shop vac and torch I stick the torch in the air hole and light the creosote on fire and turn the vac so it will blow in the air chamber. I get a lot off creosote out that way.

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Central Boiler / Re: Eclassic 1450 reaction chamber filling with charcoal

« on: January 10, 2017, 04:32:00 PM »

I just read u have used it for yrs and now u have trouble sorry I say maybe type of wood or moisture? Maybe

I am burning 1 year seasoned wood oak, maple, beech, birch,I don't think it is the wood.My thoughts are something going on with the air gate not opening when they are supposed to.

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Central Boiler / Re: Hung solenoid

« on: January 10, 2017, 04:15:31 PM »

Hi Roger,
I have a 1400 also had the same problem and went to the dealer and they ordered me a new elbow with the solenoid and a spring to hold the gate down it works great and it was cheap.

ericr1965 - How long have you had your 1400?  This is my 6th winter heating my home and domestic hot-water.  Other than the occasional hiccup, she's been operating great for me.  I'll give my dealer a call to see if he has the elbow with the spring, it can't hurt.  Roger

I have used my cb1400 for three years. I bought it used and had to weld the hole fire box The controller went bad on me since I fixed all that it has worked great.

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Central Boiler / Re: Eclassic 1450 reaction chamber filling with charcoal

« on: January 10, 2017, 04:09:47 PM »

My firebrick is 3x5 in blocks and I do not have to move them at all just scrap the ash out.I only have one door on the left side of the chimney and I clean it out once a week.

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Central Boiler / Re: Hung solenoid

« on: January 09, 2017, 04:26:57 PM »

Hi Roger,
I have a 1400 also had the same problem and went to the dealer and they ordered me a new elbow with the solenoid and a spring to hold the gate down it works great and it was cheap.

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Central Boiler / Re: Eclassic 1450 reaction chamber filling with charcoal

« on: January 09, 2017, 03:50:52 PM »

I have a e 1400 and one day I get good air flow and will burn to 1200 degree and the next it has a hard time getting to 550 to open the second stage. Some days when I clean the ashes I get fine ash and other days I get small pieces of coals. I have also changed my primary air gate and added a spring to it because the solenoid was sticking. Ya I am having the same problem so if anyone has any help please share with us

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Fire Wood / Re: Wood Consumption vs. Application

« on: February 20, 2015, 05:38:33 AM »

I am heating a 1750 ft house and 900 ft att garage using hwb. House built in 2001 House 72 garage 55 degrees . This is my first year with a central 1400. Boiler is  70 feet from the house with 1 in pex to the house and 1 1/4 in the house. Using a 1 1/4 50 plate heat exchanger . Burning 1 year dry all hard wood. oak, beech, white birch,maple. I am averaging about 2 cord a month. 

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Central Boiler / Re: solenoid trouble on e 1400

« on: November 20, 2014, 04:40:27 PM »

 Well the solenoid trouble that i had was a bad firestar controller . if you shut the controller off and put a voltage meter on the solenoid and you are getting any volts you have a bad controller . I installed a new firestar controller and it is working great.  hope this helps anyone that has had the same trouble i had. 

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Central Boiler / Re: solenoid trouble on e 1400

« on: October 30, 2014, 03:38:07 AM »

Thanks for the response on my problem . the Boiler is 3 years old and it is the secondary burn solenoid I unplugged it last night and it ran all night. I will have to get a electrician to look at it .

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Central Boiler / solenoid trouble on e 1400

« on: October 29, 2014, 01:37:50 PM »

I have the e 1400 blow a fuse so I narrowed it down to one solenoid . changed that solenoid and everything was good for 24 hr now that solenoid is blowing the fuse again anybody have this problem ?

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Central Boiler / Re: new owner of e classic 1400

« on: October 27, 2014, 06:05:00 PM »

Thanks to big wood for stopping by and looking at my system . Roger I would be very interested in talking to you  more  about fine tuning my e 1400.

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Central Boiler / new owner of e classic 1400

« on: October 27, 2014, 04:58:39 AM »

Hi all ! I bought a used e 1400 and with some great appreciated help I have installed it myself . Just a little background of my setup I own 14 wooded acres in Smithfield Maine I have a DK 35 Kioti  tractor so i cut my own fire wood . I have been running a memco m 100 for the last 10 years so I am not new to wood boilers . I am new to this unpasteurized ODWB systems . I did install a 50 plate heat exchanger . My ODWB is 70 feet from the house and then 50 feet to the heat exchanger I am running a 007 pump on the ODWB . I know nothing about sizing pumps so that would be my first Question. Should change that pump to a bigger pump ? My second question is what do you use to clean in behind the air holes ? Any info any one else has would be greatly appreciated.