Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => Electronics => Topic started by: tater_51 on July 28, 2013, 09:00:18 AM
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I had a real meltdown of my woodstove recently. I have a Classic Hydro-fire that's about 10 years old. While we we gone it developed a leak at one of the flange valves. The water emptied out of the box. Before I could get the box emptied of wood the fire took off, creosole, and the unit overheated. It got hot enough to ignite some of the insulation. To say it was a mess is an understatement. So I'm at the point of having removed all the insulation for respray, have rewired. My question concerns the aquastat. It's a fixed 180 degree and I think it probably got fried. When I connect the leads to the aquastat I get power to both the leads that connect to the door actuator (sp). The door flap stays closed and should open. Could the aquastat have shorted?? Should I have power to both wires at the door? Maybe I wired it wrong? Any help would be appreciated, it was a very stressful couple of days. Thanks, Tater
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I would start with the owners manual as it should have a wiring schematic for your particular boiler and if that does not work contact your dealer as he has access to all of that information and we would be just guessing.