Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers WITH EPA-Certified Models => Central Boiler => Topic started by: Mrplow on January 01, 2012, 06:39:10 PM
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Well the new CL6048 had its first hiccup since installation and start up two and half months ago. Tonight I went out to reload and was really surprised to see the temp at 198*. Never seen higher than 187* before, so, upon opening door and seeing only glowing coals, scratching head and thinking for a minute, noticed that auto draft dampener in door was open. I reached in there and "slapped" it with my glove a few times, nothing... I then shut the door to go get flashlight and bang, it slammed shut. SO, now I am worried, WTF caused it to do that, is it a common problem, and is there any maintenance that I should be doing to prevent this?
Good thing is, wood must have been just about out since it doesn't seem to have lost any water.
Time to pull out the manual again...
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First, call your dealer to report the problem.
Second, take the front cover off and use some WD-40 to spray your solenoid. However, you may have a bad solenoid with your unit.
Have you had a lot of snow blowing into the front of your unit? My dealer gave me a spare solenoid with my unit and told me to watch if snow blows alot into the fron to the unit as it could cause to shorten the life of the solenoid. Two months though is a little too short.
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Yes, I agree, dealer getting a call tomorrow morning.
No snow to speak of this year so far, VERY windy today though-if that could have something to do with it, but I can't imagine. 25-35mph sustained and gusts of 45+
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I agree with mtjag. But I would use light weight oil instead.
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I would only oil the solenoid if it is intended to be a temporary fix. If the solenoid is getting stuck it either got creosote in it or overheated and swelled up. They are made loose and should not need any oil.
If cleaning it out doesn't make it move easily then replace it.
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Be sure to check the water level as you may have had a boil-over when it was burning up all of your wood.
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Be sure to check the water level as you may have had a boil-over when it was burning up all of your wood.
Yes, make certain to check your water level now. Creosote could be the problem as RSI indicated, but according to the manual, you should oil them bi-annually.
Hopefully, it's something minor and your dealer will take care of it.
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I was just thinking. If it stuck open it must be a creosote problem. Loss of power closes the damper. Failure of solenoid should do the same thing.
When you oil it, make sure you exercise it a couple of time by turning the power on/off a couple of times.
EDIT: I went out and pulled the cover on my solenoid. WHY? Your can't cross reference CB part numbers when looking for parts. So if you need one:
Dormeyer
2005-M-1
120V 60 hz
This should work on any CB classic models after June 2000 (4030, 5036 and 6048)
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Well, last night when I posted this topic it was just after observing the temp being at 198*. At that time I hadn't lost any water, I did observe a heat cycle and witnessed the dampener closing. BUT, this morning guess what, nothing but ashes left and a whole lot of frozen water on the roof of boiler, water level down an inch in sight guage.
So, I took the cover off and found all parts clean and free of foreign contanimants. Maybe a little corrosion on plunger shaft, and it would stick up sometimes when operated by hand several times. I lubed the shaft and the pivot hinges and now it works super freely by hand and has gone through several cycles without problem the remainder of today.
Problem solved I hope.
I wonder if these units sit awhile prior to being shipped and or sold. This is the only thing that I can imagine would contribute to the corrosion which seems to have caused it to stick open???
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Very possible. My solenoid was noisy and I had to lubricate it to get it stop. Its a new unit. Now I can't even tell when it's on with the exception of my front light mod.
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Open your door where the pump is located and it has a sticker to tell you when your unit was manufactured. In my case, I installed it in April 2011 and it was manufactured in September 2010. So, yes they do sit awhile, especially the classics since more people are going to the e-classics.
Glad you got it resolved.