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Central Boiler / cl 4030 heating problems

« on: January 26, 2013, 04:21:10 PM »

i have a cl 4030, and it has been in operation for 2 years. i live in southern va with mild to mid winters. it is hooked up to my existing oil fired boiler, and the oil fired one is shut off so water is just heated with wood furnace. the problem i have is that i fill it up at  night or in the morning, and before i wake up or get home the water temp has dropped below 150 degrees and is rerouted back to the stove via the thermostatic valve and my house is freezing. it heats a 1600 sq ft well insulated brick home. i have just about had enough!!! im sick of having a cold house and when i get there to put wood in it it takes hours for the house to heat back up. i know some might suggest that i set the oil fired furnace to come on to heat the water once the stove gets to low but i don't feel like i should have too as i have invested thuasands in this @#$#@#$#@##$$# outdoor wood stove!! and the whole purpose of it is so i wont have to buy fuel oil. my father has a cl 5036 and heats a 3600 sq ft home via the air handler radiator no problem and fills it up twice a day. my house is half the size and per cb the 4030 is more than enough. the options i have thought of are take the thermostatic valve of so it doesnt get kicked back, or to switch to the airhandler radiator. another thing i thought off was maybe its a problem with the floor radiators because once the house is satisfied all that water sits in the house and slowly cools untill the house calls for more heat and then all of that water is pumped back to the stove and mabe overwhelms it. and with the air handler radiator its hot all the time continualy circulating. please any suggetions or comments would be greatly appreciated.