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dmiller

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OWB burn time
« on: November 13, 2013, 06:28:14 PM »
I have a Ridgewood 6000 and I have my temperature differential set at 10 degrees and I was wondering if that is good or if it should be set differently. Which way will burn less wood.
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Re: OWB burn time
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2013, 08:08:15 PM »
My ridgewood came with a 15 degree difference, I since then have changed it to 13 degrees. I believe that the closer your degrees the more you will burn, but it won't be that noticeable. Good luck just keep dialing it in to what you like.
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Re: OWB burn time
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2013, 08:42:13 PM »
Makes very little difference....

But here is what it can do.... 

A differential of 10-15 degrees is considered normal for wood burning.

If you have wet wood or are having trouble keeping your fire going, it can help to lower differential, or if your boiler is oversized it can help

But normally, the tighter your run the diffefential in conventional boilers is the more creosote that it will produce, why, its because with a really narrow diff, the fire only burns in spurts and rarely gets hot enough to clean itself

When burning coal we sometimes set our differentials down to 3 but thats a whole other topic
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Re: OWB burn time
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2013, 11:39:20 AM »
So with mine set at 10 degrees I am getting pretty intense creosote.  Should I bump it up to fifteen or 20?  My wood usage is very low right now and everything else is absolutely perfect. I have the Aquastat set to shut down at 180.
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Re: OWB burn time
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2013, 06:14:38 PM »
If you have an adjustable damper for your blower try opening it up to allow more air to the fire. I had similar problems my first year running mine. Too much air and it turns into a fire breathing dragon though.
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