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[fryedaddy]

My setup is different than yours but if I open my damper 100% I'll gain heat quickly but it burns the wood fast as well.

I set my damper half way and have had better results.

[woodman]

Well it got down to 6 deg. last night.  When I woke up this morning it had been a little less than 10 hours.  The water temp on the stove was 155 and all of the wood was gone.  I'm kind of wondering if I need a bigger stove...

Didn't you buy the 5000 from Scott? He should of helped you size it, what does he say?

[hondaracer2oo4]

When you plumb your water to air hx the air should contact the hottest water last as it exits the hx, IE your incoming line.

[dana k]

I guess I'm a little confused  on the lines to the hx crossing.  How do you control where air hits it if its in the entire duct.  I thought only needed to make sure lines were opposite on water to water hx. 

[dukethebeagle]

overcirculation could be the problem.i have had that problem before.
if you have any inflow of air after all the wood is burnt
and a circ pump that circulates alot of gallons it will cool quickly
 just a thought

[Jwood]

When you plumb your water to air hx the air should contact the hottest water last as it exits the hx, IE your incoming line.

I agree with you on this Honda but I don't believe that is going to have drastic results on his burn times could be wrong I have been before 

[hondaracer2oo4]

I agree, I dont think that is the issue here. I think the issue is that the boiler may be burning up the wood with the fan OR I could sign onto the fact about cooling the water by over circulation. If we could find out what the supply and return temps are and what your pump is we could figure out how fast the water is being cooled.

[aries9245]

Sorry I thought you had water to water HX..

[mtoll]

How did you WB do last night ? Im using a 5000E also first year and fill it 2/3 full at 9:00 pm and at 7:00 am have very little wood left. I did find out that   im getting better burn if reduce  50 to 70%, also if I don't have a good ash base I good through more wood, haven't quite figured out how to keep that base though. I do think I get about the same burn time if I fill it to the top or just about 2/3 full.     

[Ched Bull]

90% of your problem is in your fan on the back of your stove! I have mine one third way open thats half way between closed and half way. I have my set up just like yours raheu pipe and all. You are pushing all your hot air out your stack, yes you will get a little more creasote but your burn times will go up drasticly,  just try it a couple days and see what happens nothing to loose, by the way I am 100 feet from my1800 sq.ft. house and in 0 degree at night to 30 degree in the day 14 TO 18 hour burn times and stove still at 180 degrees at the end of the burn.

[hondaracer2oo4]

I agree. Now we just wait to hear the results!

[AirForcePOL]

Sorry guys I've been really busy the last couple days.  I'm trying to finish up my room addition before my wife goes into labor (any day now).  I bought a ton of coal on Tuesday and I've been playing around with that a little.  I filled the stove at 630 last night and I'm still laying in bed sick right now but it's been almost 14 hours.  I'm gonna go check it in a minute.  I had cut back my draft to about 70% but then I changed it back when I started burning coal. 

[Jwood]

Congratulations on the new baby as soon as that day comes, I also am waiting for a little boy c/section scheduled for Jan 13

[AirForcePOL]

Congrats to you as well jwood!  I'm having a boy also. 

Ok, so this morning the stove was out.  However, I changed the draft to 60% this morning and mixed a little bit of coal and loaded the stove about half way.  It's going right on 12 hours and still some left in there.  We had the doors and windows open a lot of the day to help with drywall dust also.  I changed my pump to the first speed also.  I won't change anything tonight and see how it goes.  It's only going to get down to 31 tonight but it looks like a little below 0 for a low next week.  I really like this coal too! 

[hondaracer2oo4]

So how is the boiler running now?