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wood boiler temp

WV EGBERT_2
WV EGBERT_2 Member Posts: 98
in THE MAIN WALL
I wouldent worry what the guage says unless the OB is fireing constantly because the wood boiler will not keep up
in that case make shure your circ. pump is big enuff.

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  • Dale Gross
    Dale Gross Member Posts: 8


    I have a wood boiler tied into my oil fired boiler. I have to run the wood boiler temp between 200 to 220f to keep the temp in the oil boiler 180f. Does any body know why I have such a difference in temps? The two boiler are about ten feet apart. I would think that the temp would be the same. The wood boiler is a Timbereze which I can find no info on.
    Thanks Dale
  • Greg_23
    Greg_23 Member Posts: 22


    Why are you trying to keep the oil boiler at 180 degrees?
  • mtfallsmikey
    mtfallsmikey Member Posts: 765
    Are you

    tied directly to the wood boiler or using a heat exchanger?
  • Mike Lampkin_2
    Mike Lampkin_2 Member Posts: 124
    Un-fired Boiler

    You should not be sending the heated water from your wood boiler through the un-fired oil boiler.The wood boiler has to heat all of the mass of the oil boiler which then looses that heat up the chimney. It ends up being a big heat sink and a big heat loss.
  • bill nye_3
    bill nye_3 Member Posts: 307
    Why?

    Why would you trust that gauge? One of them may not be telling the truth. Get a second opinion (another thermometer)

    220°F is hotter than I would like to see it, mighty close to lift off... (relief valve)
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,185
    a piping diagram

    or picture would help determine what is going on.

    hr
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
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