Crown Boiler, new to us, great but I have a question

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We have a 70+ year old house.  We had the old boiler replaced with a like new Crown BSI series steam boiler.  Auto Fill, Auto Damper...Sweet!



The contractor is great.  Changed some valves replaced a small radiator with a larger in one room.  New Thermostat.  Now we have heat everywhere in just a few minutes whereas before it took way more than an hour to get uneven heat.  And, the old boiler ran almost constantly.  5 years ago was the last time I ran the old boiler in a winter for a whole month, cost was $350.00 +/- and we are talking about a 1300 sf house!



Now we are in great shape...I think.



My only question is this:  Is the new Crown supposed to cycle off and on repeatedly after the thermostat is satisfied?  If we set on 68 and it reaches 68, the boiler still cycles off and on even when there is no noticeable demand.   Every ten minutes +/- Boiler will ignite for 3-5 minutes.





As quick as this new boiler provides heat I dont think I need to leave the thermosat high, do I?



I have been setting at 64 at night and when  I get up crank it to 68+/- and then in thirty minutes we are there.  Anything wrong with that procedure?



Thanks in advance.

Jamie Hall

if...

your thermostat has a cycles per hour setting, check and make sure that it is set for steam.  One cycle per hour.  Most of them come from the shop set for hot air, which is six cycles per hour -- which is what it sounds like you have.  Should be in the instruction manual for the thermostat.

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Honeywell TH 5000

Thank you, Jamie.



My new thermostat is a Honeywell TH5000.  I just went through the book and there is nothing that says how to change to Steam.



Maybe I have the wrong Thermostat?

Jean-David Beyer

Honeywell thermostat.

Most Honeywell thermostat manuals have a user manual and an installation manual in one piece. But my latest one is two separate manuals. One for the homeowner, and one for the installer. Only the installation manual tells how to set it up to set the cycles/hour, the anticipation to get it to hit the desired temperature at the given time, and things like that.

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Call the contractor I Guess

The contractor will have to come back is what i am thinking.

nicholas bonham-carter

honeywell setup

http://customer.honeywell.com/techlit/pdf/PackedLit/69-1922EFS.pdf

is the installers guide, where you can see on page 6 how to change setup function 7 to 1 cph [cycle per hour], which is the correct setting for steam.

there is also a 1-800 tech support in the manual.--nbc

JStar

Setbacks.

With steam, I like to set one temperature and forget it. That way, all those pipes and radiators stay relatively warm throughout the day and you don't waste as much energy when the boiler first fires up.



I've always thought that consistency is the key to efficiency...and comfort. And that's what it really comes down to. You put as much into a system as you want to get out. If you're comfortable at 85 degrees during the day, and 62 at night, then so be it.

kcopp

silly question......

Is this an oil fired boiler w/ a tankless coil?  If so the boiler must maintain a temp. so you have hot water whenever yo need it..

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Silly Question

This is new gas fired Crown BSI172ENFZZPSU.  I dont know how to answer if Tankless or Not.

kcopp

do you have a ....

separate water heater? tank? or is it off the boiler? kpc

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water heater

The domestic water heater is a separate appliance. 



The old Dunkirk we disposed of had a domestic coil.  That explains why it ran more than not...

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Why Cycle even once an hour?

Considering how fast this new boiler heats, why should it need to cycle even once an hour?  Once the sun hits our house we often dont need heat again until the wee hours of the morning.