What am I doing wrong

maybemark

what flame % is optimal
32 for chicago is not cold yet
it will be -10 sometime in Feb

maybemark

i know there is alot of water and metal in my system, I thought that is a good thing for these boilers to work efficiently

SWEI

Yes, definitely. If the rooms are that far out of balance, assuming all the valves were open, you'll have to pick the coldest room and dial the others back to match it.

I don't recall -- did you install an ECM circulator?

maybemark

ecm? I did not change the circs
the boiler must have timed out, when i got downstairs
115 (117)
flame 89%
it rose quite fast to
118 {117}
flame 82

maybemark

118 {117)
flame 76%
outside 32
inside 72

Gordy

You will need to make coffee.

maybemark

gordy
on a chicago 32 f what would you think i should have the flame % at for
what does that mean, make coffee?

Gordy

Do you understand why the boiler was not modulating?

maybemark

my outside reset was not right, I think

Gordy

Dunkin donuts.

Gordy

So you can baby sit the boiler tonight.

maybemark

now it went to 118 {118}
79%

Gordy

Room temp?

maybemark

I did not touch anything, and the setpoint went up 1 degree
room temp where stat is is 71

Gordy

good

maybemark

should I leave everything alone?
is 79% flame an efficient flame?

maybemark

still the same as before
118/118
79 flame
32
71

maybemark

should i turn the reset lower?
it was at 9, I turned it down to -1

Gordy

Watch the room temp if it starts to climb, or drop shift accordingly.

Start balancing rads like Kurt said.

maybemark

is 79% good? for the flame?
I would think not, we will have much colder days than today

Gordy

Stop it with the flame. Your system is cold it needs to equalize.

Gordy

This is a process that takes time.

maybemark

it's just a question
the room that is the warmest is the fish room, but i do not want to change it. I have the stat in my bedroom, and I did have the valve turned down at 1st, but when we were looking for numbers, I turned the valve open
the lliving room went up to 68, I'm happy with that and the kitchen is 69 now, I am happy with this
I will cut down the bedroom, and i imagine the other rooms will improve

Gordy

Now your cooking. Once your system is balanced, and everything is warmed up the boiler will start to modulate down.

maybemark

Dave must be showering tenant upstairs)
system 147
flame 100%
tank 129 {136}
outside 32
inside 71
the pumps are off for heat, and tank pump is on

maybemark

I turned down the valve in the bedroom the room with the stat

SWEI

Flame % means nothing here -- it's all about water temps and air temps.

maybemark

when i 1st went downstairs
flame was 20%
system 140
DHW was satisfied
the short time i was in the basement watching
system went down to 112 then slowly it went up with flame going up
I left
flame 100% 117/117
outside 32
inside 71

maybemark

system 118/118
flame 99%
outside 32
inside 71
upstairs is good upstairs, but he says he feels the temp rising

SWEI

All of those measurements have an OAT of 32°F. You need to see what happens when the outdoor temp rises or falls.

maybemark

what is oat?
and i know chicago the temp will be alot colder than it is now

SWEI

OAT = Outdoor Air Temperature.

Again, the only things that matter here are the indoor air temp and the outdoor air temp.

Got any thermometers lying around? Tracking temps in several rooms can help a lot with balancing.

maybemark

119/118
flame 92%
outside 32
inside 71

maybemark

I do have 1 other thermometer

maybemark

and I have a thermometer on the wall in the kitchen
the other thermostat is in the living room not hooked up, but with a battery in it
The only room that is the hot room is the fish room, but, that's ok, spend less electricity heating the tanks
and my bedroom, where the live thermostat is

maybemark

bedroom is 71
living room is 68
kitchen is 69 and rising
I am measuring fish room now

maybemark

I just had surgery 1 1/2 weeks ago on my knee, this is good therapy going up and down the stairs, but it is starting to hurt

maybemark

I tore my meniscus
118/118
flame 79%
outside 32
inside 71

maybemark

I changed outdoor reset from -1 to -4
system 117/117
flame 65%
outside 31
inside 71

Gordy

Your not using the remote function linked to your smart phone to change, and view the parameters?