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Stove query

  • 07-12-2020 10:52pm
    #1
    budget1984
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭


    Hi we have a solid fuel stove with boiler which heats the radiators. We seem to be having some teething problems with it. Fire does be on all day- we have any amount of hot water but our rads not heating up much upstairs /downstairs. The guage behind stove (pic attached) is set at 80. Is this correct? Do we need to adjust this during the day as stove heats up or why is rads not heating up much.


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  • #2
    upupup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭upupup


    budget1984 wrote: »
    Hi we have a solid fuel stove with boiler which heats the radiators. We seem to be having some teething problems with it. Fire does be on all day- we have any amount of hot water but our rads not heating up much upstairs /downstairs. The guage behind stove (pic attached) is set at 80. Is this correct? Do we need to adjust this during the day as stove heats up or why is rads not heating up much.

    Turn that down to 40/50.The pump will not run for very long when set to 80 and the "missing heat" may be going to your attic through the vent pipes.


  • #3
    budget1984
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭budget1984


    upupup wrote: »
    Turn that down to 40/50.The pump will not run for very long when set to 80 and the "missing heat" may be going to your attic through the vent pipes.

    Thanks so much for your reply. If I turn it down to 50 should it heat rads and water. We also have thermostat on wall upstairs and downstairs - what temp should they be at and what effect have they on heating rads


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    upupup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭upupup


    budget1984 wrote: »
    Thanks so much for your reply. If I turn it down to 50 should it heat rads and water. We also have thermostat on wall upstairs and downstairs - what temp should they be at and what effect have they on heating rads

    The gauge in your pic is a thermostat.Does the pipe with the thermostat connect to the stove?...if it does then set it at 40/50 and it will heat water and rads to temps much higher than 40/50
    Do you also have oil or gas heating?


  • #5
    budget1984
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭budget1984


    upupup wrote: »
    The gauge in your pic is a thermostat.Does the pipe with the thermostat connect to the stove?...if it does then set it at 40/50 and it will heat water and rads to temps much higher than 40/50
    Do you also have oil or gas heating?


    Yes it is connected to the stove. We also have oil heating. I have attached a picture of the guage on the wall (one upstairs and one downstairs) what are these for and what should they be set at


  • #6
    upupup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭upupup


    budget1984 wrote: »
    Yes it is connected to the stove. We also have oil heating. I have attached a picture of the guage on the wall (one upstairs and one downstairs) what are these for and what should they be set at

    That gauge controls the heat from your oil heating and can be set at any temp you want.
    The heat coming from your stove depends on what fuel you are burning and the size of the fire.If you have a small fire with a lot of rads to heat then they won't all get hot enough.Coal gives the best heat with the least amount of refueling


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  • #7
    budget1984
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭budget1984


    upupup wrote: »
    That gauge controls the heat from your oil heating and can be set at any temp you want.
    The heat coming from your stove depends on what fuel you are burning and the size of the fire.If you have a small fire with a lot of rads to heat then they won't all get hot enough.Coal gives the best heat with the least amount of refueling[/quote

    Thanks so much for your advice. Much appreciated


  • #8
    Blowheads
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 429 ✭✭Blowheads


    Make sure that thermostat is set correctly, somewhere around 55-55. What this does when the pipe hits 55 the pump kicks in and circulates the water. If it is set too high the pump won't kick in and the stove will have to heat the water so much before it gets pushed to rads
    If it is set too low then the pump will be constantly running but pushing lukewarm water around and it can sweat the stove because it's never getting up to heat because it's filled with lukewarm water

    Stove output is critical, a small stove and a lot of rads won't work, maybe put up the stove model and no. Rads

    Also critical is the fuel, to get the most from a boiler stove you'll need to use coal and a good quality smokelesd one

    Turf is less output, requires more volume, more ash etc
    Timber must be bone dry or kiln dried hardwood, but again you'll need a lot compared to coal

    We use turf to light then a bucket of coal keep it going, once it's running a while maybe put the oil on a boost which will bring the water up to temp and the stove will keep it from there


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