Englander25 Thermostat Question

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FrankM

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Jan 25, 2008
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Eastern Pennsylvania
I have my Englander 25 hardwired to a digital thermostat and for the most part it works great. If I set it at 71 degrees most of the time it will hold it within a degree or two. Sometimes though I notice that after the call for heat has been met I still get a fairly large flame and then the room temp climbs. In other words why does it not go into an idle mode all of the time once the temp is reached? I understand that the outside ambient temp can cause it to get hotter but I can not understand why there is a large flame when the thermostat is not calling. Any suggestions? Could a weak stat battery cause this?
 
I have my Englander 25 hardwired to a digital thermostat and for the most part it works great. If I set it at 71 degrees most of the time it will hold it within a degree or two. Sometimes though I notice that after the call for heat has been met I still get a fairly large flame and then the room temp climbs. In other words why does it not go into an idle mode all of the time once the temp is reached? I understand that the outside ambient temp can cause it to get hotter but I can not understand why there is a large flame when the thermostat is not calling. Any suggestions? Could a weak stat battery cause this?


Your t-stat could still be calling for heat it depends upon all of the settings including the type of heating system you told it you had.

What is the t-stat you are running?
 
Your t-stat could still be calling for heat it depends upon all of the settings including the type of heating system you told it you had.

What is the t-stat you are running?
I found that mine would do that, too. I ended up adjusting down the Low Fuel Feed (from 6 to 4 I think?). I've only burned the stove once or twice since then, but it seems to have helped. I'm waiting for it to get colder so I need to run the stove more to see if this really has solved the problem, but so far, so good.

Eric
 
The thermostat is a Honeywell RTH110B. I have my low fuel/air at 3 -2-1. I have had this configuration and stat for about the last two winters and never had this issue. I think if it was a broken wire it would keep the thermostat from calling or act like it is satisfied. It is not a big deal and it may have acted like this before but I just did not notice it when it was colder outside. I'll run it this evening and see if it does it again. Thanks
 
Well when it is warm out some houses can be "overheated" on even the low firing rate of a stove.

The t-stat can not make the stove shut off only go to its low heat setting if the stove is set for high/low operation.
 
Well when it is warm out some houses can be "overheated" on even the low firing rate of a stove.

The t-stat can not make the stove shut off only go to its low heat setting if the stove is set for high/low operation.
Yes I understand the ambient temperature can play a part in the indoor temp but it should not have an affect on the size of the fire in the stove. Any way I change the batteries, shut the thermostat off and lit the stove. After the stove went out of start up mode I turned the t stat on and set it at 70. The stove burned in idle mode all evening and the temp climbed to 70 and stayed.
 
I turned my stove on late this morning for the first time since Monday morning and the stove had reset itself due to a power outage, I let it run on heat setting one by this evening it had the upstairs up to 69. I reset the stove for high to be level 2 and low to be 1- the stove is off now and likely I'll keep it off overnight. I suspect this will be the last night doing that for some time as temperatures are supposed to start dropping as Sandy finally clears out of the US.
 
I turned my stove on late this morning for the first time since Monday morning and the stove had reset itself due to a power outage, I let it run on heat setting one by this evening it had the upstairs up to 69. I reset the stove for high to be level 2 and low to be 1- the stove is off now and likely I'll keep it off overnight. I suspect this will be the last night doing that for some time as temperatures are supposed to start dropping as Sandy finally clears out of the US.
Sandy has really messes things up! I was fortunate. My power was only out until Tuesday morning. The other side of my street is still with out it. It is the complete opposite from a snow storm last October. The homes across the street had power the next day and my side was out for a week. My cable tv is out but I can live with out that!
 
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