Propane back up-not

  • Active since 1995, Hearth.com is THE place on the internet for free information and advice about wood stoves, pellet stoves and other energy saving equipment.

    We strive to provide opinions, articles, discussions and history related to Hearth Products and in a more general sense, energy issues.

    We promote the EFFICIENT, RESPONSIBLE, CLEAN and SAFE use of all fuels, whether renewable or fossil.
Status
Not open for further replies.

Woodfarmer1

Member
Nov 10, 2013
247
Bowmanville, On,Can
I have a munchkin condensing boiler that won't fire, the code says the pressure is low. The wood boiler runs the P/S at 20 psi, and when it's hot the propane runs up to 15psi, but as the wood burns out and the P/S cools to less than 100* (which is where the propane boiler aqua stat is set) it won't fire and the pressure at the prop boiler drops to zero?

I can't find any leaks in the system and even closed the air bleeder valve with no luck
 
I wonder if your expansion tank is flooded or if it is adequately sized.
 
I agree with Fred, I would check the expansion tank. I also run a Munchkin for backup. I only run into the low pressure situation in the spring when I shut down my Eko 25.

Good luck
 
i put a gallon of water into the system and this brought the pressure up to 24psi and the boiler fired
 
Good news, my Munchkin fires with 10 PSI on the gauge, I thought I read that the pressure switch was looking for 12 PSI.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.