Hey All
first season with Froling FHGL 3000 40/50, set to 50.
800 gallons of vert storage with 2 layers of 3" JM duct wrap and 4" of dow board side enclosure.
Supplying all radiant heat & DHW.
2,850sq ft (2 floors, basement loops(additional 1,800 sq ft) hooked up but never runs, set to 65)
When in 20s last week, one fire a day, filling box 75%. House zones(7)all set to 69-70 and setback to 68 at nights/away.
Getting DHW out of the one burn and trying to time laundry or kids' showers
) with burn.
So far so good. LP boiler has kicked on maybe 1 time per day in the last 6 weeks to make DHW(I have an overide aquastat set to 150f),
because I did not time the burn with the "boss".
When in the 40s-50s, one fire every 2 days, 60% box full, same results.
The FHG has a 7.4 cubic ft capacity and 20"log length, but I have been using anything between 14-19" lengths
(about 8-12 logs per burn varying from 3"wide to 7" wide).
Very impressed with the boiler's ability to chuck BTUs in the tanks at the rate it does,
especially withe the little amount of fuel it consumes(for now anyway...waiting for January).
The main concern was the smoke issues and thankfully we have zero issues there(except a chimney cleanout problem(masonry opening) which I rectified early on..)
Still dealing with some learning curve issues and set up adjustments, but I am extremely happy with the arrangement.
According to the wife and kids, the boiler is my "new imaginary friend" and she finds it "interesting" that I have a fridge and tv down in t he basement, not too far form the boiler(wonder what's in the fridge??).
I am trying to monitor burn parameters and log data for performance analysis in order to setup a baseline, so a man needs refreshment..no?
Scott