I have a pellet stove up stairs im want to find out how to turn my circulator on for my boiler downstairs so it doesn't freeze.
Any thoughts
Thanks chuck
Any thoughts
Thanks chuck
Bolier how to rum circulator so bolier doesn't. freeze
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SmokeyTheBear
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Here is but one item http://www.bearmountaindesign.com/
A programmable timer with a lot of on/off ability wired in parallel with your boiler system's thermostat.
A programmable timer with a lot of on/off ability wired in parallel with your boiler system's thermostat.
maple1
Minister of Fire
Can't you just put a thermostat down there (if there's not one there already), and set it low so the boiler will kick on once in a while? Shouldn't use that much fuel just to do that.
What i do is turn my house bolier right off.What i would like to do is
just run the circulator on a couple times per day without the bolier being on.
just run the circulator on a couple times per day without the bolier being on.
SmokeyTheBear
Minister of Fire
chuckpp said:
Normally the circulater runs off the room stats and the boiler off of the stat on the boiler.
I do not know what your switch actually shuts power off to.
I don't think you want to turn the boiler off.
I cycle mine 2-4 times a day (with a programmable T-Stat), and it doesn't burn very much oil.
This will not only keep the zones from freezing, but the boiler will throw off enough heat to keep the basement above freezing (if insulated properly).
The hot water from the boiler circulating through the zones will also make sure that a zone won't freeze by keeping the water at least relatively warm when not circulating, whereas a circulator pump alone won't guarantee a zone won't freeze if cycled on and off a couple of times a day while being exposed sub zero temperatures.
One other thing to consider what if something happens and the stove shuts down/runs out of fuel/doesn't work during freezing weather?
At least even set to low the boiler would fire and save a freeze up, but if the boiler is off you have no backup.
Trust me you will lose more money in repairs after a freeze up than firing a boiler a couple of times a day, but this is just my opinion.
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I cycle mine 2-4 times a day (with a programmable T-Stat), and it doesn't burn very much oil.
This will not only keep the zones from freezing, but the boiler will throw off enough heat to keep the basement above freezing (if insulated properly).
The hot water from the boiler circulating through the zones will also make sure that a zone won't freeze by keeping the water at least relatively warm when not circulating, whereas a circulator pump alone won't guarantee a zone won't freeze if cycled on and off a couple of times a day while being exposed sub zero temperatures.
One other thing to consider what if something happens and the stove shuts down/runs out of fuel/doesn't work during freezing weather?
At least even set to low the boiler would fire and save a freeze up, but if the boiler is off you have no backup.
Trust me you will lose more money in repairs after a freeze up than firing a boiler a couple of times a day, but this is just my opinion.
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