I just got my magnehelic gauge now on a whitfield advantage plus what should the readings be from low to high
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nailed_nailer
Minister of Fire
I'm not familiar with your stove but.......
Should be listed in your installation Manual. It was on my Enviro.
Should be listed in your installation Manual. It was on my Enviro.
I found the readings but my magnehelic guage is different then the ones i seen use mine starts at 0 1 2 3 4 5.The ones i seen used online are .02.03 and up guess mine won't work
nailed_nailer
Minister of Fire
Mine is a Dwyer Mk II.
It goes from 0-3 Inches of Water Column
http://www.davis.com/Product/Dwyer_...jO29pP62nw_SGdWOA9Xc-KvJYyBhrLvMLJRoClnHw_wcB
I bought mine from a guy on another board that had a bunch of them.
Think it was about $25.00
Was easy to install and works great.
According to my Manual my M55C FS wants .15-.17 Inches of Water Column after running for 1 hour at heat level 5 (Max)
I'm sure you could find something on Ebay or CL that would work.
It goes from 0-3 Inches of Water Column
http://www.davis.com/Product/Dwyer_...jO29pP62nw_SGdWOA9Xc-KvJYyBhrLvMLJRoClnHw_wcB
I bought mine from a guy on another board that had a bunch of them.
Think it was about $25.00
Was easy to install and works great.
According to my Manual my M55C FS wants .15-.17 Inches of Water Column after running for 1 hour at heat level 5 (Max)
I'm sure you could find something on Ebay or CL that would work.
Bioburner
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That one is way to high of scale. You need one that will only need to measure under an inch.
I just use a piece of clear tubing with some food coloring in water and a wood ruler. Similar ones are at building centers to measure vacuum of Radon mitigation systems for $25
Funnydirt14
Member
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-pre...751844?hash=item3f73251d64:g:kKMAAOSw5cNYYAuL This is like the one I have.
Bioburner
Moderator
Bioburner
Moderator
They make all different ones with various scales. Sounds like the 0-1"WC is going to be right for you. It will get a little difficult trying to measure 0.05"WC though. General rule of thumb is you can read the gauge to the nearest half indicated value. So if the gauge has a tick mark every 0.1 then the finest you could read that gauge would be every 0.05 (half the indicated mark). Hope that helps.
Btw, those round Dwyer gauges are nice but they need to be mounted vertically and level/plumb. They are sensitive.
Funnydirt14
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I'm new to this kind of stuff never used one before so which would be the better one to use and simple
Funnydirt14
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Bioburner
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Here is a 0-2"WC gauge. I wouldn't go any larger. Shipping is going to be about as much as the sale price balecause they need to pack them well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/172479268313
Here is a 0-1"WC gauge. http://www.ebay.com/itm/272483450334
I think the 0-1" gauges are in high demand and cost more. Just search for: dwyer magnehelic 0-1"
Here is a 0-1"WC gauge. http://www.ebay.com/itm/272483450334
I think the 0-1" gauges are in high demand and cost more. Just search for: dwyer magnehelic 0-1"
Ok got a digital manometer now found test point on stove set meter to diff pressure set stove on hi #5 and the highest i can get it is.020
Read your stoves manual if you have one. It should tell you what the proper draft is when operating on high. Your draft seems low to me!
You want to make sure everything is at operating temperature too. No fair taking the measurement right after loading the stove. You should be mid burn with a fully loaded firebox and have the stove on high to make sure the chimney is up to normal temperature.
You want to make sure everything is at operating temperature too. No fair taking the measurement right after loading the stove. You should be mid burn with a fully loaded firebox and have the stove on high to make sure the chimney is up to normal temperature.
I believe what your are saying is the ideal draft is to be between 0.35-0.65 inches of WC but you measured 0.20"WC..?
If so then you have insufficient draft. I'm not expert and know even less about pellet stoves. Someone will be able to help you better than I.
One question. With the gauge unhooked from the stove does it read zero pressure? You just want to make sure its calibrated and reads zero with nothing hooked up.
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