Energy king 385ek not heating whole house

[brenndatomu]

Condar stovepipe probe thermometers

stovepipe probe thermometers

www.condar.com

This work for the stove pipe? Or is a digital unit better suited

The Condar would be fine for flue temps...you can use a household meat thermometer to measure duct/register temps....

 

[Benjamin5985]

The Condar would be fine for flue temps...you can use a household meat thermometer to measure duct/register temps....

What about a temp laser gun for the duct and register or does it have to be inside the unit?

sorry for all the question I am doing all this all under your input which I am very thankful but learning for sure

 

[brenndatomu]

Inside is more accurate for plenum, duct temps...but IR gun would work ok for register temps if you try to shoot "back in" the register...

 

[Benjamin5985]

My pipe is black any way to figure out if it’s double wall or single without drilling it? Not sure what one to order magnetic or probe without knowing double or single wall

 

[brenndatomu]

any way to figure out if it’s double wall or single without drilling it

Some better pics of it might tell the story...

 

[Benjamin5985]

Some better pics of it might tell the story...

I will do that tonight! I seriously appreciate all the help! I really hope to find a solution to all this because I cheat I have a decent wood processor so I use that to cut and split wood and some big machinery to help that a lot so in the end I save a bunch

 

[trx250r87]

What about a temp laser gun for the duct and register or does it have to be inside the unit?

sorry for all the question I am doing all this all under your input which I am very thankful but learning for sure

The IR thermo heat guns with laser don't work well on shiny smooth surfaces such as metal furnace duct. At least mine doesn't...

Eric

 

[brenndatomu]

I am doing all this all under your input

Gulp...
Don't go just by what I say...there are a bunch of knowledgeable folks following this thread now...between everybody hopefully we can get you on the right track here...

 

[brenndatomu]

12x24x1

very odd size

I’ve always thought of adding another return right on the wood furnance blower area for better flow also or cut the back out and do a slide in filter on the back

Manual shows it should have a 20 x 20 filter...that sounds more like it, with a blower the size of this one...that would be over a third again bigger...

 

[Benjamin5985]

Manual shows it should have a 20 x 20 filter...that sounds more like it, with a blower the size of this one...

i agree but there are two 12x24x1 stack on top of each other. Not sure if that creates more flow or not. I can easy take it off the return system and do it’s own filter box setup in the basement but not sure if that’s better or worse

I can take it off the house return system and use this

 

[brenndatomu]

i agree but there are two 12x24x1 stack on top of each other.

Never mind...I didn't know there were 2...

 

[Benjamin5985]

Piping not sure if it’s double wall or not. I guess I can take it apart and check but any other ways to see

 

[Benjamin5985]

This is with a laser thermometer but thought I’d share until some stuff comes in

 

[Benjamin5985]

More

 

[Benjamin5985]

Stove pipe

 

[brenndatomu]

This is with a laser thermometer but thought I’d share until some stuff comes in

These registers are in the basement? Are those normally open at all?

 

[brenndatomu]

Piping not sure if it’s double wall or not. I guess I can take it apart and check but any other ways to see

Looks like singlewall to me...anybody else?

 

[Benjamin5985]

These registers are in the basement? Are those normally open at all?

They open and close

right now it’s 70 in the house (middle lol) and when it hits temp it dumps in the basement so that register opens the main one closes and when it calls for heat upstairs it dumps it back upstairs

 

[Benjamin5985]

Looks like singlewall to me...anybody else?

If it is single wall do I get a magnetic thermiometer for the stove pipe or is the prob style still ok

 

[brenndatomu]

If it is single wall do I get a magnetic thermiometer for the stove pipe or is the prob style still ok

Probe style

 

[brenndatomu]

They open and close

right now it’s 70 in the house (middle lol) and when it hits temp it dumps in the basement so that register opens the main one closes and when it calls for heat upstairs it dumps it back upstairs

Oh, ok...slick...that's just for the EK, or LP too?

 

[Benjamin5985]

Oh, ok...slick...that's just for the EK, or LP too?

It is for both. So right now the main register to the house for the lp is closed while the basement for the lp is open

the main register on the wood is closed since it’s not calling for heat and the basement register is open. Now if I wanna hook up one more thermostat in the basement I can make it auto between the two like I had it before the first hvac jerk came

 

[Benjamin5985]

Probe style

Ok cool I’ll do it the same then and mount it like it’s a double wall

 

[brenndatomu]

It is for both. So right now the main register to the house for the lp is closed while the basement for the lp is open

the main register on the wood is closed since it’s not calling for heat and the basement register is open. Now if I wanna hook up one more thermostat in the basement I can make it auto between the two like I had it before the first hvac jerk came

I get this arrangement for the EK...but why on the LP too? Does the same Tstat turn the LP furnace on/off too?

 

[laynes69]

200's or even 300's seems awfully low for the face of a furnace like that unless insulated. If your temps are there and the chimney is producing smoke, it should be hotter. That furnace has provisions for secondary air, even if not working fully it should be burning cleaner.