Englander 25-EP thermostat mode question

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Ocelot

Burning Hunk
Hearth Supporter
Dec 27, 2010
132
Hudson Valley, NY
I've been using a good wireless thermostat with my 25-EP for years that works well.

I use the Hi/Low T-Stat program mode on the stove which drops the heat setting down to number 1 when the T-stat stops calling for heat and bumps it up to whatever heat range I have it set at when it does call for heat. That works well, except for one annoying issue. Does anyone know of a way to get the blower motor to also drop down along with the heat setting when the T-Stat isn't calling for heat?

I usually have the stove set at Heat 3 and Blower 4 or 5 because if I set the blower on 3 to match the heat, the blower jumps to 9 a few times per hour to cool itself down. My pellets have a lot of shorter ones and burn really hot.

Anyway, it seems silly, both noise wise and energy consumption wise to have the blower on 5 continuously even when the thermostat drops the stove to 1.

Ray
 
I don’t think it’s programmed to do that. The blower stays where you set it at unless, as you noted, it needs to expel the excess heat.

Eric