IMO relying on modulation to deal with excess output is not a good strategy. Reduce the wood load, always have sufficient storage to accept the output.
Yep exactly.
I have only the basement slab for storage, which is insufficient for any operator but works perfectly for me because I know how to limit the fuel loading and timing.
I forget how I did it but I have the Froling dialed up as far as possibly before it will slumber, and that's at 93 C. The controls would not let me set a higher temp and it's conservative, the boiler thermometer never gets near that high.
Boiler setpoint is dialed as low as I could go and run perfectly, 72 C as I recall, so it spends most of its time at low fire.
The 400 gallon tank would be nice and necessary, and in the future. This as it is could not work better and it is the Froling that made my system. It is only necessary that the operator limit the fuel loading and timing. With seasoned softwoods, that would only be one or two largish pieces on a coal bed when the boiler has been running and the slabs are up to temp.
My fuel consumption is very low and the burns can be mostly effortless when there is no operator error.
Basement slab is always on when the boiler circ is on, slaved to it, to maintain constant load on the boiler when burning. Constant low load.
Edit to add: Ride through heat from the slab when the boiler is off also, could not be better. House is now at 68.0 and if I checked there's not a half degree variance anywhere in the house. The heat spread, penetration through the house, is perfectly equal. That's with two small burns yesterday and the Froling having exhausted its fuel and being off since ~ 3:00 PM yesterday, 1 to 2 degree space temp drop with the boiler off for 17 hours. Could do the same again today, (probably will) two small 3 hour burns for 7 hours on, 24 hours of heat.
You can see why I say "Thank You immensely".