Hi, first post but you guys have helped me out alot just through browsing here so I'd like to say thanks first off.
Long and short here is that when I moved here I got my first wood furnace. ( Kerr Scotty, came with the house). What I didn't know could fill volumes so I just used it the way they described for a season.
Decided I was going to try and see what I could do to make it more efficient seeing as there were quite a few issues obvious just from a glance. What I have done and what I'm in the process of doing is as follows:
Honeywell limit switch in absolutely the wrong spot, corrected
1/4hp 120v US motors blower motor was inspected to reveal burnt windings, replaced with Marathon 1/3hp 240v motor
Because I suspected a wiring issue I redid the wiring for absolutely everything. The motor has its own dedicated line and the controls their own separate line
The blower itself was upgraded by taking its bearings and squirrel cage and putting them in a much more sturdy industrial blower housing
The fan speed was reduced to a reasonable level and using a home made manometer the pressure brought down to .2 to .3 (adjustable pulley, tachs at 700 something rpm at the lowest setting now whereas it was at maximum before, likely pushing .6 or .7 inches of water)
Moved the thermostat to a better spot (read: not directly above the furnace)(basement furnace)
The flue pipe had 2 back to back elbows coming directly out of the furnace into a 7 foot section on a slight downwards grade to the exterior brick chimney ithrough a thimble then another hard 90 up and out. Decided to just do a straight shot from the furnace to the chimney using 2 flexible elbows, 1 at either side
Ordered a thermocouple for the flue, should be here today
Ordered a set of snap switches to close theair control when the plenum is warm enough
Ordered a temperature controller. What I want to do with this (aside from reading the thermocouple is close off the damper with an actuator
I dont have the damper yet as I'm still learning to swim here and I wasn't issued any water wings. But also a maybe meter the air control, not sure yet or ig it even makes sense.
Ordered a simple thermometer for the plenum too and considering double wall pipe for the flue as it gets hot in the 1 bedroom and I think it'll keep the chimney hotter
And don't ask me about the duct work, please....
I'm really just flying by the seat of my pants and need to know if I'm even going in rhe right direction. Thank you for your time and constructive criticism
Long and short here is that when I moved here I got my first wood furnace. ( Kerr Scotty, came with the house). What I didn't know could fill volumes so I just used it the way they described for a season.
Decided I was going to try and see what I could do to make it more efficient seeing as there were quite a few issues obvious just from a glance. What I have done and what I'm in the process of doing is as follows:
Honeywell limit switch in absolutely the wrong spot, corrected
1/4hp 120v US motors blower motor was inspected to reveal burnt windings, replaced with Marathon 1/3hp 240v motor
Because I suspected a wiring issue I redid the wiring for absolutely everything. The motor has its own dedicated line and the controls their own separate line
The blower itself was upgraded by taking its bearings and squirrel cage and putting them in a much more sturdy industrial blower housing
The fan speed was reduced to a reasonable level and using a home made manometer the pressure brought down to .2 to .3 (adjustable pulley, tachs at 700 something rpm at the lowest setting now whereas it was at maximum before, likely pushing .6 or .7 inches of water)
Moved the thermostat to a better spot (read: not directly above the furnace)(basement furnace)
The flue pipe had 2 back to back elbows coming directly out of the furnace into a 7 foot section on a slight downwards grade to the exterior brick chimney ithrough a thimble then another hard 90 up and out. Decided to just do a straight shot from the furnace to the chimney using 2 flexible elbows, 1 at either side
Ordered a thermocouple for the flue, should be here today
Ordered a set of snap switches to close theair control when the plenum is warm enough
Ordered a temperature controller. What I want to do with this (aside from reading the thermocouple is close off the damper with an actuator
I dont have the damper yet as I'm still learning to swim here and I wasn't issued any water wings. But also a maybe meter the air control, not sure yet or ig it even makes sense.
Ordered a simple thermometer for the plenum too and considering double wall pipe for the flue as it gets hot in the 1 bedroom and I think it'll keep the chimney hotter
And don't ask me about the duct work, please....
I'm really just flying by the seat of my pants and need to know if I'm even going in rhe right direction. Thank you for your time and constructive criticism
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