Why don't my themostat work for my baby magnum countryside pellet stove
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Hi, this is Scott's wife. Yes, we have the pellet stove on and it runs, but it won't shut down (once it reached the temp point set on the themostat). Any suggestions?
Unfortunately I don't know anything about your stove so I'm just throwing things out there. Do you have the stove manual? Some stoves require millivolt thermostats and some 24v and so on....did you guys purchase the correct stat?
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You should have a millivolt T-Stat with a "Swing Setting" set to approx 2.0 Degrees connected to the two screw terminals on the back of the control panel in the lower left hand side as shown with the red arrows. I recommend the Lowe's Lux LTS1500u or equivalent. The Skytechs are nice for a good wireless setup.
If you want the stove to completely turn off when the T-Stat has reached it's set temperature, then the 3 position slide switch should be set to Auto mode. If the switch is on T-Stat mode then the stove will drop to the level 1 heat setting. T-Stat mode is recommended for cold winter days when a low fire is needed to keep the pipes from freezing.
If that does not work, then the control panel is bad and needs to be replaced.
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You should have a millivolt T-Stat with a "Swing Setting" set to approx 2.0 Degrees connected to the two screw terminals on the back of the control panel in the lower left hand side as shown with the red arrows. I recommend the Lowe's Lux LTS1500u or equivalent. The Skytechs are nice for a good wireless setup.
If you want the stove to completely turn off when the T-Stat has reached it's set temperature, then the 3 position slide switch should be set to Auto mode. If the switch is on T-Stat mode then the stove will drop to the level 1 heat setting. T-Stat mode is recommended for cold winter days when a low fire is needed to keep the pipes from freezing.
If that does not work, then the control panel is bad and needs to be replaced.
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Make sure the stove is set to auto. My thermostat goes 1 degree past the setting before it cuts off. Depending on the stove you could have the option for it to go to low and keep running when it hits the temperature and it will continue on low till it calls for heat again, or it could be like the one I have where when it reaches the temperature it goes to low and will continue to run for 1 hour and then will cut off.
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From the BC manual page 28. After the temp is reached in Auto mode, the stove will shut down without delay. This is why a T-Stat with a "Swing Setting" is recommended to prevent short cycling of the stove.
AUTOMATIC FEATURES
A. THERMOSTAT OPTION:
When using a thermostat, select either T-STAT or AUTO operation and set the stove to one of
the medium or higher settings. The stove will burn at the rate selected on demand by the
thermostat (medium to high). NOTE: You cannot use the auto operation when burning
corn. When the room temperature drops below the thermostat setting, the thermostat switch
will close, allowing the stove to operate at the medium or higher settings. When the room
temperature matches the thermostat setting, the thermostat switch will open, allowing the stove
to operate at the low setting or will shut the unit off if in the AUTO mode.
B. THERMOSTAT EQUIPMENT REQUIRED (optional): A low voltage millivolt
thermostat that will automatically switch between settings previously selected.
Type CL2 thermostat wire-20 AWG, 2 conductors.
From the BC manual page 28. After the temp is reached in Auto mode, the stove will shut down without delay. This is why a T-Stat with a "Swing Setting" is recommended to prevent short cycling of the stove.
AUTOMATIC FEATURES
A. THERMOSTAT OPTION:
When using a thermostat, select either T-STAT or AUTO operation and set the stove to one of
the medium or higher settings. The stove will burn at the rate selected on demand by the
thermostat (medium to high). NOTE: You cannot use the auto operation when burning
corn. When the room temperature drops below the thermostat setting, the thermostat switch
will close, allowing the stove to operate at the medium or higher settings. When the room
temperature matches the thermostat setting, the thermostat switch will open, allowing the stove
to operate at the low setting or will shut the unit off if in the AUTO mode.
B. THERMOSTAT EQUIPMENT REQUIRED (optional): A low voltage millivolt
thermostat that will automatically switch between settings previously selected.
Type CL2 thermostat wire-20 AWG, 2 conductors.
We have the correct thermostat and all appears to be installed correctly. We have a thermometer on the wall in the corner of the room. It says it is 72 degrees in the room. However, the thermostat only reads that it is 65 degrees. We have the thermostat set to go low/off at 70 degrees. Could the reason that it isn't working properly be because the thermostat is mounted on an outside basement wall? It does have 3/4 inches of foam insulation, but it is also located just below a basement window.
Yes, I would put the T-Stat on an inside wall that is not cold or getting a cold draft.
ok.. great... thank you for your help. We will try that hopefully in the next few days. Will keep you posted.
We have moved the thermostat to an inside wall and it has corrected the problem.... Now a couple other questions.
We have put in a new gasket around the door and have done the airwash trick (have 4 holes)... The stove still just doesn't seem like it is putting out at much heat as it should be. We figured that our basement (where stove is) would be extremely hot (like 90's) but it doesn't get past 75. Any suggestions?
We have put in a new gasket around the door and have done the airwash trick (have 4 holes)... The stove still just doesn't seem like it is putting out at much heat as it should be. We figured that our basement (where stove is) would be extremely hot (like 90's) but it doesn't get past 75. Any suggestions?
Our pellet stove looks just like this video upon start up but after about the 12 hours we have pellets that start to load up in the pot and don't burn right. We have the correct pot, we have done the air wash thing, we have the damper wide open -with closing it at all the air flow isn't very good. My husband also doesn't feel we are getting the btu's out of it we should be. The stove is in our basement (800 sq ft) and we are not able to get it to heat past 75 degrees. We can not figure out why it isn't putting out more heat. We figured it would definitely heat us out of the area at temps of like 90+ degrees, especially since we are running it on level 5 all the time. Any thoughts?
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I had to also change the ash pan gasket on mine. It had an air leak. I welded up a couple rows of holes in the burn pot. I had to seal the leaks around the burn pot. All were small leaks but they all add up ( or take away ) from the air needed for proper combustion. Once I got the bugs worked out. This stove is working great. And I am very impressed with the heat output. I don't even use my thermostat. I have found running it on manual seems to burn the least amount of pellets. These stoves kind of have a bad rap on them. But mine is burning great.....and I bought it cheap. ...an OAK ( outside air kit )was a must before I got mine to work properly
Hubby actually just changed the ash pan gasket today... so we will wait 12 hours and see what happens. Thanks!
After changing the ash pan gasket and also following instructions on another post regarding cleaning the "horseshoe" area / exhaust venting of the stove, it seems to be working very well now and putting out some real good heat. Thanks!
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