what are your outside temps there?NWBuilder wrote:I am running a 5 degree differential because Darren over at AHS said that they feel this is more efficient and it is how the new units are calibrated before they leave the shop. I have set my ashing at 130 since Sunday night with the 5 degree differentialit was at 120 leading up to this point. Upon the initial firing I had a really good bed of red coal going. Since then I know I have a fire but I can not see any red in there even when the blower is running. It looks dead. Temps say otherwise. I am dropping 80 to 100 pounds a day through it and I am getting mostly unburnt or partially burnt coal in my ash pan. I picked up 6 bags of Blaschack today, I am going to let my hopper run low and re fill with that and see if there is any difference in performance. I checked my manometer pipe and tube, both are clear. I have a draft of .02 now which is an improvement. If I am home tomorrow due to bad weather I am going to open all the windows and heat the great outdoors and see if I don't have a decent base fire going. The last thing that Darren mentioned to me was to re wire the asher to the blower so it only runs when the blower does. Lastly, I still have my old Extrol 30 if I have my plumber run that as well as the 60 I have now would that be sufficient amount for expansion or do I just need to go up to the 105? Thanks yet again, Ken
Over Heating, Inefficient Burning, Outfires and Lots of Partially Burned Coal in AHS 130
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It is imperative to get the ashing motor wired to only run when blower runs.
This would definitely reduce daily coal consumption.
If need be, I could describe to you the wire changes.
This would definitely reduce daily coal consumption.
If need be, I could describe to you the wire changes.
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My understand of wiring the ahser to run only when the blower was running was that is in response to folks having a puffback issue. I haven't had any puffbacks yet but the way things are going they are probably in my future as well. The Blashack made no difference.
fire is out again tonight after 2 days run time. To say this is getting old is an understatement!
fire is out again tonight after 2 days run time. To say this is getting old is an understatement!
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This blower and ashing motor factory wiring is a bit of a puzzle, it seems.
I believe member *lsayer* ashing motor was factory wired to come on only w/ fan.
And member *dchartt* wasn't, but he solved both puff-backs and his unburnt coal problems when changed to only run w/ fan and lowering the SV.
In a PM to you I included some more info. about the out fires and excess coal consumption.
I believe member *lsayer* ashing motor was factory wired to come on only w/ fan.
And member *dchartt* wasn't, but he solved both puff-backs and his unburnt coal problems when changed to only run w/ fan and lowering the SV.
In a PM to you I included some more info. about the out fires and excess coal consumption.