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Phil May
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Post by Phil May » Wed. Jan. 16, 2013 1:19 pm

The 24 hour period from 1/14/13 to 1/15/13 she ate her way through 190lbs. I got to get the covers and insulation on it. It is keeping to boiler room 75 just from waste heat off the boiler.

 
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Rob R.
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Post by Rob R. » Wed. Jan. 16, 2013 1:29 pm

What temperature does the boiler maintain?

 
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Post by Phil May » Wed. Jan. 16, 2013 8:38 pm

Most of the time it is on high limit on a call for heat. I have 7 zones hooked to it so it is rare not to have 1 calling. I set high limit 185 and low 160 with the differential 10 on both. I am a little worried about putting the high up to 200 as I have pex in the system. on the rare ocassion that there is not a call it is usually 170-175. Today it only used 160lbs for 24 hours.


 
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Post by lsayre » Wed. Jan. 16, 2013 9:13 pm

How much coal did you burn daily with your old C-70 under similar weather conditions?

 
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Post by Rob R. » Wed. Jan. 16, 2013 9:37 pm

The lack of boiler insulation is costing you a lot of coal. That is one BIG radiator.

 
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Post by Phil May » Fri. Jan. 18, 2013 7:05 pm

I never burned hard coal with the c-70 it would go through the soft coal and wood like it had a brother in-law selling it. I am not complaining about the amount of coal it is using. I know I am wasting a lot with no jacket or pipe insulation.

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