Eshland s130 install

 
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Cdawg
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Location: Canaan New Hampshire
Stoker Coal Boiler: efm df520
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Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm Morning
Coal Size/Type: Nut,Stove,(buckwheat soon)
Other Heating: Fireplace

Post by Cdawg » Sun. Sep. 05, 2021 5:19 pm

So I never got the hydrostat into program mode. I ran the zr and zc and turned everything on. The circulators do not come on until the low limit has been surpassed. The boiler runs up to high limit and shuts off. If the zones are on and drag the temp at the boiler down below low limit the circulators shut off until boiler temp comes up. this all seems to make sense to me so.... I guess I’ll run it! Just using it for hot water right now. I will buy a couple more of the inkbirds and use those for controls if they prove to be reliable for stoker don. I will be watching on utube.
Thanks for all the great feedback!!!!

 
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Post by nepacoal » Sun. Sep. 05, 2021 5:41 pm

Sounds like it's working correctly, congrats!

Looks like your 3150 defaults to using TT or ZC/ZR, whichever is connected. Hydrolevel does have a history of changing capabilities of existing models. My model 3250 has had fixed differential temps and adjustable diffential temps and all they did was change the manual. Makes it tough to help people when you're not sure which sub-model you're talking about!

 
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Post by swyman » Mon. Sep. 13, 2021 8:42 am

Hi Cdawg, I installed a 260 last year and copied Don's Inkbird setup and they worked great!


 
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Cdawg
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Location: Canaan New Hampshire
Stoker Coal Boiler: efm df520
Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Tarm 402
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm Morning
Coal Size/Type: Nut,Stove,(buckwheat soon)
Other Heating: Fireplace

Post by Cdawg » Tue. Sep. 14, 2021 6:17 pm

I definitely plan to try out the inkbirds. The s130 has been running great for a little more than a week just heating hot water. Still on the first hopper. I had an outfire Sunday and one last night so I may need some adjustments. So far still very happy.

 
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Coal Size/Type: Pea, from Little Buck mine
Other Heating: New Yorker oil burner which almost never runs, thanks to the Tarm!

Post by pine grove coal user » Thu. Mar. 03, 2022 10:15 pm

Cdawg, what did you do with your old Tarm?
It looks just like the one I'm still using.

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