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SEE

This is my stove
http://www.broseleyfires.com/Multifuel-Stoves/Hercules-30B_Boiler-Stove.html#

muckybutt

Just found this on another stove manufacturers website :

The way any wood stove or wood boiler set up for heating works is this
- The pump is only to turn on. to move the heated water to your radiators ( or floor heating) when there is enough heat to do so..
Upon start up of any system, the water in your system needs to heat up.
The thermostat on any system is wired to the pump to activate the pump ONLY when the water is hot enough to do so
Thermostat Position is important to be installed as close to the wood cooker or boiler as possible - and on the Hot Water Pipe...
If this is a “clamp on” style or an “injector style “ (Meaning the probe from the thermostat is installed in an injector Tee to measure the temperature or the actual water) – either way, the position if this to the cooker/boiler is important.

So would seem my set up is correct

SEE

muckybutt wrote: »

Just found this on another stove manufacturers website :

The way any wood stove or wood boiler set up for heating works is this
- The pump is only to turn on. to move the heated water to your radiators ( or floor heating) when there is enough heat to do so..
Upon start up of any system, the water in your system needs to heat up.
The thermostat on any system is wired to the pump to activate the pump ONLY when the water is hot enough to do so
Thermostat Position is important to be installed as close to the wood cooker or boiler as possible - and on the Hot Water Pipe...
If this is a “clamp on” style or an “injector style “ (Meaning the probe from the thermostat is installed in an injector Tee to measure the temperature or the actual water) – either way, the position if this to the cooker/boiler is important.

So would seem my set up is correct

Is the heat leaving my stove at top pipe, hotter than the tank water? I was told my pump would only switch on when water was hot enough for a bath. Ideally, I'd like both lol

muckybutt

It will be a few degrees warmer yes, it should warm the water up a lot quicker if the pump comes on too as its moving the water from the stove under force rather than relying on gravity to warm the water tank up.

You will find it will start and stop maybe three or four times till its reached full temp in the whole system then it'll stay on till the fire has well gone out.

SEE

muckybutt wrote: »

It will be a few degrees warmer yes, it should warm the water up a lot quicker if the pump comes on too as its moving the water from the stove under force rather than relying on gravity to warm the water tank up.

You will find it will start and stop maybe three or four times till its reached full temp in the whole system then it'll stay on till the fire has well gone out.

Thank you:A

wrightk

muckybutt wrote: »

Just found this on another stove manufacturers website :

The way any wood stove or wood boiler set up for heating works is this
- The pump is only to turn on. to move the heated water to your radiators ( or floor heating) when there is enough heat to do so..
Upon start up of any system, the water in your system needs to heat up.
The thermostat on any system is wired to the pump to activate the pump ONLY when the water is hot enough to do so
Thermostat Position is important to be installed as close to the wood cooker or boiler as possible - and on the Hot Water Pipe...
If this is a “clamp on” style or an “injector style “ (Meaning the probe from the thermostat is installed in an injector Tee to measure the temperature or the actual water) – either way, the position if this to the cooker/boiler is important.

So would seem my set up is correct

very interesting reading. My stats are located in the hot water cylinder cupboard which is about 2-3 metres away from the stove! Plus the return stat controls my pump initially when the return pipe gets to whatever i set it to. The high stat is only a fail safe if the return fails and will kick in the pump if the flow reaches 75c (or whatever i set it to). and i have 4 big pipes coming from the stove not two


got a feeling my setup is all wrong...

wrightk

so in theory could i remove my return stat and just use the high limit stat on the flow at say 40c instead?

SEE

wrightk wrote: »

so in theory could i remove my return stat and just use the high limit stat on the flow at say 40c instead?

I set mine at 50 and radiators came on this morning after 20 mins and have stayed on.

muckybutt

wrightk wrote: »

very interesting reading. My stats are located in the hot water cylinder cupboard which is about 2-3 metres away from the stove! Plus the return stat controls my pump initially when the return pipe gets to whatever i set it to. The high stat is only a fail safe if the return fails and will kick in the pump if the flow reaches 75c (or whatever i set it to). and i have 4 big pipes coming from the stove not two


got a feeling my setup is all wrong...

4 pipes means you will have a flow and return for CH and another flow and return for HW.

I can honestly say ive never seen a pump fitted onto the Return side as obviously its the cooler side, as far as I am aware the pump should always be on the Flow side as should the stat.

Have you got a heat dump rad ? ie one that has no thermostatic valves on, normally the biggest rad closest and above the stove. I cant see the need for two stats tbh when one works just as well, fair enough if one fails the other will kick in butby that time the heat dump rad will be dissipating the heat quite merrily so as not to burger the stove.

wrightk

MB- if what i have said is correct? what do i do with the return stat as it is wired in to the charnwood heating control system and i cant get at it