just got a m250 and having problems with it. First it stays on medium all the time and never goes to low. Every time i move the temp. it will always stay about 3 degrees lower than that. I am using 4 bags or more every night when its cold, is that right? anyone help.

Need a lot more detail about how it is hooked up and underground piping details. What are you trying to heat?

All those btus are going somewhere need to figure out where.

Tim

I recently bought a used maxim 175 and every so often it just goes into zombie mode. Still shows temp, but only button I can make work is the power button. I have to turn it off for about 20+ minutes and back on and then it's back to heating. What would you think may be the problem. I have contacted a couple dealers and neither seem to have a clue about the intricate functions of the electronics on this boiler. All ideas welcome.

rbhw95 wrote:


Best to start a new thread. Does the fan and augers stop working?

Well i am using the underground piping that insulated and incased. Heating a house with hot water also, 2 floor heats one 25x25 and 15x15 floor 2 rads in kids rooms, goes to a 16x14 dog kennel and a 28x34 garage that im not heating now trying to save money. So basically the house and whats inside and a dog kennel with 7 doors going in and out all day. I had a wood boiler but had a bad back injury so it had to go. The boiler people said to put a heat tank somewhere in the system, the wood boiler people and the wood pellet boiler people. So i have a 500 gallon tank heavly insulated and in the system. What about the size of pipe in the pellet boiler. Should a person use the 1 inch and quater size or the threequater size outlets. Robert

No reason to have the 500 gallon storage with the pellet boiler. Sounds like you have quite a load though. 85,000 btu per hr may be the real load.

How many cords of wood did you go through?

Well i probably went through 60 face cord. But i usually started it september and didnt shut if off till april. The dealer up here said it was a good idea to have the extra tank in the system. I dont know? I am going to move the boiler so its behind my shop. Wondering what the best way to hook it up? Like should i have a primary circuit and feed off of it? Can you help

60 face cords is equivalent to over 1000 bu of corn or 25 tons of wood pellets. I would say your consumption is about where it would be expected.

I assumed you used dry wood at 20,000,000 btus per full cord or 3 face cords.

Tim

Well i forgot all buildings we very warm at all times. How good are you at setting up the water flow in the system. I am going to redue were the boiler goes and how the water is flowing also.

I'm just a diyer. I would recommend reading www.heatinghelp.com/products/Hot-Water-H...ry-Pumping-Made-Easy .

Well worth the money. I redid my system the second year after deciding to become educated.

Another good reference is www.heatinghelp.com/products/Hot-Water-H...or-hydronic-systems.

Used to be able to buy both for a discount but I don't see that option anymore.

Tim