Hi,
I am brand new to this forum, and it is exactly what I have been looking for. Being new, please let me know if my form is off in any way (wrong section, stupid question, etc.)
I have a Franco Belge solid fuel boiler. I got it used, for free, so I don't have all the manuals, some of which are in French.
I have all the plumbing mapped out, but there are still a few grey areas. The way this system should work is when the fire goes out, the gas boiler kicks on- pretty common system I've gathered from reading other posts. My question is how the circulator pump works in this system. I think that as it is wired now, the thermostat signals the pump to turn on. The problem is that if the fire is burning and no signal is sent from the thermostat, then the water will not circulate. My first idea was to install a manual switch that would leave the pump on for the cold season. My concern with this idea is the gas boiler wasn't designed for this (I assume). My other concern is overworking and burning out the pump. My second idea is to install a manual switch that when fliped to the "on" position runs the pump contiuously, and when in the "off" position defalts to the regular system linked to the thermostat.
What is the standard way(s) of approaching this? Am I at least close to having clue?
Thanks in advance![shock !!! !!!](/talk/styles/default/xenforo/smileys/shock.gif)
I am brand new to this forum, and it is exactly what I have been looking for. Being new, please let me know if my form is off in any way (wrong section, stupid question, etc.)
I have a Franco Belge solid fuel boiler. I got it used, for free, so I don't have all the manuals, some of which are in French.
I have all the plumbing mapped out, but there are still a few grey areas. The way this system should work is when the fire goes out, the gas boiler kicks on- pretty common system I've gathered from reading other posts. My question is how the circulator pump works in this system. I think that as it is wired now, the thermostat signals the pump to turn on. The problem is that if the fire is burning and no signal is sent from the thermostat, then the water will not circulate. My first idea was to install a manual switch that would leave the pump on for the cold season. My concern with this idea is the gas boiler wasn't designed for this (I assume). My other concern is overworking and burning out the pump. My second idea is to install a manual switch that when fliped to the "on" position runs the pump contiuously, and when in the "off" position defalts to the regular system linked to the thermostat.
What is the standard way(s) of approaching this? Am I at least close to having clue?
Thanks in advance
![shock !!! !!!](/talk/styles/default/xenforo/smileys/shock.gif)