Hi,
Brand new to pellet burning. This forum is awesome..
Have used wood, still use coal,
got the 55-SHP10 for my shop, from Lowes.
The stove has a DOM of 11/2013.
My question concerns the fine tuning adjustments.
I have read here that some models the fine tuning only affects settings 1 and 2.
On others, 1 to 9.
Question 1) is it 1-2, or 1-9?
Question 2) If 1-9, does that mean that the full potential can only be met by resetting
the first lower button to 6?
I believe the newer models the factory settings are 6-4-1.
Question 3) is this the correct factory setting?
Because it is in a garage, I often only want to just keep the chill out.
I currently am running 3-1-1, and it seems to be working fine.
Less soot on glass, and no clinkers like when it was on 3-4-1.
Does anyone see any problem with my setting?
Thanks for any help, I appreciate it!... Dan
The numbers are not magic. Well the last one is but let's put that aside for a moment.Thank you for this post. I think I learned more from this post than any other. I too am so confused with my England Pellet stove Model 25-PDVC. I purchased when my 18 year old Whitfield Quest needed it's 1rst repair. I contacted Englands Stove Works & they said my setting was 4-5-1. My stove is very noisy, was burning so many pellets per day & never could see thru the glass. One month of use & it stopped working due to carbon build up around auger which ended up being a blessing as I had to empty hopper only to find there was a plate that could be moved to limit the pellet feed! Nothing about this plate in the instruction booklet That made a big difference in amount of pellets I was burning thru per day but still felt I was feeding too many pellets per day, burn pot always full of & constant cleaning. Changing the low fuel feed to 3 made a difference. Now I am trying to find a good setting for the low burn air. The stove produces heat but what a frustrating time trying to figure out the pellet feed, having it burn clean & I don't think there's any help how noisy this stove is. I know I went off topic about control numbers but if I can get any feedback I would appreciate. Today I am trying 3-4-1. So far I'm not going thru so many bags of pellets, hoping to see a cleaner burn & not constantly cleaning burn pot. Thanks!
Thank you! I think I'm finally getting the information that I can understand. I so appreciate your reply! MonaThe numbers are not magic. Well the last one is but let's put that aside for a moment.
The first button is low feed rate. That establishes how much fuel you want to convert to heat. Lower numbers mean less heat produced.
The second button is low burn air. If there isn't enough air, the fire will be burning too rich and a rich burn produces soot and creosote. Too much air will make the supplied fuel burn faster and there is a risk of burning out the supply because it is being consumed faster than it is being delivered by the augers. Too much air also blows more heat out the vent and therefore wasting fuel.
Every installation is different. This is because of differences in venting, air supply, barometric pressure (due to elevation), line Voltage, and variations in the stoves themselves. These buttons give you the ability to fine tune the low burn rate and the low burn fuel to air ration. It takes a little experimentation and some patience to get it tuned, and I find that as the season progresses I do have to make minor adjustments in order to keep the stove running clean.
It is unfortunate that ESW did not do a good job of documenting these buttons and their function. I also wish they had documented the choke plate in the hopper.
641 sounds right. If the stove is pumping out too much heat at a burn setting of 1, chances are that it is in the wrong mode. It should be in mode D. There are threads here that discuss how to change and verify the operating mode.I have a 25 PDVC 2005 control setting what should they be set at. My stove is pumping heat out on 1. I have them at 641
Hi,
Brand new to pellet burning. This forum is awesome..
Have used wood, still use coal,
got the 55-SHP10 for my shop, from Lowes.
The stove has a DOM of 11/2013.
My question concerns the fine tuning adjustments.
I have read here that some models the fine tuning only affects settings 1 and 2.
On others, 1 to 9.
Question 1) is it 1-2, or 1-9?
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/25-ep-and-its-magic-numbers.136210/#post-1828344 see post 5
Per M Holton ESW : lower settings on any of the single auger stoves affects all the way up through the heat ranges, on the dual auger stoves it affects 1 and 2
Hello !
This is my first time on this website the info is great.! I was wondering if you knew the factory settings on my 2013 25-pdvc would be I know they can vary from year to year...thanks in advance !
ok pete , here is the scoop:
"low fuel feed" controls the cycle "on" time of the top auger when the unit is set on its lowest heat ranges "1 and 2" does not affect the unit when the unit is set higher than that. the higher the number the longer the on cycle (the more fuel it feeds)
"low burn air" controls the amount of combustion air pulled through the fire on (you guessed it ) heat ranges "1 and 2" higher the number the more air
"air on temp" this setting does affect the unit in all heat ranges, it determines all of the temperature related functions of the unit (ie. when to turn on the room fan, when to recognise "proof of fire" when to allow the unit to turn off as it cools down during shutdown or out of fuel) this setting should always be left on "1"
note to readers: IMPORTANT not every model or every year of build will use the same settings, i know (off the top of my head) what the settings should be for any unit we have ever produced using that control board , so dont set your unit like your buddies is unless the dates and model numbers match! ASK ME otherwise. if the settings on the unit are off in the wrong way they can seriously mess with burn times as well as how clean it burns
Have you tried cleaning you convection blower? And combustion blower?I seem to be having a similar issue with getting an e3 error code when turning the stove to 6 for the offer and 8 for the blower. Desperately need help 20 to 30 below zero this weekend. Hoping you can provide a little info on the air temp on setting I may have accidentally pushed that in the past when trying to turn off the stove
I seem to be having a similar issue with getting an e3 error code when turning the stove to 6 for the offer and 8 for the blower. Desperately need help 20 to 30 below zero this weekend. Hoping you can provide a little info on the air temp on setting I may have accidentally pushed that in the past when trying to turn off the stove
if you are running above heat range 2 the buttons do not affect the stove, the post right under yours is probably the best place to start, check that room fan, they tend to get loaded up with dust bunnies over time. this reduces the amount of heat scrubbed from the stove leading to overtemp codes
I seem to be having a similar issue with getting an e3 error code when turning the stove to 6 for the offer and 8 for the blower. Desperately need help 20 to 30 below zero this weekend. Hoping you can provide a little info on the air temp on setting I may have accidentally pushed that in the past when trying to turn off the stove
you said a few years ago the on the model 2004 and above the bottom three work on any heat setting.. so which is it?
the 2 auger stoves are only affected on 1 and 2 HR, the single auger top feed stoves the trim affects all the way upyou said a few years ago the on the model 2004 and above the bottom three work on any heat setting.. so which is it?
I got a 25 pdv what's my settings and date is a 07-01ok pete , here is the scoop:
"low fuel feed" controls the cycle "on" time of the top auger when the unit is set on its lowest heat ranges "1 and 2" does not affect the unit when the unit is set higher than that. the higher the number the longer the on cycle (the more fuel it feeds)
"low burn air" controls the amount of combustion air pulled through the fire on (you guessed it ) heat ranges "1 and 2" higher the number the more air
"air on temp" this setting does affect the unit in all heat ranges, it determines all of the temperature related functions of the unit (ie. when to turn on the room fan, when to recognise "proof of fire" when to allow the unit to turn off as it cools down during shutdown or out of fuel) this setting should always be left on "1"
note to readers: IMPORTANT not every model or every year of build will use the same settings, i know (off the top of my head) what the settings should be for any unit we have ever produced using that control board , so dont set your unit like your buddies is unless the dates and model numbers match! ASK ME otherwise. if the settings on the unit are off in the wrong way they can seriously mess with burn times as well as how clean it burns
that model would be defaulted at LFF 4 LBA 1 and AOT 1I got a 25 pdv what's my settings and date is a 07-01
hey there i have englander 25 pdv. 8-1-08 is manf. date. what should the stock 3csettibgs be? i believe my problem with pellet pile up is this.ok pete , here is the scoop:
"low fuel feed" controls the cycle "on" time of the top auger when the unit is set on its lowest heat ranges "1 and 2" does not affect the unit when the unit is set higher than that. the higher the number the longer the on cycle (the more fuel it feeds)
"low burn air" controls the amount of combustion air pulled through the fire on (you guessed it ) heat ranges "1 and 2" higher the number the more air
"air on temp" this setting does affect the unit in all heat ranges, it determines all of the temperature related functions of the unit (ie. when to turn on the room fan, when to recognise "proof of fire" when to allow the unit to turn off as it cools down during shutdown or out of fuel) this setting should always be left on "1"
note to readers: IMPORTANT not every model or every year of build will use the same settings, i know (off the top of my head) what the settings should be for any unit we have ever produced using that control board , so dont set your unit like your buddies is unless the dates and model numbers match! ASK ME otherwise. if the settings on the unit are off in the wrong way they can seriously mess with burn times as well as how clean it burns
sorry for spelling my phone is broken hahahey there i have englander 25 pdv. 8-1-08 is manf. date. what should the stock 3csettibgs be? i believe my problem with pellet pile up is this.
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