Woodmaster Outdoor Burner/Boiler, Fans Quit, Doors Leaking! 

The dang dixell....lol....never knew that's what it was called. Nothing like dinking around with your dixell with a winter storm on the way. Ha. Good to see your back up and running now get ready to feed it cuz the cold is on the way!

I was jumping the gun watching the video. I was going to mention a high limit switch or an aqua stat. They seem to be the two most common problems but like you said the other control module was probably not working both fans so I would probably look into getting a high limit switch even if it’s a spare cause something clearly caused it to trip or it’s starting to malfunction 👍. Nice work

It may have overfired because of the leaking door seals. There is a temperature control sensor and when the temps drop to 140 it should reset and work again. We;; that's what Im going with

hi there well done , wood water heaters are a hands on kind of unit , weather feeding cleaning or fixing , did you check that the breach area around that fan is not clogged.john

Heath good it up 🔝 and running. Remember went something don’t work think 🤔 small . Everyone think 🤔 big and it cost 💲 more in money Heath . Glad Rachel the fastest wood 🪵 splitter on u tube will be warm tonight. 😊

Glad you got that figured out. I watched that HeatMore door gasket video. I’ve never seen a gasket go in like that. Still trying to make that seem right in my head. 😆 I’ve always just used the silicone as an adhesive for the gasket then shut the door and left it closed until it’s cured. More than one way to skin a cat I suppose!Take care! 👍🏻

great segment. i liked that you were trying to figure it out as you were going along. had never thought about putting silicone on the doors or on the rope. was it high temp silicone? i've always used gasket cement. i have to change the rope on my little Jotul stove, but thats a project for spring. have a link to that rope replacement video you talked about. glad you got the boiler working.

My boiler has 2 controls. 1 for the damper and 1 for the fan. I run them at different temps so fire isnt roaring when it shuts down.

It’s annoying trying to track down what the problem is. Sometimes it takes some ingenuity.

Glad you got it fixed!! Now y'all will have hot showers!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

heath, do you have the right size door rope. I first bought the door seal at Menards, wrong size then i went to the dealer got the right one, your dixell has a probe wire that go into the Wood box that sends the tempter to turn the fan on. the dealer said it could be either one so I bought both so I didn't have to waste 2 hours going back to get the other part. check your fuses to.

I was nervous when you wanted to show us your dixell. :) As always a great episode.

good video and job mine is much older has the old mechanical switches and has no smoke stack fan. take care, be safe and well.

Glad you got everything working like it should.

Great troubleshooting, Heath. Although I'm sure I would have used a few choice words. "Working the problem" is always better than getting angry, which accomplishes nothing.

Does that unit have an Aquastat ? That could be the problem as well

Thank goodness. No cold showers for you two😊

sorry i didn't watch your complete vidio before reply to it

I've had to replace the thermal overload protector on my boiler a couple times in the last 10 years. Looks like the same as yours. Bad door seal allowing excess temperature burned it out, other time left door open.

Hi Heath, Glad the video helped out on the door. I think you might be a little thin with the fire caulk on the door rope yet. My door is adjustable so I was able to tighten my latch a little. If you look at manufacturer websites you can see the adjustable door latches. Maybe you can have someone weld one up on your door for you. Mine doesn't have wire mesh but it did have a steel plate there. It was real thin and all rusted and warped so I cut it off with a grinder and installed 1/4" steel on it. My fan and solenoid is on the door so this extra plate helps keep it from over heating and burning out the fan. I keep a spare fan, solenoid and a pump as well as all the hose fittings on hand for mine. It seems like they are designed so that they wear out or break in the middle of a snow storm when all stores are closed. When I bought my used OWB I just replaced the wiring, aquastat, solenoid and pumps with new so that my wife wouldn't complained when it quit. I even bought a spare OWB for a good price a couple years ago just in case something happens to the jacket. It had a short in the wiring and burnt all the controls which I will replace anyway so a good deal. I would throw some wooden skids down for a walkway to the OWB. Let the tractor drive in the muck. Now get working on that kitchen remodel.

I use my phone camera all the time for a wiring diagram.

Glad you got your boiler up and running. I had to put that new electronic control on my central boiler plus a temperature sensor and also put new seals on the door. Stay warm and stay safe. Love your videos.

Thanks for sharing this with everyone have a great weekend

Great how to fix video. Not that many things in their to go wrong. Have a great warm day. 👍🏻👍🏻👋👋

This cold weather will put it to the full test. Glad you figured it out Heath. Stay warm and be safe

Great investigating Sherlock!

I’m happy you got your furnace running winter is finally starting in Michigan Snowing hard here

I’m glad you got the boiler figured out just in time for this coming cold snap!👍👍

Great job Heath. You saved a lot of money by fixing it by yourself. We have a blizzard here today. Cold weather headed your way.

I talked to my coworker at the Grocery store today. I said, "How's your wood boiler working for you?" (polar vortex etc.) I put a quarter in him, in a way. He's really proud of it, in regard to the heat bill it saves him. Same as you his oil burning furnace doesn't kick on. He wants to get another 100 gallon tank for his oil burning furnace. -14F Real feel -38F. Sweet deal though, don't have to go to work tomorrow! HA! (no pay neither 🤣 ) Way to go Heath.

I live a little north of you. My Woodmaster is 24yrs old. 😊 i have it dialed in. Burn little wood. Never fill it, only put the right amount of wood for the temp of that day. Always have hot coals and little ash. It’s set at 155deg. House, hot water and garage. Example, tonight is only 32deg. I put 3 pieces of cherry on hot coals for the night. Easily a 12hr burn with a bed of hot coals in the morning.

Glad you got that figured out Heath. At least you still have your woodstove as backup if the OWB is down. Hopefully the door is an easy fix.

Good you got it up and running.

I have a Central Boiler (classic non gasification) that I added the draft inducer to the door where the solenoid opens. It has an adjustable plate to vary how much air goes in. I have it set about 1/4 open. I helped someone with his furnace that is more like yours. He was burning so much wood. It sounded like an incinerator. I added a plate to his blower with about 1/3 opening in center and it sounded much better and he isn’t burning as much wood. Just something to think about if you go through a lot of wood - being able to adjust the amount of air seems important, my furnace doesn’t like max air because it sends more heat out the chimney and boils. Glad you are going again. Nice video.

Glad you and Rachel got all that wood split in the last video before the bad weather in the single digits hit to keep it filled. I was up in New Hampshire almost 30 years ago. 14 below in the day time and 20 below at night. We got the trailers loaded and moved him and his family back down here to Texas.

Good job good job

Hey Heath , glad you got the problem fixed . We used rope seals a lot . One thing we use to do is cut the ends at a 45 that way when the ends met they didn’t just butt up . They would actually look like one continuous piece . Just an idea for you !!!

temp probe

Hey guys im glad you got it straightened out. Having heat is kind of a big deal right about now. I hope you don't get to much snow tonight. Kenny❤

Great video

Solenoid ?

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