iginition ready e-classic user question

[Jack72]

Hello everyone this might be a silly question but here it goes

I have the e-1450 with the igition ready   I dont have the burner but possibly might think about it.

Can you set that burner to come on to keep the water warm at certain temp while your away without wood or after the wood has burned all the way up??                if you where gone for a week in the winter without bothering someone else to keep it going for you while youre away?  I'm not familiar with these burners or there sole purpose is to relight the wood you have in there???           I know when the OWB water gets down to a certain temp (170 degrees)               the thermostatic valve just lets a trickle through your system.   Has anyone put a bypass around the thermo valve  to let more water through to keep more heated through there house furnace coil???I know this isnt very efficient but would it work on keeping the OWB water temp up higher than just a trickle               if you had to leave for a family emergency for sometime or something you never know???           Has anyone ever been a situation like this where you had to leave for a while???
               Thanks Jack

[upsnake]

I don't think the burner is designed to heat the water, I think that is is just initial light or relight, but I am sure somebody will be along shortly with a more definitive answer.

I currently don't have the bypass, but I am planning on putting one in next summer.

[boilerman101]

Upsnake is correct, the burner option on the later model Eclassics is for lighting or relighting only, not a backup burner.
I believe the thermo valve is still sending full water flow into your house at 170 degrees and slowly reduces that flow down to 150 degrees before returning most of the water. Water returned below 150 degrees shocks the outdoor furnace creating excessive condensation/moisture inside furnace which could be corrosive.