So I bought a super clean and solid RSF 65 (Ardent Energy) wood burner to use in my shop. It has a butterfly valve type air inlet which can be controlled manually, but it also has a 24v 60 hz motor which can be tied to a household thermostat to control the air inlet for you.
On my unit the 2-wires going to the thermostat were cut off, and no thermostat was supplied. I want to use this feature but I don't know exactly how to set it up. This is the stepper motor, which has a chain attached to it behind the stove's heat shroud, which in turn is attached to the butterfly valve in the air intake.
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think what I need to do is purchase a 120v to 24v step down transformer. This will provide the correct voltage supply to both the t-stat and the stepper motor. Like so ...
Obviously the black and white wires would go to my 120v hot and neutral wires, respectively. From there I am unsure ....
I would think that my thermostat becomes a switch on the 'load/r' post, and my 'nec/c' post goes straight to my stepper motor neutral, but I am really unsure on this.
Guidance please!