And yet another Englander not putting out heat
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If we all knew earlier that this stove was installed in his unheated basement it would not have lasted so long. We would have come to a conclusion long ago.
Concrete:
When a material absorbs energy, it heats up. The more material there is in a structure, the more energy it has to absorb to heat up. Because a concrete floor is heavy and dense, it will have to absorb a lot of heat energy to heat up. If that floor is subjected to warm temperatures during the day, it may continue to absorb heat all day long, never quite catching up to the air temperature. This will make the concrete actually feel cool during the day.
Since the floor and walls are exposed directly to the ground the heat absorbed by the concrete gets quickly absorbed into the ground. It`s very difficult and very expensive to heat uninsulated concrete spaces.
Concrete:
When a material absorbs energy, it heats up. The more material there is in a structure, the more energy it has to absorb to heat up. Because a concrete floor is heavy and dense, it will have to absorb a lot of heat energy to heat up. If that floor is subjected to warm temperatures during the day, it may continue to absorb heat all day long, never quite catching up to the air temperature. This will make the concrete actually feel cool during the day.
Since the floor and walls are exposed directly to the ground the heat absorbed by the concrete gets quickly absorbed into the ground. It`s very difficult and very expensive to heat uninsulated concrete spaces.
Never said it was an unfinished basement. Walls are finished. Floor is concrete but is 70 degrees due to radiant heat.
Is 370 degree exhaust output normal? Because if it is I will just live with it.
Is 370 degree exhaust output normal? Because if it is I will just live with it.
normal pellet stove exhausts can reach up to 500F plus ambient temp. i should note that i can literally sit on top of my stove and have done so many times and still have it heating my house at the same time. exhaust temps can be fairly high depending on how hard you are running the unit and still produce usable heat. question is where is the heat going after it leaves the front of the stove
gordo9742000 said:
OK, basement is insulated . We can rule that out.
I have no way of measuring exhaust temp. Hopefully someone else has done this. All I know is I can hold my hand on my Harman exhaust pipe for at least 5 seconds 2 ft from the exit with the stove set on #3 ( Medium ) .
But that`s probably meaningless.
Scooby123 said:
reduce your low burn air a couple digits, in a chimney draft tends to "suck the heat out" i had to drop my LBA on y PAH unit for that reason, caution though if you drop too far you may lose the clean flame , need to find the balance , try dropping it one digit at a time give it say an hour between drops and just gradually walk it in you should see heat output rise before you start to lose the fire
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