Do you run pellet stoves 24/7

[abrucerd]

24/7

I think it's hilarious reading people saying they were nervous leaving it on full time when they first started because I was the same way. I remember being so nervous at work that something was going to happen to the house, and when I was driving home I was convinced that the smoke I saw on the horizon was my house (it was just the same old smoke stack that's ALWAYS been there).

Like others, those fears were subsided after about a week and now I don't even think twice about it.

 

[johnnywarm]

i still come around the corner and go---(still there)----- ive had one running for three season's. now i have a wood stove upstairs.try that one on for size lolololol

 

[pegdot]

24/7 here as well. I guess everyone is a little worried about leaving their stove unattended at first but we all seem to have gotten over it. lol Just make sure that you have good working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors just as you should have for any heating appliance.

 

[eschills]

Installed on 1/27 and have been burning 24/7 since.

 

[Justaddwater]

we run ours 24/7starting in late October this year till probably late April depending on the weather..this is my ONLY source of heat we CHOOSE to use..I honestly don't think we fired the furnace since we bought the stove in 2007

ditto!

XXV

 

[imacman]

24/7 since the 2nd week of Dec.

 

[lessoil]

Yep,
24/7 here since mid-Oct.
Still think about the safety factor but as others have noted,
Good Install+Good Stove= Few Worries

 

[travlnusa]

24/7 here as well since mid November. Shut down for about 15 mins every 5-7 days to clean and about 1 hr per month for a full cleaning.

 

[krooser]

Yesterday I shut off the stove to dump the ashpan and do a quick vacuum. I got lazy and didn't do it so I turned on the furnace and ran it until this afternoon.

About 3Pm I got sick of sitting in a cold house so I dumped the ashes and vacummed the firebox. Nw I'm comfy in my 75 degree house... toasty!

 

[peirhead]

I have my Quad on a programmable thermostat so it is lower at night..I only shut it down for cleaning which I do 2 - 3 times a week..takes no more then 10 - 15 minutes and includes removing all baffle plates and vacuuming everything. I find the Lignetics give me more clinker and grittier ash than the Eastern Embers Pellets but both burn great in my Castile.

 

[KPWright]

I run my Harman Invincible 24/7 and don't worry about it although I spend a good deal of time making sure it is in good shape. The need for a UPS to back up the blowers isn't a concern I have as I connected the vent to the same stovepipe I had for the wood stove it replaced. It still warms up and it still drafts enough to suck the smoke out while the remaining pellets burn out in a power failure. That is a valid concern however if you don't have a drafting chimney or pipe as the smoke can do a number on your room. The other concern is to make sure you maintain the seal around the pellet hopper. If the combustion blower fails, it is possible (not likely but possible) that the burn could migrate back the full auger and up through the valve. If the seal is intact, the air should want to draft the other way until the flame goes out.

 

[South of Boston]

24/7 here can't remember when how to shut it off...LOL

 

[sydney1963]

24/7 here.

 

[hossthehermit]

Started burning last fall , been the only heat we used since then, except about 4 gal. kerosene in the space heater on 3 or 4 - 20 degree mornings and the occasional weekend when the sun don't shine while I do my weekly 3 hour shutdown/cleanout/vac.

 

[pelletizer]

24/7 Bad blower bearings and all,

 

[jtakeman]

I have to run mine on/off. My bigE doesn't like the high/low. I have programable thermostat 68 low 72 high.

Just got the Omega Today. And I plan to go 24/7 with high/low t-stat.

 

[johnnywarm]

I have to run mine on/off. My bigE doesn't like the high/low. I have programable thermostat 68 low 72 high.

Just got the Omega Today. And I plan to go 24/7 with high/low t-stat.

Why does the big not run well on high/low??

 

[jtakeman]

I have to run mine on/off. My bigE doesn't like the high/low. I have programable thermostat 68 low 72 high.

Just got the Omega Today. And I plan to go 24/7 with high/low t-stat.

Why does the big not run well on high/low??

I would have to be there to close the draft down. Basically it would just burn itself out(or stink up the house) on 1 setting and draft set for 3 setting. Breckwell needs to vary the combustion blower down a little for it to work on 1. I tried the damper in many ways. Just can't get it right. Not why I am moving up to the Omega though. I wanted more heat and the Multifuel feature.

 

[johnnywarm]

Why does the big not run well on high/low??[/quote]

I would have to be there to close the draft down. Basically it would just burn itself out(or stink up the house) on 1 setting and draft set for 3 setting. Breckwell needs to vary the combustion blower down a little for it to work on 1. I tried the damper in many ways. Just can't get it right. Not why I am moving up to the Omega though. I wanted more heat and the Multifuel feature.[/quo


Did you make the #1 flame bigger??

 

[jtakeman]

Why does the big not run well on high/low??

Did you make the #1 flame bigger??[/quote]

When I can close the damper down, Yes.

 

[johnnywarm]

Why does the big not run well on high/low??

Did you make the #1 flame bigger??

When I can close the damper down, Yes.[/quote]


Did you know you can set the #1 setting so the flame is larger.i think its called setting the "trim".i think the highest # is 3?

 

[jtakeman]

Why does the big not run well on high/low??

Did you make the #1 flame bigger??

When I can close the damper down, Yes.

Did you know you can set the #1 setting so the flame is larger.i think its called setting the "trim".i think the highest # is 3?[/quote]

Yes I did. It is called the 1+4 Setting. Still not quit enough. A little more pellet feed or a little less damper would have done it.

I already have the Omega, So It does matter now.

Thanks for asking, But I tried everything.

 

[johnnywarm]

Why does the big not run well on high/low??

Did you make the #1 flame bigger??

When I can close the damper down, Yes.

Did you know you can set the #1 setting so the flame is larger.i think its called setting the "trim".i think the highest # is 3?

Yes I did. It is called the 1+4 Setting. Still not quit enough. A little more pellet feed or a little less damper would have done it.

I already have the Omega, So It does matter now.

Thanks for asking, But I tried everything.[/quote]


It works good on the one i have? That omega is a nice stove.let us know how you like it.