ECO-65 1st impressions

[Love the Heat]

You should get a thermometer and put it above the door like my picture this way you can see whats a good temp. I find 400F is OK, but Ive seen 650F on a long extended high burn, and that is HOT! 250 exh temp is what I like to run at though.

OK thx and I also have a thermometer above the door

 

[Love the Heat]

You can press the 2 buttons while its running or not, anytime does not matter! Better with it running since the the auger feed can run if you press it before the + button.

Well.... for me pressing the + and auger feed does not display anything ??? At start-up I get V 12 on the display if that can help..

 

[rayterio]

Hummmm about the door gasket??, hard to believe it's warp but who knows, maybe take a straight edge
and put it on the face of the stove with the door open to verify for sure if it is indeed warped...

I did it and yes, the metal face is actually warped ! Stupid question: How do you controlled the temp ? And I suppose that even if you ptu it on high, the stove should be able to take it ! Presently, my stove runs for about an hour before my house get warm.... Tks for your help !

 

[Love the Heat]

I did it and yes, the metal face is actually warped ! Stupid question: How do you controlled the temp ? And I suppose that even if you ptu it on high, the stove should be able to take it ! Presently, my stove runs for about an hour before my house get warm.... Tks for your help !

If no modification was made to it, I would believe that it should take it, I would think that if for any reason
the the temperature is too high that high temp sensor would simply shut it off....

 

[hyfire]

It might be in the in the newer software, You must press both at once and hold for 2-3 seconds, not one then the other for example. Rayterio I will send you a PM later tonight...

 

[rayterio]

If no modification was made to it, I would believe that it should take it, I would think that if for any reason
the the temperature is too high that high temp sensor would simply shut it off....

No, no mode was made to it and this is the third stove I am getting from Drolet that had this problem.... Did you ever put yours at max heating level and get a temp reading at the top of your door with your thermometer?

 

[hyfire]

No, no mode was made to it and this is the third stove I am getting from Drolet that had this problem.... Did you ever put yours at max heating level and get a temp reading at the top of your door with your thermometer?

No panic Rayterio I have a soltuion for this issue, no need to get another stove. Its late I will talk to you about it tomorrow.

 

[Love the Heat]

No, no mode was made to it and this is the third stove I am getting from Drolet that had this problem.... Did you ever put yours at max heating level and get a temp reading at the top of your door with your thermometer?

Third one Ouchhhh....As for the Max and temperature, never ran it for extended period of time at level 6 so I cannot tell

 

[Love the Heat]

It might be in the in the newer software, You must press both at once and hold for 2-3 seconds, not one then the other for example. Rayterio I will send you a PM later tonight...

Which version of software do you have????? Now I'm curious if there is a way to update it

 

[rayterio]

No panic Rayterio I have a soltuion for this issue, no need to get another stove. Its late I will talk to you about it tomorrow.

OK Tks a million hyfire. I was looking at the Harman PF100 because I want a stove that can be ducted. The only thin gis that my wife does not like the look of it because it would be sitting in a future family room downstairs.. and I do not blame her !!LOL
I was thinking of putting it in the garage and duct the air intake into my house... just thoughts and maybe a future project depending what Drolet will do for this stove because the face will need to be replaced I guess!
Tks man !

 

[hyfire]

Which version of software do you have????? Now I'm curious if there is a way to update it

software vesion 1.017, I am sure it can be updated via the sd card slot in the controller, contact SBI.

 

[hyfire]

OK Tks a million hyfire. I was looking at the Harman PF100 because I want a stove that can be ducted. The only thin gis that my wife does not like the look of it because it would be sitting in a future family room downstairs.. and I do not blame her !!LOL
I was thinking of putting it in the garage and duct the air intake into my house... just thoughts and maybe a future project depending what Drolet will do for this stove because the face will need to be replaced I guess!
Tks man !

Keep it in the house, the radiant heat will provide extra heatng.

 

[Love the Heat]

software vesion 1.017, I am sure it can be updated via the sd card slot in the controller, contact SBI.

Just check and I'm at version 0.12
thx again

 

[VIBErator]

Just check and I'm at version 0.12
thx again

Hi, How do you check your software version?

 

[hyfire]

Unplug the stove and plug it back in, it will flash the number..

 

[VIBErator]

Unplug the stove and plug it back in, it will flash the number..

Ahhhh...Thanks. Now I know what that means. The manual that comes with the stove is pretty vague.

 

[hyfire]

As a Xmas gift here are some thermal shots of the Eco-65, not to good with the IR camera settings yet , I should have not adjusted them, but its still interesting..

 

[hyfire]

As an extra bonus here of some pics of an eco-65 in the process of cleaning after 1.5 tonnes of cubix...

 

[hyfire]

No comments?

 

[Love the Heat]

Looks familiar, and about the same for as well after1.5 ton.
Your deposit seems a little more fine than mines.
The compartment are not made the same way on my earlier model..
Cheers

 

[hyfire]

My eco-65 is working overtime fighting off the cold, its keeping up well, I will have to delay my cleaning, the magnehelic is still showing good airflow for now....still hovering around -.30-.35 " W.c

 

[hyfire]

The Magnehelic started to show a but funky last few days, dropped down to .27-28, I knew something was up, so I decided to look at the flue, to my shocking suprise this is what I found in the horizontal section of my flue. Special thanks to board member VIBEbrator for giving me the heads up on the her horizontal being almost plugged up, gave me the idea also to check mine, and the magnehelic did help too.

 

[VIBErator]

The Magnehelic started to show a but funky last few days, dropped down to .27-28, I knew something was up, so I decided to look at the flue, to my shocking suprise this is what I found in the horizontal section of my flue. Special thanks to board member VIBEbrator for giving me the heads up on the her horizontal being almost plugged up, gave me the idea also to check mine, and the magnehelic did help too.

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I really was surprised how much debris was in there. Gotta love good phone cameras.

 

[Love the Heat]

The Magnehelic started to show a but funky last few days, dropped down to .27-28, I knew something was up, so I decided to look at the flue, to my shocking suprise this is what I found in the horizontal section of my flue. Special thanks to board member VIBEbrator for giving me the heads up on the her horizontal being almost plugged up, gave me the idea also to check mine, and the magnehelic did help too.

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That is the horizontal going thru the wall isn't it????
After how many bags???

Surely keeping an eye on my Magnehelic, very usefull....

 

[hyfire]

That is the horizontal going thru the wall isn't it????
After how many bags???

Surely keeping an eye on my Magnehelic, very usefull....

I would say approx 80 bags, of granulaco's. I'm about ready to do the full stove cleaning next...Yes this goes through the wall, its only 2 feet long, however when I designed the system I put in a double T to make sure I can clean the horizontal with no issues.