hello all. i stumbled accross this site while browsing for pellets and i am impressed. i really wish i would have looked for this kind of thing before i bought my stove and installed it-there are a few things now that i probably would have done differently... like a direct horizontal vent-apparently that is not the way to go. in fact, my first question is: because of the direct vent do i need to cut in an intake from outside for the combustion air? as of now it is just pulling in air from the room.
let me give some background, i have a small two level home with a gas furnace in the attic and a tstat downstairs and a coldblooded wife that requires it to be 75 degrees in whichever room she happens to be occupying. my gas bill every winter has been so outrageous i decided to try something else. a buddy of mine knew someone that was selling a pellet stove so i picked it up without doing any research on wether it is a respectable stove or not. it turned out to be a whitfield freestanding profile 30. (i still have no idea if it is a respectable line of stoves or not-if anyone has an opinion on it please share it with me, good or bad) ive had it burning for a week and so far it seems to work ok.
A few of the things ive been wondering have already been answered just from a few moments of investigation on this site--thanks--
a couple of the other questions i have:
-see above question about direct vent/ comb air
-pellets seem quite regional, i have never seen nor heard of many of the brands of pellets you folks back east have named-are there any members on here that are in the utah/rockies area? my uncle tells me that a local distrbutor called "white flame" is the ticket-anyone have feedback on these or know of some that are better in the area? one nice thing about them is they are avalable for 185/ton. that is about the best price ive seen around.
-is it true that it is better to burn higher less often than lower for longer periods of time?
-any recommendations on a good and fairly inexpensive wireless tstat?
wow, i just realized how long this post has gotten-ill call that good for now. sorry for the novel and thanks for any help!
let me give some background, i have a small two level home with a gas furnace in the attic and a tstat downstairs and a coldblooded wife that requires it to be 75 degrees in whichever room she happens to be occupying. my gas bill every winter has been so outrageous i decided to try something else. a buddy of mine knew someone that was selling a pellet stove so i picked it up without doing any research on wether it is a respectable stove or not. it turned out to be a whitfield freestanding profile 30. (i still have no idea if it is a respectable line of stoves or not-if anyone has an opinion on it please share it with me, good or bad) ive had it burning for a week and so far it seems to work ok.
A few of the things ive been wondering have already been answered just from a few moments of investigation on this site--thanks--
a couple of the other questions i have:
-see above question about direct vent/ comb air
-pellets seem quite regional, i have never seen nor heard of many of the brands of pellets you folks back east have named-are there any members on here that are in the utah/rockies area? my uncle tells me that a local distrbutor called "white flame" is the ticket-anyone have feedback on these or know of some that are better in the area? one nice thing about them is they are avalable for 185/ton. that is about the best price ive seen around.
-is it true that it is better to burn higher less often than lower for longer periods of time?
-any recommendations on a good and fairly inexpensive wireless tstat?
wow, i just realized how long this post has gotten-ill call that good for now. sorry for the novel and thanks for any help!