Hello,
In the shoulder seasons when there isn't always a call for heat the pellet stove goes on and off frequently. I imagine this is rough on the igniter. I read in the owner's manual that if you flip the switch to manual mode the stove will not completely shut down. It will go into a low burn mode when no heat is called for and when heat is called for it will fire up as necessary. My question is if this would just be a big waste of fuel? I would like to prolong the life of the igniter as along as possible. Or do you guys just run it in automatic mode and find that the igniter handles the constant on/off without issue? This would be in Room Temp mode of course. The way I look at it is an igniter costs about $99. If manual mode burns a few extra bags each year but makes the igniter last quite a bit longer then maybe manual mode is the way to go?
Any other tips for running the P43 efficiently are appreciated too. Thank You!
In the shoulder seasons when there isn't always a call for heat the pellet stove goes on and off frequently. I imagine this is rough on the igniter. I read in the owner's manual that if you flip the switch to manual mode the stove will not completely shut down. It will go into a low burn mode when no heat is called for and when heat is called for it will fire up as necessary. My question is if this would just be a big waste of fuel? I would like to prolong the life of the igniter as along as possible. Or do you guys just run it in automatic mode and find that the igniter handles the constant on/off without issue? This would be in Room Temp mode of course. The way I look at it is an igniter costs about $99. If manual mode burns a few extra bags each year but makes the igniter last quite a bit longer then maybe manual mode is the way to go?
Any other tips for running the P43 efficiently are appreciated too. Thank You!