It has been in negative wind chill temperatures here in Southern Indiana for the past week. I had my fuel settings at HR1 = 2.0 and HR9 = 5.0. The living room/kitchen area was only getting up to 69 to 70 degrees in warmth. So I decided to increase my fuel settings to HR1 = 2.5 and HR9 = 5.5.
I took readings of the original settings just around every 40 minutes (I don't know if that would give the stove enough time to max out at each setting or not) prior to upgrading with new fuel settings. I then took the readings at approximately the same time frame of every 40 minutes or so for comparison using the upgraded fuel ratings. I used a meat thermometer for the readings and it only goes up to 180 degrees. I guess I should have waited to take the temperatures until I had a stove thermometer but we were on the cold side of things and I wanted a comparison. The results really surprised me.
Last night we didn't have the wind chill factor but it did get down in the low teens and the living room/kitchen area reached 77 degrees! Of course I'm burning more pellets but the warmth was such a WONDERFUL feeling!
Below are the original setting heat range and the update heat range for the new fuel settings:
Original Updated
HR2 = 135 HR2 = 165
HR3 = 145 HR3 = 180
HR4 = 147
HR5 = 155
HR6 = 165
HR7 = 175
HR8 = 190
So this is my question......................What does everyone elses USSC 6039 temperatures run with my upgraded fuel rating? How do I know if I'm getting the most heat out of my stove with my fuel rating?
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
I took readings of the original settings just around every 40 minutes (I don't know if that would give the stove enough time to max out at each setting or not) prior to upgrading with new fuel settings. I then took the readings at approximately the same time frame of every 40 minutes or so for comparison using the upgraded fuel ratings. I used a meat thermometer for the readings and it only goes up to 180 degrees. I guess I should have waited to take the temperatures until I had a stove thermometer but we were on the cold side of things and I wanted a comparison. The results really surprised me.
Last night we didn't have the wind chill factor but it did get down in the low teens and the living room/kitchen area reached 77 degrees! Of course I'm burning more pellets but the warmth was such a WONDERFUL feeling!
Below are the original setting heat range and the update heat range for the new fuel settings:
Original Updated
HR2 = 135 HR2 = 165
HR3 = 145 HR3 = 180
HR4 = 147
HR5 = 155
HR6 = 165
HR7 = 175
HR8 = 190
So this is my question......................What does everyone elses USSC 6039 temperatures run with my upgraded fuel rating? How do I know if I'm getting the most heat out of my stove with my fuel rating?
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.