- In search of a proper pellet stove

[SidecarFlip]

With the heating season hopefully coming to a close, shopping for a used stove and a bit of time over the summer refurbing a stove can get one a nice made in the USA stove and even if one has to replace several components on a Harman, the p-series is a heavy steel welded box that should have no wear issues ever unless its used as a planter outside or as a doggy hydrant. Unlike the so many others that are a box inside a box.

That is a very workable possibility if one is mechanically adept. That also applies to other brands as well, I bet some good CL deals will pop up over the summer on stoves in garages that are sitting. A little corrosion don't mean squat and Neverdull will spruce up tarnished bright trim.

 

[Ambient]

With the heating season hopefully coming to a close, shopping for a used stove and a bit of time over the summer refurbing a stove can get one a nice made in the USA stove and even if one has to replace several components on a Harman, the p-series is a heavy steel welded box that should have no wear issues ever unless its used as a planter outside or as a doggy hydrant. Unlike the so many others that are a box inside a box.

If I want to live by myself I would get the P series. I even discussed it with the support of the errant sales staff yesterday and again today.

She is adamant, and she is the other half of this project for over 40 years, so what will logic have to do with this?

Thanks, everyone is being very helpful with my education. I'm sincerely grateful!

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Pretty and she gets to take care of the stove, butt ugly and the job is totally yours.

Sound like a deal?

 

[3650]

I vote for butt ugly....I dont recall seeing much about Osbornes on here....I guess it would be interesting to see how they are. If you are going for a Harman you might want to throw the word speed bump in the search field and read up on that. My Haman has to have that speed bump scraped off daily. If I shut the stove down to do it the shut down process on a Harman is extremely lengthy and by then the house is cold is ice. The videos on Youtube show them knocking that speedbump down while the stove is going and I dont like this much either. Lots of hot ash flying out of that firebox. Dont get me wrong its a great stove I just really dont like these things about it. This may not be the case with every Harman, I can only relay my experiences.

 

[Ambient]

Weighing all of the inputs and trying to make a good decision on what unit to buy has seemed a bit overwhelming and is causing us some anxiety. Parting with some hard earned cash and buying something that may fall short of our expectations is not being taken lightly. I respect the many opinions and the knowledge all of you have shared. I also need to balance the list of needs that we find most important.

Ultimately we are weighing the following above all else:

Large Hopper and burn time potential.
Large BTU ****output**** potential
Ease of use and maintenance
A product sold and serviced from a local dealer
Reasonably high efficiency and low emissions
Bottom Feed technology


I'm thinking she is evolving from the pretty thing to the most practical. Her reaction to understanding the input versus the output actually made her distance herself from the Harman XXV. The pretty thing still may have something to do with the decision, like one black box vs another black box. She has thoroughly vetted the idea of constantly be a bit cold and constantly feeding a stove versus 'pretty'.

We both now have a very good understanding of pellets and the need for quality and the adjustments to match on the stove.

Now the in's and out's of warm air distribution in an old multi level Victorian... I think I'll go lurk on some more threads around the boards, and try to understand the concept of moving cold air to allow warm air to replace it.

 

[GeHmTS]

Whatever you do get a Harman.

 

[Ambient]

Osburn 7000 seems to be the next generation of the Enerzone Euromax. I have found threads on the forum and commentary on the internet. I haven't found anything negative. Maybe I'm being jaded, and not asking the right questions? Some folks show up, buy one, install it, comment on the forum that they love it and we never hear anything else?

Am I taking a step in the right direction ...well here goes. I'm hoping someone is on shore with a rifle to help clear the way or put me out of my misery.

 

[Bioburner]

Good luck, the target size of a the brain of a gator or croc is about that of a peanut

 

[Ambient]

Good luck, the target size of a the brain of a gator or croc is about that of a peanut

Mine might be a bit larger, but just from the paralysis of over analysis.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Maybe getting one of them bloody will do the trick if other ones are nearby, use large caliber rounds, not the puny ones.

I know of one person with an Enerzone and it is the Eurostar and he likes it, I haven't had a chance to chat with him about it in detail. He also runs a Fahrenheit Pellet Furnace and burns wood as well.

 

[Ambient]

OAK ordered

 

[Ambient]

Picked it up today installation tomorrow.....

 

[Big papa]

Well I'll put it this way to get to 50K on the input side of the equation using a very very good pellet requires that you burn over 5.5 pounds an hour and over the course of 24 hours that amounts to 133 pounds of pellets.

If we assume (no comment) that you only need half of that you need at least a nominal 65 pound hopper so that rules out the Accentra.

Now the really big question service when needed and who is going to do the cleaning. If you aren't going to handle the whole job then you have to evaluate the dealers technical ability, reliability, and past performance as any of the remaining units can handle the heating side.

My accentra has a 67 lb hopper?

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

My accentra has a 67 lb hopper?

The guy wants to only have to tend it once a day so he can go fishing or something and his place isn't your place and just so the world understands matters hoppers hold pellets by volume just like everything else about the blasted buckets of parts.

Your hopper can indeed hold 67 pounds it just might not be pellets, lead fishing sinkers comes to mind given the situation, not sure they would burn very well, they might however melt and clog up the ignition system on that stove.

 

[Ambient]

My accentra has a 67 lb hopper?

Our selection has a 125 pound hopper.

 

[Big papa]

Our selection has a 125 pound hopper.

Bigger is always better lol what are you getting

 

[Big papa]

The guy wants to only have to tend it once a day so he can go fishing or something and his place isn't your place and just so the world understands matters hoppers hold pellets by volume just like everything else about the blasted buckets of parts.

Your hopper can indeed hold 67 pounds it just might not be pellets, lead fishing sinkers comes to mind given the situation, not sure they would burn very well, they might however melt and clog up the ignition system on that stove.

You said "you need a nominal 65 lb hopper that rules out the accentra" wondering why? I said mine has a 67 lb hopper?

 

[Big papa]

The guy wants to only have to tend it once a day so he can go fishing or something and his place isn't your place and just so the world understands matters hoppers hold pellets by volume just like everything else about the blasted buckets of parts.

Your hopper can indeed hold 67 pounds it just might not be pellets, lead fishing sinkers comes to mind given the situation, not sure they would burn very well, they might however melt and clog up the ignition system on that stove.

Smokey how many lbs will actually fit in my accentra?

 

[canuck_22]

Congrats, that is a darn good looking stove!

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Smokey how many lbs will actually fit in my accentra?

You want them to be 1 pound notes or larger denominations?

 

[iceguy4]

Your done looking. Wright the check

Welcome to the forum

Yes you're done Its attractive and a good choice. I didn't read the whole thread to see if anyone else posted this but once you go with pellets over wood you will wounder why you waited so long. Unlike wood stoves you will be able to see to your pellet stove on YOUR schedule (to a point) also as for stoking at 4;00am...you wont miss that or the cold mornings when its out and you have to light it. compared to wood...pellets are the bomb

 

[Ambient]

I've updated my sig line and started a product specific thread: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/osburn-7000.141928/

I nervously was up throughout the night, watching for the slightest error, including watching the feed rate of the one bag of pellets used yesterday. I do look forward to sleeping all night.

 

[canuck_22]

I've updated my sig line and started a product specific thread: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/osburn-7000.141928/

I nervously was up throughout the night, watching for the slightest error, including watching the feed rate of the one bag of pellets used yesterday. I do look forward to sleeping all night.

Some pics of your install?

 

[Ambient]

Some pics of your install?

I put a couple in the new thread. I'll get some more today. After the install the wife insisted that we had to clean the room, since we cut sheetrock etc. So, I was given the task of thoroughly cleaning the wooden shades. Then helping move the furniture and the rug so she could shampoo them. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come, I was hoping for more time to go ice fishing.