Hello all. Im trying to find out whether my Mt Vernon insert's burn rate is consistent with what you guys are seeing. To test, I put my Mt Vernon on 70 degrees and turned off my propane furnace. Since the Mt Vernon can't get the house over 66 degrees in this weather in Virginia, the mt Vernon has been running full blast on heat output 5, flame level 3, normal elevation, wood pellet setting and actually using Turman premium wood pellets. The stove is 2 weeks old with no OAK and I cleaned it thoroughly yesterday. Under this scenario (which causes the stove to run in Manual High the whole time), I'm burning 1 bag of Turman premiums every 8.5 hours, or just under 3 bags/day. Is that typical for running on manual high?
If I extrapolate that across everyday this month, i calculate my monthly heating bill at $502 per month. That's 3 bags/day * 30 days * $5.58 per bag of Turmans (when bought by the ton). That seems high but maybe I had unrealistic expectations for the cost savings of doing a pellet stove over using a high efficiency propane furnace.
If I extrapolate that across everyday this month, i calculate my monthly heating bill at $502 per month. That's 3 bags/day * 30 days * $5.58 per bag of Turmans (when bought by the ton). That seems high but maybe I had unrealistic expectations for the cost savings of doing a pellet stove over using a high efficiency propane furnace.