I have 2,300 sq. ft. - my house is also VERY well insulated ( I have electric-baseboard heat!! so tons of insulation ). I have only burned this past season and didn't have a problem with keeping everything warm with burning Barefoot pellets.I do have a question for u boomer how much space do u heat w ur accentra. And how often do u routine clean ur stove with ur pellet choice
This is a wonderful site for all those types of questionsThanks for info haven't even used mine to heat yet so asking all the "you will see or find out" questions I guess. My home is just under 2000 square feet new windows doors and insulation although still have some work in some areas tightening up the house I think things will go well this winter considering the size difference between our homes.
I have 2,300 sq. ft. - my house is also VERY well insulated ( I have electric-baseboard heat!! so tons of insulation ). I have only burned this past season and didn't have a problem with keeping everything warm with burning Barefoot pellets.
Since I started later in the season and with the really cold weather starting, i.e. had the stove running 'higher' than if having started in the not-as-cold October days, my routine started out as a thorough cleaning 1x per week.
Example... turning off the machine, emptying out ash pan, cleaning/scrapping out burn pot - never had 'clinkers' maybe because of quality of pellet - and brushing off/taking out baffles, the exhaust blower cover and that other stove-width cover 'thingy' along the bottom.
When getting the stove cleaned out by the technician this summer, I explained to him my weekly routine and he said what I performed weekly was more of a monthly cleaning! HOWEVER - I did noticed that the stove would throw out a little more heat with a weekly cleaning like that. Also using that procedure (and those pellets), the ash pan was filled to capacity.
(Stove set as follows: FEED RATE #3 / STOVE TEMP MODE between #3 - #4 and running 24/7)
Of course when we hit sub-zero temps in CT - something rare for us - the side with the pellet stove would be 72/70 - 68/66 other side.... then upstairs would be 60, but that was on those rare days. Normally if temps outside were 15-20 low / 25-30 high, temps would be 72 - 69 - 64.
$215.00 How do you like them?Just curios how much did u pay per ton for your pellets since I buy the same brand
Haven't used them but for a test burn but have talked to some people who have they say their the best around if that helps and I paid $188 a ton in May so try to stock up in spring you'll get a better price$215.00 How do you like them?
Haven't used them but for a test burn but have talked to some people who have they say their the best around if that helps and I paid $188 a ton in May so try to stock up in spring you'll get a better price
I could dump that often.. but even at a 'higher' setting (FEED RATE 3 / STOVE TEMP 3 - 4), I can go for an entire week before emptying. (maybe because I was using a relatively 'lower' ash type of pellet??) I'm hope that will still be the case when I finish burning my Barefoot and attack my stacks of LaCrete.... to be determined around December or soThe only thing I would recommend is pulling ash pan every 3-4 days to dump (galvanized steel trash can in garage) bit I do a similar cleaning on weekly basis.
I'll let u know how the as is with my pellets to see how they compare when we start burningI could dump that often.. but even at a 'higher' setting (FEED RATE 3 / STOVE TEMP 3 - 4), I can go for an entire week before emptying. (maybe because I was using a relatively 'lower' ash type of pellet??) I'm hope that will still be the case when I finish burning my Barefoot and attack my stacks of LaCrete.... to be determined around December or so![]()
I may pay a little less since I pick theses pellets up from the company that makes them myself they are located about 25 miles from my home I pick up 3tons at a timeDealer here said the best price he had was 209.00 a few months ago.... perhaps a better deal somewhere else.
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