Well, it finally happened - yesterday, our new GF55 Insert was installed! we are about halfway into our first bag of pellets -- i went with the New England pellets, since they didn't get the greatest reviews, and of course, now its about 60 degrees. I can see that we are going to have a fair amount of adjustment time to really get the hang of this. Here are my first impressions -- it looks pretty simple, and ok, but i didn't realize that it was a regular plug-in sort of thing. i guess i was expecting it to be hardwired. I see some folks like having them plugged into a surge protector -- is this the way to go? i will definitely need to come up with a better plug-in situation.
There seems to be some sort of condensation on the inside of the glass - is this normal? I need to do some research about the electronic control panel - the one in the manual is actually an older version than what we have on the stove. Also, i need to understand better what the control on the side is all about -- the damper knob. does this need continual adjustment? My flame seems very low, and from what i can understand in the manual, it should be bigger. The heat output is ok, but so far the flow throughout the house is going to need some help.
So, here's a couple of pictures - one of the overall, one of the glass.
There seems to be some sort of condensation on the inside of the glass - is this normal? I need to do some research about the electronic control panel - the one in the manual is actually an older version than what we have on the stove. Also, i need to understand better what the control on the side is all about -- the damper knob. does this need continual adjustment? My flame seems very low, and from what i can understand in the manual, it should be bigger. The heat output is ok, but so far the flow throughout the house is going to need some help.
So, here's a couple of pictures - one of the overall, one of the glass.