After getting the new P43 installed early this month, I've spent a few nights running the stove in stove temp mode over night to take the chill off in the house. I find it works pretty well. The warmer fall temps can usually maintain a decent temperature inside until 6 or 7 pm, when I turn the stove on again. Unfortunately my pellet usage is much higher than I expected. I'll include the details in a moment.
I was expecting to burn around .75 ~ 1.15 pounds per hour on the lowest "stove temp" setting. Unfortunately I'm burning through roughly 1.33 bags of pellets per day, or 2.22 pounds per hour. I'm averaging about 17 ~ 18 hour burn times (including 2 quick startups) with the Green Supreme pellets. I feel the stove is running too warm for the desired settings.
The Feed rate is usually at 3 or 4. The Distribution Blower is set to the lowest possible setting, and Temp Dial is set to one. I've messed with the dials and such to try to improve the burn rate, but so far nothing has provided a positive outcome. I did notice that the combustion motor speed (draft) control was set to high. I tried setting that half-way to see if it would help.
I believe I have a good flame, judging by the comments I've read in other forums. The flame varies between a healthy taller burn, and then tapers off to a burn within the pot. The auger kicks in, and the cycle repeats.
I don't have extra pellets in the ash pan, and the ash looks a good mix of grey, black, and white. I'm pretty confused at this point. I'm wondering if the logic board, or the temp dial is off. I feel that I should be getting less heat and pellet usage out of the stove. I've also read other posts, where users with similar stoves had much lower burn rates.
Lastly (I'm not sure if this affects it), but the exhaust vent is only a horizontal pipe that's about 4' long or so (extending from the stove outside).
I was expecting to burn around .75 ~ 1.15 pounds per hour on the lowest "stove temp" setting. Unfortunately I'm burning through roughly 1.33 bags of pellets per day, or 2.22 pounds per hour. I'm averaging about 17 ~ 18 hour burn times (including 2 quick startups) with the Green Supreme pellets. I feel the stove is running too warm for the desired settings.
The Feed rate is usually at 3 or 4. The Distribution Blower is set to the lowest possible setting, and Temp Dial is set to one. I've messed with the dials and such to try to improve the burn rate, but so far nothing has provided a positive outcome. I did notice that the combustion motor speed (draft) control was set to high. I tried setting that half-way to see if it would help.
I believe I have a good flame, judging by the comments I've read in other forums. The flame varies between a healthy taller burn, and then tapers off to a burn within the pot. The auger kicks in, and the cycle repeats.
I don't have extra pellets in the ash pan, and the ash looks a good mix of grey, black, and white. I'm pretty confused at this point. I'm wondering if the logic board, or the temp dial is off. I feel that I should be getting less heat and pellet usage out of the stove. I've also read other posts, where users with similar stoves had much lower burn rates.
Lastly (I'm not sure if this affects it), but the exhaust vent is only a horizontal pipe that's about 4' long or so (extending from the stove outside).