Ready For Another Season

[jtakeman]

They do... Its called a PB-105

I don't think it'l fit where my water heater sits!

You into smokes stash again?

 

[hockeypuck]

Much easier to turn the pellet stove on than to start a fire.. I think I am going to like this pellet thing.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Much easier to turn the pellet stove on than to start a fire.. I think I am going to like this pellet thing.

Remember that when the igniter goes on that pellet stove.

 

[bbfarm]

my better half is whiney already too. He wants to run the stove every night so we don't have to cap the vent again until heating season. sure honey, you buy the pellets.

I refuse to turn on the heat yet at least until mid to end of october.

 

[sante fe]

Glad to see the activity again in the forum.Great time of year.Took my window shaker out
today no more need for that. Looks like 39 tonight

 

[hockeypuck]

Remember that when the igniter goes on that pellet stove.

I agree, but from what i have read it is a cheap part for my stove. I guess as you get older you start to value your time a little more.

 

[earl764]

I can do the whole place on pellets. 1664 square feet. Pellet insert in a center chimney cape. There no "far ends" to this house.

Forced air oil furnace is set to 58 degrees as a backup in case the pellet stove fails.

Hot water is oil, but the burner is pretty efficient. Although if oil keeps going up electric hot water may look quite attractive.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

I agree, but from what i have read it is a cheap part for my stove. I guess as you get older you start to value your time a little more.

Well I'm older and when your igniter goes you will discover that it takes time and an aid to light the stove manually and it takes time (and sometimes being a contortionist) to replace the igniter.

My stove usually only gets shut down once a week. I usually run on hi/low for the season.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Snip ...
Hot water is oil, but the burner is pretty efficient. Although if oil keeps going up electric hot water may look quite attractive.

I keep looking at that and so far it is a no go and from what I'm seeing there is a very good possibility that the electric bill is going to skyrocket shortly as well.

 

[DexterDay]

I refuse to turn on the heat yet at least until mid to end of october.

Wow..... Its gonna be 38° (possibly colder) tonight. Our Quad has ran several times now. Just lit the first Wood Fire of the season.... Its easier to burn pellets. But easier on my pocket to burn wood

Once the kindling burns down, I have 8 good splits of Cherry to load it up with. . . .

Gotta love Fire

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Wow..... Its gonna be 38° (possibly colder) tonight. Our Quad has ran several times now. Just lit the first Wood Fire of the season.... Its easier to burn pellets. But easier on my pocket to burn wood

Once the kindling burns down, I have 8 good splits of Cherry to load it up with. . . .

Gotta love Fire

Too early and with all of that kindling you shouldn't need to load anything else in the stove until January 1, 2013.

 

[hockeypuck]

I can do the whole place on pellets. 1664 square feet. Pellet insert in a center chimney cape. There no "far ends" to this house.

Forced air oil furnace is set to 58 degrees as a backup in case the pellet stove fails.

Hot water is oil, but the burner is pretty efficient. Although if oil keeps going up electric hot water may look quite attractive.

Pending on what you are paying for oil and how efficient your system is.. it might already be worth putting an electric hot water heater in. I have direct hot water off of a hot start boiler...burn 20 to 25 gallons for dhw a month. My wife and I ,with kids at 10,7 and 2.. not exactly tons of hot water being used. It is a wash right now to go to electric. Thinking about doing it just to tell the oil guy to shove off...

 

[smoke show]

You into smokes stash again?

I don't mind sharing. just sayn...

 

[sante fe]

I won't start the stove until mid october

 

[jtakeman]

I don't mind sharing. just sayn...

What a pal!

Now if dex can box up some of that heat and send it my way? I won't have to start my stove for another month!

Mrs. is now in sweats, It could be any day for me. I got me a helmet this year, Hope it ease's the pain some! Holden out as long as I can.

 

[imacman]

I won't start the stove until mid october

Ditto

 

[imacman]

....Mrs. is now in sweats, It could be any day for me. I got me a helmet this year, Hope it ease's the pain some!.....

Not if SHE went and got a bigger fryin pan.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

There's a fry pan bigger than the one that does a million eggs at once?

 

[rich2500]

my stoves ready to go also,took it outside this weekend and blew it out with the leafblower,repainted the outside,installed new conbustion blower,new convection blower,2 new auger motors(from CSH,see how they hold up)two new auger bearings and replaced the burnpot gasket.

 

[sante fe]

my stoves ready to go also,took it outside this weekend and blew it out with the leafblower,repainted the outside,installed new conbustion blower,new convection blower,2 new auger motors(from CSH,see how they hold up)two new auger bearings and replaced the burnpot gasket.

Rich, Sounds like you've been overhauled, haha

 

[rich2500]

Rich, Sounds like you've been overhauled, haha

yup