Recommendations for purchasing a Pellet Stove

[TonyVideo]

It took me a while to tweak the setup of all 3 heat sources. Gas only to keep pipes from freezing a very cold temps. Knowing when and what settings for the stoves took me a while to optimize pellet usage. Ceiling fan in the room with the 68 was a huge benefit with 11' ceilings.

 

[bags]

8 tons last year. Bought 9 this year. What really eats my pellets is single digit or below temps even when using gas 15 min per hour at those temps. I blame that on an old home.

I have 8 tons stocked for this year but thinking 6 will do the trick. Your old house and high ceilings don't help much. I use to live in an 1880's home so I can relate there. I have 5 bags left of the second ton and 12/18 will be exactly 2 months of burning here. So current average is a ton a month. Not too bad considering. Haven't been running the 45 yet though either.

Sorry to deviate off topic.

 

[TonyVideo]

Last year forced me into more pellets the better just in case. Without tweaking I could see burning through 10 ton easily with 2 stoves. Tweaking should be another whole thread.

 

[Boobo0]

Harman/Craigslist...you can't lose

 

[Snowy Rivers]

Depending on how cut up the floor plan is, I would consider 2 smaller stoves instead of one large one.

The issue of breakdowns is a biggy, and they never happen in July when it's warm.

Multiple small to mid size stoves is the ticket in many cases.

Keep your current unit and add a small to mid size unit elsewhere in the house.

You at least then have a backup.

There is not a pellet stove made that will not need something fixed, and it never happens at an opportune time.

The more electronics and fancy gizmos, the more apt there is to have a failure.


Good luck

 

[bags]

Another point and a reason I made the moves I did. Failure rates on Harmans are very, very low. That costs money though. Go visit your friend you quoted and talk it all over.

 

[Big papa]

Depending on how cut up the floor plan is, I would consider 2 smaller stoves instead of one large one.

The issue of breakdowns is a biggy, and they never happen in July when it's warm.

Multiple small to mid size stoves is the ticket in many cases.

Keep your current unit and add a small to mid size unit elsewhere in the house.

You at least then have a backup.

There is not a pellet stove made that will not need something fixed, and it never happens at an opportune time.

The more electronics and fancy gizmos, the more apt there is to have a failure.


Good luck

Yes but a harman is highly rated to not have these issues often. And a harman comes with a nice warranty plus a dealer to help.not all stoves have that,just saying.