We have a Harman Advance Pellet Stove. I have it set to Stove temperature, Setting 5, Igniter Automatic, Feed setting 3.5, Blower high and the temperature in our house won't go above 71 degrees. Am I doing something wrong?
Stove vs. Room Temperature
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ManitobaSky
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Our house is insulated very well. Our house in total is 3600 square feet (2 floors) but just want to heat the first floor.
bogieb
Minister of Fire
There are several things that can affect the temp reading. Stove setting #5 is approximately 75* (give or take - it isn't necessarily exact, but a set point).
The air temp probe is near your stove, so it is measuring warmer air than what is in the general house. Raise your stove temp until your house (where you are recording the 71* at) is where you want it. Or, you cold find a somewhat cooler location for the temp probe to rest at (maybe closer to the rear of the stove). Moving the probe, although it would seem easier, can be frustrating becuase of teeny, tiny air currents that can have an outsized effect on what it reads. Also, it is easy to mistakenly move the probe (pets, kids, cleaning etc).
Your feed rate may not allow for that, so you may need to raise it to 4.0 or higher (I would leave it at 3.5 until you have established that it is not the above issue).
Pellets, in this instance may make a difference. If you are burning middle of the road pellets, you may need to go to hotter pellets (either a SW, or a premium HW like Cubix).
It also depends on where you are measuring your actual air temp at. If it is in another room, in a corner behind the stove, or at the far end of the house, it is natural that it would be cooler there than closer to your stove. I set up a wired thermostat for my stoves. For the main floor stove, it is because I wanted my office at ~69* while I am working there all day. In the basement, there were other considerations (which I won't get into).
The air temp probe is near your stove, so it is measuring warmer air than what is in the general house. Raise your stove temp until your house (where you are recording the 71* at) is where you want it. Or, you cold find a somewhat cooler location for the temp probe to rest at (maybe closer to the rear of the stove). Moving the probe, although it would seem easier, can be frustrating becuase of teeny, tiny air currents that can have an outsized effect on what it reads. Also, it is easy to mistakenly move the probe (pets, kids, cleaning etc).
Your feed rate may not allow for that, so you may need to raise it to 4.0 or higher (I would leave it at 3.5 until you have established that it is not the above issue).
Pellets, in this instance may make a difference. If you are burning middle of the road pellets, you may need to go to hotter pellets (either a SW, or a premium HW like Cubix).
It also depends on where you are measuring your actual air temp at. If it is in another room, in a corner behind the stove, or at the far end of the house, it is natural that it would be cooler there than closer to your stove. I set up a wired thermostat for my stoves. For the main floor stove, it is because I wanted my office at ~69* while I am working there all day. In the basement, there were other considerations (which I won't get into).
What is the temp of the Air coming out of it? Meat Thermometer stuck in. Mine is 160f-220f. I run my Harmon XVV at 3 for Feed Rate and about 70f for 74f in the hallway about 20ft away and Way down the hall in Laundry Room is' about 67. I run Manual Mode, it's just barely tickling over right now. Stove is blowing at 150f. Key to warming way down the hall is some box fans. 2 of them moving cold air to warm air and big ceiling fan in living room blowing downward. In -20f temps stove struggles running max out to do 70f at night.
It's really warm outside for Winter. 32f. Going thru so few pellets this Season. Nice!
It's really warm outside for Winter. 32f. Going thru so few pellets this Season. Nice!
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Feed rate is at 3.5, Stove setting #5 and the thermometer I'm measuring the actual air temp at is in another room. The stove is in the living room and the thermometer is in the kitchen. The air temp probe is behind the stove.
bogieb
Minister of Fire
The temp in another room will always be lower than the room in the stove. My bedrooms are about 64* and bathroom is 66* when my office is at 68-69* (office is closer to where the stove is). If you really want other rooms at a higher temp, then you will need to raise the temp dial until you get that room to the temp you want.