Weird pellet need...low ash but only "Medium ish" heat..ideas?

[gnatt66]

Hello...long time lurker, first time poster. I have a cheap-a** Tractor Supply US stove 5500m. Has been great so far. My Dilemma: my house is smallish so when i run good pellets like barefoots and cubex it totally cooks me out. I have my stove on low and the auger turned down to as low as 1.2..which is super slow.

but me/my stove hates big box pellets. because it never comes off low (only variations of auger speeds below the default low) it can get a pretty ugly burn pot after a couple days with green supreme/TSC flavor of the week type stuff.

is there a really clean burning low ash pellet that doesnt have that killer blast of heat?

if i have to i'll mix but...what a pain.

 

[Bioburner]

I probably am burning what you want right now BUT I'm in Minnesnowta don't cha know. Maybe get a nice smaller stove instead of that big barn heater.

 

[gnatt66]

I probably am burning what you want right now BUT I'm in Minnesnowta don't cha know. Maybe get a nice smaller stove instead of that big barn heater.

yeah..i hear that. we rent and we plan to leave the stove and new to pellets so we didnt want to go all out. i think i'll try the energex blend again. problem being they are tiny pellets so they fill the auger very well and can get super warm too.

 

[Woody1911a1]

buy a thermostat ? just a thought

 

[gnatt66]

buy a thermostat ? just a thought

the thermostats just go from setting 1-5. im already below the low setting.

just a small raised ranch approx 32x45 feet. walk out basement, etc.

 

[Woody1911a1]

huh ? therms turn your stove on and off on auto/off setting and down to low on hi/low . does your stove have an auto/off setting ?

 

[gnatt66]

stolen from Smokey the Bear on this very forum.

That stove runs in high/low mode IIRC.

Which means you set the maximum firing rate at the controls and then the thermostat will fire at that rate until set point and then the stove is returned to maintain fire mode (the lowest firing rate).

 

[Bioburner]

Depending on how long you stay there you may be warm but you probably wont get a payback on the stove install. Some stoves idle very high btu output. I have an old stove that is 2k btu more than my normal use. New stove is 8k and my normal need is about 13k. Thank you Harman for smart temperature control keeping things at a nice steady toasty 71

 

[altmartion]

huh ? therms turn your stove on and off on auto/off setting and down to low on hi/low . does your stove have an auto/off setting ?

not all stoves do on/off.
my last stove was a constant run and actually could not handle pure hard wood pellets. it was always bumping limit. so I started using a blend. "curan" I think was the brand. they were decent. northern is another brand. have you tried soft pellets and mixing in some cherry pits or something?