Window mount pellet stove

[Scoop]

I can't wait until they come out with an in-car model.

 

[tjnamtiw]

Great for a garage, if these flop possibly see them going for under $500 in the spring....tempting!!
Looked at the 2 pics of the stove, how do you fill it?, from the outside?, hold 40lbs of pellets

On the Northern Tool site, they have a copy of the installation/operation manual. They also talk about building up a good flat surface for it to rest on plus it appears to have brackets on the sides to secure it.
The question about what happens in a downpour is a good one though. It appears to be sealed out side except for intake and exhaust. At least there won't be the usual OAK/No OAK debate! :lol:

 

[Meneillys]

I can't wait until they come out with an in-car model.

I didnt think about that. My new F350 has a 110 volt power port and a power rear slider. I can put a stove in the bed of the truck and pipe it into the rear window and open/close it depending on how much heat I want. Make me think of Top Gear where they made there own hybrid car and had a smoke stack out the roof.

 

[Panhandler]

I can't wait until they come out with an in-car model.

Don't laugh. In the early 80's there was a guy in Moundsville, WV, about 15 miles from me that had a woodburner in the back of his VW Beetle. Complete with stove pipe out the roof. No joke. No lie. I have witnesses.

 

[rehabbingisgreen]

How is one expected to have 2 inches of clearance from a sidewall?

 

[Boom]

Yes they are UL approved and can be used in an RV, Mobile Home or a small apartment. Retail is $1,799.00 at our Stoveshop. They put out good heat and no chimney is required. I think there will be quite a few folks that will find applications for them.

It is a pretty cool idea not available in Washington or California. :shut: Do they make a version for sliding windows?

While it is mobile home approved the manual says nothing about MOTORhomes or RVs. :roll: From the manual:
"When moving your mobile home, the heater must be removed while the mobile home is being relocated. After relocation, heater may be reinstalled and securely fastened." Guess they don't want a burning stove falling out (into the mobile home) on the highway! :ahhh:

Darn I was dreaming of pellet heat in my Sprinter van conversion! :bug:
Jay

 

[BigBadJohn86]

That sounds pretty crazy to me. I think they could just as easily make a vent kit that went out the window. As far as code, I think it would be a nightmare. I can't see how it would be efficient, and cutting drafts around the stove would be an issue. I am not sure all window frames are equal. If the window framing is made right, this are should be strong. however, I don't want a burning appliance built into my wall, which is what you would have with this. I would love to see a picture. Of course, it could be the most revolutionary thing around.....

Mark

That is an interesting concept there. Just like the rollaround portable dishwashers have a intake and outlet hose with fittings, you could have a rollaround pellet stove with a window blank that has both fresh air and vent hole in it

 

[Scoop]

I can't wait until they come out with an in-car model.

I didnt think about that. My new F350 has a 110 volt power port and a power rear slider. I can put a stove in the bed of the truck and pipe it into the rear window and open/close it depending on how much heat I want. Make me think of Top Gear where they made there own hybrid car and had a smoke stack out the roof.

That would work

 

[blaster668]

That sounds pretty crazy to me. I think they could just as easily make a vent kit that went out the window. As far as code, I think it would be a nightmare. I can't see how it would be efficient, and cutting drafts around the stove would be an issue. I am not sure all window frames are equal. If the window framing is made right, this are should be strong. however, I don't want a burning appliance built into my wall, which is what you would have with this. I would love to see a picture. Of course, it could be the most revolutionary thing around.....

Mark

That is an interesting concept there. Just like the rollaround portable dishwashers have a intake and outlet hose with fittings, you could have a rollaround pellet stove with a window blank that has both fresh air and vent hole in it

I tend to like your idea better

 

[joecool85]

So, has anyone bought one yet?

I'm interested in one of these for in my living room. It would be great supplemental heat to my oil furnace and would also be good in case of loss of power (I could plug the thing into my converter).

They are listed on US Stove's website now btw: (broken link removed to http://usstove.com/proddetail.php?prod=2400)

 

[skidozer]

I would actually love one for my 2 car garage that has enough crap in it to fill a 4 car garage.
I have no free wall space left but do have 3 windows. Just a bit more cash than I want to spend out there right now.

 

[daydreamer]

Here is a video on YouTube of the window mount pellet stove from US Stove.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFetuywsVLw&feature=player_embedded

 

[joecool85]

Here is a video on YouTube of the window mount pellet stove from US Stove.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFetuywsVLw&feature=player_embedded

It actually looks quite nice. Kinda makes me wish I had a few bucks laying around.

 

[Skier76]

Sorry to bump this. Just curious if anyone has any first hand experience with these. There's a local building supply company, just over the state line in New Hampshire that sells these. I'm assuming it's the same make/model, because a Google search yeilds the same one. They're selling it for $999 IIRC...tax free too. At least, that was the price I saw in an ad a few weeks back.

At our weekend place, we heat with a Jotul Castine. In CT, we heat with oil. And it's been running a lot lately. I've been thinking of ways to help offset the oil useage, and in theory, this would fit the bill nicely. I could plop it in a window in the sunroom and it could possibly heat our entire lower living area of our raised ranch. In theory (again), this could pay for itself in sort order if it reduced our oil useage by a tank or so each heating season.

 

[Countryboymo]

Sutherlands had one set up burning outside with a price tag of 1200.00.

 

[ironpony]

I have a 700 sq ft guest house inlaw sweet that my dad lives in
he's 84 and I see this as the perfect solution for the extra warmth
old people like. I would build it into the wall though not to use up
a window and not having to take it out and put it in every year
I think I will keep my eyes open for an end of year sale

 

[Ro3bert]

I read the manual just a few minutes ago. All installation clearences are 0(zero) except enough clearance should be provided to allow easy installation.

Looks to me like pellet hopper is accessed from inside the house.

Weightwise? Couldn't be any worse than some large AC units.

The only thing I saw was the installation guide calls for 2X4 studing, so how about 2X6?

They say "DO NOT USE IN A BEDROOM" bummer.

 

[ironpony]

I also just read the manual and have the same question on 2x6
being thats what the house is framed in
time to e-mail US stove

 

[Skier76]

I looked over some info in the manual as well. Looks like it comes with some shelf like braces. Worse case, you could fab up your own. Or use those premade metal one they sell for large window A/C units.

 

[cncpro]

I can't recall where but I found some disappointing reviews on this unit claiming that the pellet reservoir is poorly designed and the unit effectively runs out of pellets while the hopper is half-full requiring the user to reach in and push the pellets to the back of the hopper and re-start the unit. This has to be done through a small opening with lots of sharp edges.

Great idea but it seems like this stove could be more trouble than it's worth. Maybe version 2.0 will be better ?

 

[joecool85]

I can't recall where but I found some disappointing reviews on this unit claiming that the pellet reservoir is poorly designed and the unit effectively runs out of pellets while the hopper is half-full requiring the user to reach in and push the pellets to the back of the hopper and re-start the unit. This has to be done through a small opening with lots of sharp edges.

Great idea but it seems like this stove could be more trouble than it's worth. Maybe version 2.0 will be better ?

I read the same review, it was on NorthernTool.com. I think the issue is the shape of the unit, they try to have not much of it stick into the house, but the hopper is in the wall and outside of the house. This makes for some cruddy angles and the pellets may not always want to move around properly. That said, I read a handful of really good reviews and that one guy was the only one with feeding problems. I'm wondering if he didn't have the unit level.

 

[P0ZBURN]

i think it sounds a lil bit crazy. it will be quite amusing to see one fall out the window. its a tough call, its probably a really useful idea, with lots of applications for smallish places, but a can imagine a dozen scenarios where theres gonna be something crazy happening. I'll wait for the youtube of someone loading the hopper and it falls out the window and they just continue to pour the pellets out the window and all over the floor.

naw, gotta be UL tested & approved

Funny how in another topic we were discussing how you cannot have your pellet vent terminated to close to a opening window. This thing you can mount it right in?

 

[krooser]

i think it sounds a lil bit crazy. it will be quite amusing to see one fall out the window. its a tough call, its probably a really useful idea, with lots of applications for smallish places, but a can imagine a dozen scenarios where theres gonna be something crazy happening. I'll wait for the youtube of someone loading the hopper and it falls out the window and they just continue to pour the pellets out the window and all over the floor.

naw, gotta be UL tested & approved

Funny how in another topic we were discussing how you cannot have your pellet vent terminated to close to a opening window. This thing you can mount it right in?

Yep... I wonder how those over zealous inspectors would handle that...

 

[Skier76]

I can't recall where but I found some disappointing reviews on this unit claiming that the pellet reservoir is poorly designed and the unit effectively runs out of pellets while the hopper is half-full requiring the user to reach in and push the pellets to the back of the hopper and re-start the unit. This has to be done through a small opening with lots of sharp edges.

Great idea but it seems like this stove could be more trouble than it's worth. Maybe version 2.0 will be better ?

I read the same review, it was on NorthernTool.com. I think the issue is the shape of the unit, they try to have not much of it stick into the house, but the hopper is in the wall and outside of the house. This makes for some cruddy angles and the pellets may not always want to move around properly. That said, I read a handful of really good reviews and that one guy was the only one with feeding problems. I'm wondering if he didn't have the unit level.

The northerntool.com reviews were interesting; I think there were only 3? 2 seemed to really like it, one didn't. One guy mentioned there wasn't anything in the manual about leveling the unit. I'm wondering if it has to be perfectly level...or maybe tilted back a bit so the pellets feed correctly. Hopefully, more people will post some reviews.

 

[tjnamtiw]

I can't recall where but I found some disappointing reviews on this unit claiming that the pellet reservoir is poorly designed and the unit effectively runs out of pellets while the hopper is half-full requiring the user to reach in and push the pellets to the back of the hopper and re-start the unit. This has to be done through a small opening with lots of sharp edges.

Great idea but it seems like this stove could be more trouble than it's worth. Maybe version 2.0 will be better ?

So why is the feeding problem any different than every Quad Sante Fe and Castile insert made? I polished, waxed, sprayed and blessed my hoppers and still only half of the pellets go down to the auger without a push. If that's the only problem, I can make a small pusher. I wonder if a vibrator mounted to the hopper and triggered once a minute would solve the problem. As long as it doesn't get all the sheet metal rattling.