Well...
Looks like stove is still "a work in progress."
Spent the morning on the phone with Tech Support at US Stove. After trying several different things, they believe the controller board may be faulty on my stove. They are sending one (overnight I think) to swap ou the bad one.
Quick note: If you want to adjust the threshold for the Draft Fan on a 5500M, just hold down the draft fan up and the aux up simultaneously..this will change the higher threshold. Press on when you have it set to what you want. Repeat for the lower threshold by holding down Draft Fan down and Aux down.
We'll see!
Showing posts with label Pellet Stove. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pellet Stove. Show all posts
Oct 24, 2011
Oct 20, 2011
Day one of Stove use
So far, the stove is working wonderfully. The vent system is doing what it should: Venting the smoke out of the house!
The Stove is current set on HR-1, or Low heat. Current temperature outside: 51 degrees. Current temp inside: 82 downstairs, 78 upstairs. At these temperatures in the spring/fall last year, we were struggling to keep the downstairs at 67 and the upstairs at 68. Even then, the Boiler was running pretty much non-stop.
I plan to keep a log of when I add a bag to the stove, and the temperature range for the day, and Stove heat setting to help track of usage to plan for next year and see how we do.
We spent Just under $975 on Pellets. The stove, heat board and pipe work was about $1375, and another $55 for caulk and drywall. We just purchased a gate for $43. That puts the total cost of the Stove installation at around $2448.
According to NYSERDA, the current cost of Fuel oil is $3.65 per gallon, up from $2.79 last year. That puts us at around $730 to fill our tank. Last year, we went through around 800 gallons. ( I'll have to check that number...).
If the prices stay at $3.65, that would mean a cost of $2920 to to heat our house at the 67/68 degree mark through winter. That means, this year we'll spend about $472 LESS than we would have just using Fuel Oil, and have a house that will be warmer. I'll keep an eye on the price of Fuel Oil, and at the end of the month, I'll take the average price and compare to our usage last year. We went through almost a tank a month during December, January, February, and March. November and April were partial, so we'll say another tank. that's a Total of around 4 Fills. I'm not expecting this installation to pay for itself in one year, but it just might.
Here's a link to the picture gallery:
The Stove is current set on HR-1, or Low heat. Current temperature outside: 51 degrees. Current temp inside: 82 downstairs, 78 upstairs. At these temperatures in the spring/fall last year, we were struggling to keep the downstairs at 67 and the upstairs at 68. Even then, the Boiler was running pretty much non-stop.
I plan to keep a log of when I add a bag to the stove, and the temperature range for the day, and Stove heat setting to help track of usage to plan for next year and see how we do.
We spent Just under $975 on Pellets. The stove, heat board and pipe work was about $1375, and another $55 for caulk and drywall. We just purchased a gate for $43. That puts the total cost of the Stove installation at around $2448.
According to NYSERDA, the current cost of Fuel oil is $3.65 per gallon, up from $2.79 last year. That puts us at around $730 to fill our tank. Last year, we went through around 800 gallons. ( I'll have to check that number...).
If the prices stay at $3.65, that would mean a cost of $2920 to to heat our house at the 67/68 degree mark through winter. That means, this year we'll spend about $472 LESS than we would have just using Fuel Oil, and have a house that will be warmer. I'll keep an eye on the price of Fuel Oil, and at the end of the month, I'll take the average price and compare to our usage last year. We went through almost a tank a month during December, January, February, and March. November and April were partial, so we'll say another tank. that's a Total of around 4 Fills. I'm not expecting this installation to pay for itself in one year, but it just might.
Here's a link to the picture gallery:
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Oct 10, 2011
Hopefully Soon...
This post will be replaced by a post entitled: "Stove Update: It Passed!"
I hope the Fire Marshal shows up tomorrow, as I haven't heard back from the messages left on Friday, but initially, we had setup tomorrow as the inspection day.
I've met all the requirements to the best of my knowledge...but I guess I'll find out if that's enough :)
I hope the Fire Marshal shows up tomorrow, as I haven't heard back from the messages left on Friday, but initially, we had setup tomorrow as the inspection day.
I've met all the requirements to the best of my knowledge...but I guess I'll find out if that's enough :)
Oct 5, 2011
Stove woes
Well,
We were close.
Fire Marshal stopped by today and said the stove was too low, by about .5"
Need a slightly thicker pad, and to rework the hole.
Looks like my weekend will busy!
Rented a reciprocating saw to make sure this goes super fast.
We were close.
Fire Marshal stopped by today and said the stove was too low, by about .5"
Need a slightly thicker pad, and to rework the hole.
Looks like my weekend will busy!
Rented a reciprocating saw to make sure this goes super fast.
Sep 24, 2011
Home projects: Heating!
This is my inaugural post in regards to home improvement projects.
Our first "Major" project will be to replace our Fuel-Oil based heating with a Wood Pellet Stove. Initially, we looked into having it done by a local resource. Unfortunately, the cost was almost 4 times the cost of doing it myself. Considering the specifications as to what needs to be done is all online or included with the stove, I'm going to take a stab at doing it myself.
On Thursday, I talked with the Fire Marshall about the prospect of doing this myself. He said that most people, if they take the time to read the instructions/UL requirements, can do this themselves. Once we are done with the installation, we just have to give the building office a call and they will verify our work. Feeling confident, I told him that Robyn would be down to pickup the permit the next day. $25 later, we have a piece of paper that says we can do it!
We picked up the King/Ashley 5500m Pellet Stove from our local TSC on sale. We also picked up the vent kit as well. This thing is a Beast! I'll post pictures of it tomorrow, after I have a few friends over to help get the darn thing out of my truck!
So, here we go!
Our first "Major" project will be to replace our Fuel-Oil based heating with a Wood Pellet Stove. Initially, we looked into having it done by a local resource. Unfortunately, the cost was almost 4 times the cost of doing it myself. Considering the specifications as to what needs to be done is all online or included with the stove, I'm going to take a stab at doing it myself.
On Thursday, I talked with the Fire Marshall about the prospect of doing this myself. He said that most people, if they take the time to read the instructions/UL requirements, can do this themselves. Once we are done with the installation, we just have to give the building office a call and they will verify our work. Feeling confident, I told him that Robyn would be down to pickup the permit the next day. $25 later, we have a piece of paper that says we can do it!
We picked up the King/Ashley 5500m Pellet Stove from our local TSC on sale. We also picked up the vent kit as well. This thing is a Beast! I'll post pictures of it tomorrow, after I have a few friends over to help get the darn thing out of my truck!
So, here we go!
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