How long does a Pellet stove take to heat up a whole house ( 1900 sq feet )? I was told it takes 24 hours on the initial start but to maintain its doesn't take much at all, is this true?
Just got my pellet stove installed!
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Tedinski
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I'm betting it would depend on a bunch of factors.
My stove will bring my 1000 square foot house up to 68 (from low to mid fifties) in about an hour and a half.
My stove will bring my 1000 square foot house up to 68 (from low to mid fifties) in about an hour and a half.
P38X2
Minister of Fire
P38X2
Minister of Fire
Nice. I think most of us would be happy with pics of the stove, burning or not
You could just be burning oil and saying u got a pellet stove just to be cool 
You know the policy here, right?
P38X2
Minister of Fire
Looks nice. Very clean and I like the BIG glass. Better not let imacman see that pic without being plugged into a surge suppressor.
P38X2
Minister of Fire
I'm not really sure. I went from oil/baseboard to wood pellets. The house was already warm and the wall was only open for a few minutes to get the thimble in. After that, I cranked the stove to cure the paint, forcing me to open many windows to get the smoke out. Good thing I don't have neighbors close by as my smoke alarms were doing their thing.
With my old P38, I'd say if the house was 60/60, it would take about 4 hours to get it to 70/67. I now have a P68 and would say it would take about half that amount of time.
It all depends on your stove output, house layout and insulation.
With my old P38, I'd say if the house was 60/60, it would take about 4 hours to get it to 70/67. I now have a P68 and would say it would take about half that amount of time.
It all depends on your stove output, house layout and insulation.
Looks great, I just installed the same stove last week. I like the logs, might have to get them for mine.
EastMtn
Burning Hunk
- May 19, 2013
- 205
Nice choice and a clean install.
This is like watching preseason football. The pellet stove installs are increasing. The winter stashes are starting to fill like stadium seats. Those that have are taking out the damp rid and doing their hopper-fill warm up exercises. Forum participants are sitting on the sidelines like analysts debating on whether to manual or auto....OAK or not OAK. I'm getting all choked up..
This is like watching preseason football. The pellet stove installs are increasing. The winter stashes are starting to fill like stadium seats. Those that have are taking out the damp rid and doing their hopper-fill warm up exercises. Forum participants are sitting on the sidelines like analysts debating on whether to manual or auto....OAK or not OAK. I'm getting all choked up.
.First of all, welcome to the forum.
Secondly, whoever told you that a pellet stove will heat your whole house wasn't telling you the complete truth. Pellet stoves are room heaters. Yes, the heat will always spill over into adjacent rooms, and it might heat most of your home, but then again, it may not.
Many people have them installed in their basements, thinking that since heat rises, it will go all the way up and heat everything. Sometimes it works, most of the time not.
And just because the stove manufacturer claims it will heat "up to 2200 sq. ft", or something like that, doesn't mean it will. That figure is a "best case, perfect world" statement.
And yes, as someone above mentioned, you DO need to get a good quality surge protector on that power plug.....the electronics on these expensive stoves don't like surges & spikes.
Secondly, whoever told you that a pellet stove will heat your whole house wasn't telling you the complete truth. Pellet stoves are room heaters. Yes, the heat will always spill over into adjacent rooms, and it might heat most of your home, but then again, it may not.
Many people have them installed in their basements, thinking that since heat rises, it will go all the way up and heat everything. Sometimes it works, most of the time not.
And just because the stove manufacturer claims it will heat "up to 2200 sq. ft", or something like that, doesn't mean it will. That figure is a "best case, perfect world" statement.
And yes, as someone above mentioned, you DO need to get a good quality surge protector on that power plug.....the electronics on these expensive stoves don't like surges & spikes.
St_Earl
Minister of Fire
most people who use the stove as sole source of heat also employ some means of distributing the heat throughout the house.
i.e. fans. and the fan topic and best technique is a topic almost as written about as the OAK topic.
we heat our whole house with the PS50. but it's only 924 sq. feet. and with the narrow layout, the back bedroom needs the fans to get the heat it needs.
there are people who heat substantially larger homes with only pellet heat.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...on-but-i-still-need-to-understand-why.113402/
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...-fan-to-heat-another-room.93997/#post-1238212
you will most likely get around to the OAK topic too. (outside air kit)
there are new OAK threads at east every month.
this is merely the latest one -
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/to-oak-or-not-to-oak.115642/
it is generally agreed that an OAK increases the heating effect by allowing the stove to draw it's combustion air from a dedicated direct line in from outside rather than by drawing in home air that has already been heated (and blowing said heated air out the flue) as well as pulling cold air in from every crack or leak in the home's structure.
from your pic, it appears an oak could go behind the stove and not mess up the visual look of your room at all.
cutting another hole in one's house puts some folks off. it's really no big deal.
but maybe sit with the stove for a while and judge what kind of cold drafts you are getting as the stove pulls combustion air in.
lots of folks went to the OAK after a season or two.
proper home insulation and reducing air infiltration are essential too.
and are the best bang for the buck no matter how you heat.
from everything i hear, the CB1200 "heats like the sun". you should be able to do very well with it.
tripp lite makes great surge suppressors. but there are other good brands too.
i.e. fans. and the fan topic and best technique is a topic almost as written about as the OAK topic.
we heat our whole house with the PS50. but it's only 924 sq. feet. and with the narrow layout, the back bedroom needs the fans to get the heat it needs.
there are people who heat substantially larger homes with only pellet heat.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...on-but-i-still-need-to-understand-why.113402/
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...-fan-to-heat-another-room.93997/#post-1238212
you will most likely get around to the OAK topic too. (outside air kit)
there are new OAK threads at east every month.
this is merely the latest one -
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/to-oak-or-not-to-oak.115642/
it is generally agreed that an OAK increases the heating effect by allowing the stove to draw it's combustion air from a dedicated direct line in from outside rather than by drawing in home air that has already been heated (and blowing said heated air out the flue) as well as pulling cold air in from every crack or leak in the home's structure.
from your pic, it appears an oak could go behind the stove and not mess up the visual look of your room at all.
cutting another hole in one's house puts some folks off. it's really no big deal.
but maybe sit with the stove for a while and judge what kind of cold drafts you are getting as the stove pulls combustion air in.
lots of folks went to the OAK after a season or two.
proper home insulation and reducing air infiltration are essential too.
and are the best bang for the buck no matter how you heat.
from everything i hear, the CB1200 "heats like the sun". you should be able to do very well with it.
tripp lite makes great surge suppressors. but there are other good brands too.
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Kind of on the subject here, I've considered a UPS instead of just a surge protector for my stove. Anyone use one? Or would the battery be too small to be worthwhile in a power outage?
St_Earl
Minister of Fire
the stock UPS units are just to keep the stove running a short time to clear the smoke after the power goes out.
if you have a good vertical rise for draft, chances are good it will clear itself.
if you have a good vertical rise for draft, chances are good it will clear itself.
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EastMtn
Burning Hunk
- May 19, 2013
- 205
If you want to run the pellet stove off a UPS get one with pure sine wave modulation. Typically a computer UPS will have pure sine wave and offer up to 2hrs or power. Like St Earl said they provide safe shutdown so the smoke can evacuate. Larger ones will hook up to marine batteries and the stove will run as long as you have battery power.
AIMS makes one. The SF707 and SF709 formerly owned by Surefire have stove and pump specific designs.
http://www.secamerica.com/products/backups/index.php
http://pellethead.com/categories/Stove-Accessories/Electrical-Accessories/
tjnamtiw
Minister of Fire
Beautiful but too darn cleanHere's my stove.
! And you'll regret those darn falsie logs! It just makes cleaning twice as hard. I know because I have TWO SETS just to keep the wife happy until she had to clean the stove. Now they are up in the attic! ha ha ha. Nice installation though.- Status
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