Hello All,
First time posting so hopefully I am in the right discussion board. I was going to post in questions, but since I am looking at pellet stoves, I figured this is the right place.
A little background.. Im a city boy and have never dealt with anything like this before, but am always up for learning new things and a challenge. So.. Live in my fiance's (our) house. She has had it for 7 years. It is a 1920's 1 and a half story about 1500 sq ft. Unfinished basement. Not insulated well at all. Old windows ect.. Only plan on being in the house for another 5 years max. Insulated the attic last winter (had no insulation in it) Blew about 2 foot of cellulose up there. New roof this year. Heating bills (natural gas in the city) are running 250-300 a month with the setting on 62 (yes, 62) Which is unacceptable in my eyes. Pay a lot to be cold, not cool. So started researching stoves/inserts recently and it brought me here. I am a research-aholic about everything. Looked at wood first.. but live in the city, already winter, didnt want to look for wood ect. Pellet stove looks to fit the bill. I wanted a self standing unit in the living room, but fiance put the kybosh on that. So, on to a insert. There is a fireplace basically directly in the middle of the house, in the living room were we spend most of our time. Dinning room and kitchen are behind the fireplace. A staircase leading up to the upstairs and the 3 bedrooms is also in the living room with the fireplace. Thats the basic layout, if that makes sense.
Have done a lot of research and see that harman are nice. I am looking at the Harman p35i. Looks nice, looks easy enough to use with a little research. Its expensive, but personally if Im making the investment id rather spend a little more for a better product. Not looking for my house to be a sauna, but something to supplement the heat and slash the heating bill would be nice. Its rated at about 35000 BTU, will that do what I am looking for? Will the heat get upstairs? Venting.. vent all the way up the flue (prolly 25 ft chimney) or stub it off and put a plate in? Price is 2995 for the unit. Said 350 to install everything and he would throw the venting in for that price. (Local dealer) Good price? Also, they have a free ton of pellets in with purchase in november and harman has a $100 gift card right now. I want to do it as quick as possible as to get the most use out of it this winter. Just would appreciate some feedback from people who know what there taking about before I throw down 3500 for a unit.
Thanks in advance.
First time posting so hopefully I am in the right discussion board. I was going to post in questions, but since I am looking at pellet stoves, I figured this is the right place.
A little background.. Im a city boy and have never dealt with anything like this before, but am always up for learning new things and a challenge. So.. Live in my fiance's (our) house. She has had it for 7 years. It is a 1920's 1 and a half story about 1500 sq ft. Unfinished basement. Not insulated well at all. Old windows ect.. Only plan on being in the house for another 5 years max. Insulated the attic last winter (had no insulation in it) Blew about 2 foot of cellulose up there. New roof this year. Heating bills (natural gas in the city) are running 250-300 a month with the setting on 62 (yes, 62) Which is unacceptable in my eyes. Pay a lot to be cold, not cool. So started researching stoves/inserts recently and it brought me here. I am a research-aholic about everything. Looked at wood first.. but live in the city, already winter, didnt want to look for wood ect. Pellet stove looks to fit the bill. I wanted a self standing unit in the living room, but fiance put the kybosh on that. So, on to a insert. There is a fireplace basically directly in the middle of the house, in the living room were we spend most of our time. Dinning room and kitchen are behind the fireplace. A staircase leading up to the upstairs and the 3 bedrooms is also in the living room with the fireplace. Thats the basic layout, if that makes sense.
Have done a lot of research and see that harman are nice. I am looking at the Harman p35i. Looks nice, looks easy enough to use with a little research. Its expensive, but personally if Im making the investment id rather spend a little more for a better product. Not looking for my house to be a sauna, but something to supplement the heat and slash the heating bill would be nice. Its rated at about 35000 BTU, will that do what I am looking for? Will the heat get upstairs? Venting.. vent all the way up the flue (prolly 25 ft chimney) or stub it off and put a plate in? Price is 2995 for the unit. Said 350 to install everything and he would throw the venting in for that price. (Local dealer) Good price? Also, they have a free ton of pellets in with purchase in november and harman has a $100 gift card right now. I want to do it as quick as possible as to get the most use out of it this winter. Just would appreciate some feedback from people who know what there taking about before I throw down 3500 for a unit.
Thanks in advance.
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