ECO-65 1st impressions

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Hummmm about the door gasket??, hard to believe it's warp but who knows, maybe take a straight edge
and put it on the face of the stove with the door open to verify for sure if it is indeed warped...
I did it and yes, the metal face is actually warped ! Stupid question: How do you controlled the temp ? And I suppose that even if you ptu it on high, the stove should be able to take it ! Presently, my stove runs for about an hour before my house get warm.... Tks for your help !
 
I did it and yes, the metal face is actually warped ! Stupid question: How do you controlled the temp ? And I suppose that even if you ptu it on high, the stove should be able to take it ! Presently, my stove runs for about an hour before my house get warm.... Tks for your help !
If no modification was made to it, I would believe that it should take it, I would think that if for any reason
the the temperature is too high that high temp sensor would simply shut it off....
 
It might be in the in the newer software, You must press both at once and hold for 2-3 seconds, not one then the other for example. Rayterio I will send you a PM later tonight...
 
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If no modification was made to it, I would believe that it should take it, I would think that if for any reason
the the temperature is too high that high temp sensor would simply shut it off....
No, no mode was made to it and this is the third stove I am getting from Drolet that had this problem.... Did you ever put yours at max heating level and get a temp reading at the top of your door with your thermometer?
 
No, no mode was made to it and this is the third stove I am getting from Drolet that had this problem.... Did you ever put yours at max heating level and get a temp reading at the top of your door with your thermometer?


No panic Rayterio I have a soltuion for this issue, no need to get another stove. Its late I will talk to you about it tomorrow.
 
No, no mode was made to it and this is the third stove I am getting from Drolet that had this problem.... Did you ever put yours at max heating level and get a temp reading at the top of your door with your thermometer?
Third one Ouchhhh....As for the Max and temperature, never ran it for extended period of time at level 6 so I cannot tell
 
No panic Rayterio I have a soltuion for this issue, no need to get another stove. Its late I will talk to you about it tomorrow.
OK Tks a million hyfire. I was looking at the Harman PF100 because I want a stove that can be ducted. The only thin gis that my wife does not like the look of it because it would be sitting in a future family room downstairs.. and I do not blame her !!LOL
I was thinking of putting it in the garage and duct the air intake into my house... just thoughts and maybe a future project depending what Drolet will do for this stove because the face will need to be replaced I guess!
Tks man !
 
OK Tks a million hyfire. I was looking at the Harman PF100 because I want a stove that can be ducted. The only thin gis that my wife does not like the look of it because it would be sitting in a future family room downstairs.. and I do not blame her !!LOL
I was thinking of putting it in the garage and duct the air intake into my house... just thoughts and maybe a future project depending what Drolet will do for this stove because the face will need to be replaced I guess!
Tks man !

Keep it in the house, the radiant heat will provide extra heatng.
 
Unplug the stove and plug it back in, it will flash the number..

Ahhhh...Thanks. Now I know what that means. The manual that comes with the stove is pretty vague.
 
As a Xmas gift here are some thermal shots of the Eco-65, not to good with the IR camera settings yet , I should have not adjusted them, but its still interesting..

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My eco-65 is working overtime fighting off the cold, its keeping up well, I will have to delay my cleaning, the magnehelic is still showing good airflow for now....still hovering around -.30-.35 " W.c
 
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The Magnehelic started to show a but funky last few days, dropped down to .27-28, I knew something was up, so I decided to look at the flue, to my shocking suprise this is what I found in the horizontal section of my flue. Special thanks to board member VIBEbrator for giving me the heads up on the her horizontal being almost plugged up, gave me the idea also to check mine, and the magnehelic did help too.

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The Magnehelic started to show a but funky last few days, dropped down to .27-28, I knew something was up, so I decided to look at the flue, to my shocking suprise this is what I found in the horizontal section of my flue. Special thanks to board member VIBEbrator for giving me the heads up on the her horizontal being almost plugged up, gave me the idea also to check mine, and the magnehelic did help too.

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I really was surprised how much debris was in there. Gotta love good phone cameras.
 
The Magnehelic started to show a but funky last few days, dropped down to .27-28, I knew something was up, so I decided to look at the flue, to my shocking suprise this is what I found in the horizontal section of my flue. Special thanks to board member VIBEbrator for giving me the heads up on the her horizontal being almost plugged up, gave me the idea also to check mine, and the magnehelic did help too.

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That is the horizontal going thru the wall isn't it????
After how many bags???

Surely keeping an eye on my Magnehelic, very usefull....
 
That is the horizontal going thru the wall isn't it????
After how many bags???

Surely keeping an eye on my Magnehelic, very usefull....


I would say approx 80 bags, of granulaco's. I'm about ready to do the full stove cleaning next...Yes this goes through the wall, its only 2 feet long, however when I designed the system I put in a double T to make sure I can clean the horizontal with no issues.
 
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