Drolet Heatpro

Hot shot said:

the furnace come with an adjustable height plenum witch is not a must use you can adapt a plenum to your duct work. 2nd PSG is a division of SBI (SBI didn't copy PSG they own them ) . THIS is not an argument .Just look at the bottom of the page on there site . it is the same furnace with a different outer shell . heat pro comes with the blower motor assembly while Max caddy blower assembly is sold seperatly .
this is a great site and useful info and good topic's Good job u all

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Thanks HS, welcome to Hearth! Do you have one or how do you know so much about it?

I just got my heat pro . i had a chat with the tech at SBI . at the top of the SBI home site go on about sbi when the page refresh look at the bottom center in a light color it says our brand they have 7 name brand.

here is the link
http://www.sbi-international.com/index.asp?ma=1&ms=1&mt=1

Looks like Menards has added the Heatpro to their site:

https://www.menards.com/main/heatin...m-and-filter-kit-included/p-1444444140585.htm

And a subtle but pretty dang important news release

"2016 EPA certified, 5.9 grams per hour"

This was supposed to be WA legal and supposed to be less than 4.5 gph as shown on the drolet website. Now we find that it is a dirty burner just like the 6.6 gph heatmax. So dirty it is illegal in WA. I hope it was a mistake.

The manufacturer site still says "<4.5 gph". Which is right?

http://www.drolet.ca/en/products/wood/drolet-heatpro-wood-furnace-df03000

Highbeam said:

The manufacturer site still says "<4.5 gph". Which is right?

http://www.drolet.ca/en/products/wood/drolet-heatpro-wood-furnace-df03000

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Perhaps call SBI and hope to get a straight answer from the manufacturer?

I get a kick out of these gram/hr ratings, my NC30 is rated really clean but is really fussy about draft settings to keep it smoke free (ie keep it hot or it smokes - forget about a low burn on the NC30) Now the Tundra seems to be much less fussy and much easier to keep it burning smoke free yet it's rated much dirtier.

3fordasho said:

Perhaps call SBI and hope to get a straight answer from the manufacturer?

I get a kick out of these gram/hr ratings, my NC30 is rated really clean but is really fussy about draft settings to keep it smoke free (ie keep it hot or it smokes - forget about a low burn on the NC30) Now the Tundra seems to be much less fussy and much easier to keep it burning smoke free yet it's rated much dirtier.

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Whether the rating actually is realistic or not is not my concern, but I also can burn any stove dirty if I try. What matters is the actual, official, rating. That is used to determine legality of the stove for those of us that live under laws requiring specific emission rates.

Highbeam said:

The manufacturer site still says "<4.5 gph". Which is right?

http://www.drolet.ca/en/products/wood/drolet-heatpro-wood-furnace-df03000

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I would bet the Drolet site is correct...seems like Menards pulled their emissions number outta their hat, I've not seen that number anywhere before

brenndatomu said:

I would bet the Drolet site is correct...seems like Menards pulled their emissions number outta their hat, I've not seen that number anywhere before

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I remember 6.6 on the max caddy. I know these numbers aren't really important for day to day use of the thing and that they are quite clean and efficient but, it's important to be legal with our stove installations for several reasons like resale, insurance, law enforcement, etc.

I see Menards is having their "11% off everything" sale 12/26/21015-1/2/2016, that would make the Heatpro $2313...jus sayin

brenndatomu said:

I see Menards is having their "11% off everything" sale 12/26/21015-1/2/2016, that would make the Heatpro $2313...jus sayin

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Thanks Brenn, I think I'll wait one year to be sure.

brenndatomu said:

I see Menards is having their "11% off everything" sale 12/26/21015-1/2/2016, that would make the Heatpro $2313...jus sayin

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Highbeam said:

Thanks Brenn, I think I'll wait one year to be sure.

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At some point I would expect them to do like they did with the Tundra. On sale and 11% off (under $2k?) Just my opinion, I could be wrong, it would kinda fit their pattern though
Yeah, I would wait at least a year too. The Tundra was out 2 years before the crack issues came up...

Highbeam said:

And a subtle but pretty dang important news release

"2016 EPA certified, 5.9 grams per hour"

This was supposed to be WA legal and supposed to be less than 4.5 gph as shown on the drolet website. Now we find that it is a dirty burner just like the 6.6 gph heatmax. So dirty it is illegal in WA. I hope it was a mistake.

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Geez That's not dirty , only in nazi land !hey You could always move

For anybody shopping...just noticed that Drolet has a $200 rebate on the Heatpro through the end of January

lexybird said:

Geez That's not dirty , only in nazi land !hey You could always move

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Yes it is. Kuuma is .95 grams per hour.

brenndatomu said:

For anybody shopping...just noticed that Drolet has a $200 rebate on the Heatpro through the end of January

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Might be tempting if Menards runs an 11% off sale between now and the end of January. It'd put the heatpro at ~$2100.
What can you pick up a Max caddy for?

Tundra's working ok but it's just out-gunned by 3400 sqft. and 21 - 40 year old windows. At least the walls are spray foamed + 1" foam board over the sheathing.

-15f this morning when I got up and the house was 69-70F. That's with both the Tundra and Progress Hybrid fired up but not pushed hard. If I'm around to feed them a little more often and with that outside temp it's easy to keep the house 72-73F so don't have too much to complain about - it's just that 10 hours while I'm at work it would be nice to have more capacity.

STIHLY DAN said:

Yes it is. Kuuma is .95 grams per hour.

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My old furnace could produce a 5 gallon bucket of creosote within a month......that's dirty. These new furnace's produce almost nothing. When I lined our chimney, I chipped off glaze almost 2 inches thick that was waiting to ignite. What I have now doesn't give me more than a few cups of creosote from our 32' chimney.

brenndatomu said:

For anybody shopping...just noticed that Drolet has a $200 rebate on the Heatpro through the end of January

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Just a heads up, 11% of at Menards (rebate) + $200 rebate from SBI will put the Heatpro just over $2100. both will end at the end of January.

Heatpro on sale at Menards $2299 + 11% Menards rebate put it at $2047....

3fordasho said:

Heatpro on sale at Menards $2299 + 11% Menards rebate put it at $2047....

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Somebody predicted this... (well, I guess I missed by $48)
Sounds like a lotta heater for the money...if they hold up long term

brenndatomu said:

when Menards does their 11% sale...~$2300, plus if they do a Heatpro sale DURING a 11% sale, BAM! sub $2G Heatpro...

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Post #43 of this thread...Oct 20, 2015...

brenndatomu said:

Somebody predicted this... (well, I guess I missed by $48)
Sounds like a lotta heater for the money...if they hold up long term
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Yea, I'm considering... but - I think there is more to be had from my Tundra... connect the return air to the propane FA ducting, add plenum and diverters to Tundra's heat exchanger, vari-speed fan control.....