For all my pic lovers.....Englander 10-CPM burning pics!!

It was finally cold enough for the 'stat to turn the stove on this morning at 6am, and has been going on and off occasionally during the day. Here's the final "proof" that it really did happen :cheese:

The pellets in the stove burning are the Premier Pellets I got at TSC. Seem ok so far....not much ash at all.

I was just at Lowes about 1 hr. ago, and they had 4 tons of Clean Energy sitting out front right next to the front door....never saw that last year...think their pushing pellets this year?

HEMI_1500 said:

VERY NICE! wish i could get a perfect flame like that....nice job

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Thanks Hemi! But I do have to give credit where it's due. I had no say in the "perfect flame".....I'm running the stove exactly as Mike Holton told me to set it, and haven't touched it since.

Kenny said:

Sweet!
Now, are you going to try some fuels other than pellets?

Cheers

Kenny

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Thanks Kenny.

Yes, I was hoping to get a couple of bags of Energex "Phoenix" Switchgrass pellets from a stove place in Ct., but never made it over there this week. I also heard that Energex doesn't have them shown on their website anymore....maybe it didn't work out. I'm going to shoot them an email and ask what the status is.

If I could find corn, or cherry pits, etc, that were cheaper than wood pellets, I'd burn them in a heartbeat.

BrotherBart said:

.....Now, let's see how it does with Purina Dog Chow. :lol:

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Hmmmmm...I wonder....

ineclipse said:

.... What's that you got on top of the stove?

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Thanks ineclipse. The thing on top of the stove is a brass candle & match holder I had from my woodstove days. I polished it up and use it for a decorative "touch".

geek said:

hey mac, how noisy is that stove compared to your previous avalon?

Englander stoves are known to be a bit noisy with the blowers, my 25-pdv is at least.

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It's a little noiser than the Astoria on initial start-up, but when running normally, the blowers are about the same. The only thing I have to get used to is the air pump going off every 10 sec. (or maybe that's the stirrer motor going off?) The pellets hitting the burnpot are actually a little quieter on the 10-CPM.

champscorner said:

Macman, that stove looks great Love the extra paint. How is it burning, heat wise? Have you burned anything but pellets yet? I just got back from working on the Rd last night and had a message that mine is ready for pick up already. A whole week early Picking it up this weekend =) Now I have to build a pad and install. Have any threads that I could use for a guide for doing this? Is there a certain pipe that's better than others or a certain way to install? Thanks and enjoy that stove

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Thanks Champ. Stove seems to burn great. I might need a little adjustment when burning on low heat setting, and have sent an email to Mike Holton about it, but otherwise, it's great!

As for the hearth pad, I'm not the best one to ask, as I didn't have to make mine...it was already there from the woodstove I used to have. Do a search here, using "hearth pad", and I bet you get a lot of hits.

I used Simpson DuraVent, and had no problems. One of our forum members, Eric at Kinsman Stoves sells it at a great price, so give him a shout.....I'm sure he'll get you all set-up. Any ideas on type of install? Direct vent? Straight up? Up & out?

champscorner said:

........I picked up my Englander yesterday evening. That sucker is heavy I about blew one out trying to get it in the house As far as install, I like the looks of the up and out but I'm nervous about having to many 90's. Is this a problem??? I may just forget about looks and just go out and up like englander shows in their video.
Anyone care to share their input on these diffrent venting styles, pros/cons??? Also, I know this is a "heated" topic on here but have to ask, should I even mess with the outside air deal or not?......

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Yep, that sucker IS heavy!! It took me, my neighbor, AND the truck driver to get it up the steps to my deck! LOL

As for the pipe set-up, I think you'd be OK w/ an up & out, but talk to Eric, explain the set-up possibilities, and go from there.

You can also get a good idea using the following EVL figures. Try to figure out lengths as close as you can, and add it all up. And don't forget, a cleanout T is the same as a 90 degree elbow.

Basically, if the EVL (equivalent vent length) adds up to more than about 15 ft, most manufacturers recommend going to 4” right after the stove exhaust outlet. The only thing that changes this is if the altitude where the stove is located is more than 3000 ft......then the distance is 7ft.

90 degree elbow = 5.0 EVL
45 degree elbow = 3.0 EVL
1 foot vertical = 0.5 EVL
1 foot horizontal = 1.0 EVL


Oh, as for the OAK....PUT IT IN Required by Englander on all their stoves for proper operation, and a good idea anyway...it can only help, and not hurt.