Great looking furnace! Congrats! We are using a US Stove 6100 tied into our ductwork to heat our home and love it. I think you will find your pellet heat feels a lot better(warmer) than LP. I would like to upgrade to a better furnace like yours and move the old one to the polebarn. Please keep us posted on how easily it is to clean once you are burning 24/7. Good luck and stay warm!!
New Fahrenheit Pellet Furnace installed - some leaks in Type L exhaust venting
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Maybe you mentioned this already but you could run one duct straight up to the 2nd floor. You could put a tee with a damper in it to provide heat for the basement as well. However, my guess is you will get enough radiant heat to heat the basement.
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vgrund
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Your furnace looks fine. Enjoy it and please, check in here after you finish the install and run it for a while.
Nice furnace! I got to look at the insides of one at a place in Syracuse NY that was working on the control board I was very impressed with the quality. Does it still have the massive pellet hopper in it? I think the model they had there held 120 lbs.
The built-in hopper holds 112 lbs. of wood pellets, there's an optional hopper extension from Fahrenheit that will hold up to 250 lbs. I can't see it being necessary, just a convenience thing. I don't mind filling the hopper on a daily basis, but a 250 lb. pellet capacity would be a nice bonus.
As promised, here are some photos of my Fahrenheit furnace showing the finished duct work - I ended up running 10" heat ducting up from the 10" opening at the top of the furnace, then branching via a 10" Tee to 10-to-8" reducers, then running two 8" ducts about 8 ft. apart into my great room (our floor plan on the first floor is very open).
The heat is phenomenal, after the duct work was completed, I fired up the furnace, and our entire first floor had heated from 63°F to 72°F within 1.5 hours. Any higher than Level 3, and the first floor roasts in the mid to upper 70s, so Level 3 is as high as I go for now. For the return, I boxed in an I-Joist cavity with sheet metal and sealed it off, then ran a 10" return duct down into the Fahrenheit return register on the back of the unit.
Both floor registers (from the 8" ducts) are on the Southern side of my great room, the return register sits on the opposite side of the great room (Northern side), creates a nice convective airflow through the great room and allows the entire first floor to heat rapidly. Winters will be warm inside from here on out.
In the photos, you can see the 2nd 8" branch, the first goes up and over existing ducting so it's not as visible in the photos.
The heat is phenomenal, after the duct work was completed, I fired up the furnace, and our entire first floor had heated from 63°F to 72°F within 1.5 hours. Any higher than Level 3, and the first floor roasts in the mid to upper 70s, so Level 3 is as high as I go for now. For the return, I boxed in an I-Joist cavity with sheet metal and sealed it off, then ran a 10" return duct down into the Fahrenheit return register on the back of the unit.
Both floor registers (from the 8" ducts) are on the Southern side of my great room, the return register sits on the opposite side of the great room (Northern side), creates a nice convective airflow through the great room and allows the entire first floor to heat rapidly. Winters will be warm inside from here on out.
In the photos, you can see the 2nd 8" branch, the first goes up and over existing ducting so it's not as visible in the photos.
Great job on the ducting. Looks like you really know what your doing. Makes me want one in my home.
Meneillys said:
Thanks! Well, it's not really me who knows what they're doing, a good friend of mine does HVAC/plumbing for a living, so he spec'd everything out (as well as assisting with the installation) so that the ducting would properly accommodate a 600 cfm blower. He arrived with a huge box of 10" duct parts (Tee's, vents, reducers, etc.), all I did was follow orders.
jtakeman
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Chris, Nice looking job on the duct work.
Just wondering what you used on the seems to seal them and if you used screws to secure the duct together? I will be adding duct to my Omega as soon as the rest of the parts come in. This info would be handy if you can share.
TIA
Just wondering what you used on the seems to seal them and if you used screws to secure the duct together? I will be adding duct to my Omega as soon as the rest of the parts come in. This info would be handy if you can share.
TIA
code requires 3 screw pr connection 90 degress apart I use the foil tape to seal the connections reg duct tape breaks down even inside your basement couple years it is done
lbcynya
Feeling the Heat
j-takeman said:
The stuff that looks painted on (which it is) is an HVAC mastic. Seems to be gaining popularity over foil tape.
more people are useing mastic with the new engery codes on leaking duct work I have used it before I personaly do not like that sticky messy stuff.
Chris, I, too, live in WNY (near Jamestown) and purchased a similar furnace - a Magnum 6500. I've been trying to find an HVAC installer for pellet furnaces with no success what-so-ever. It's getting cold, and I'm getting desperate. Is there a chance you could get me in contact with your friend? I' not sure if posting personal information is permitted, so I'll be watching for your reply on site. Thank-you!Thanks! Well, it's not really me who knows what they're doing, a good friend of mine does HVAC/plumbing for a living, so he spec'd everything out (as well as assisting with the installation) so that the ducting would properly accommodate a 600 cfm blower. He arrived with a huge box of 10" duct parts (Tee's, vents, reducers, etc.), all I did was follow orders.
I know this is a old post. Chriswny I am looking into doing a furnace or ducted stove install in my basement also. I still have not decided on a model. I was looking at your pictures and trying to tell where your vent exits the basement. I have a poured foundation my self and the thought of drilling through it is a little scary. I thought about going through the sill of the house since that is at least wood but I am not sure of the legality of it. Just trying to get an idea of where your chimney vent exits.
Thanks.
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