Propane out, Pellet in

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Heaterhunter

Heaterhunter

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Finally got my propane fireplace out and have replaced it with a used accentra insert. My house is now at the comfort level acceptable to all of the estrogen that resides in it. Normally my thermometer that is centrally located in my house(2 rooms away from the insert) wouldn't get above 68 °F on a warm day, now I've seen 72 °F since the insert has been up and running! PICS: 1. Propane pig 2. Stone cut, Framed up, ZC in 3. Both holes on outside (quite handy to have the old hole to install exhaust piping) 4. Exhaust complete 5. Exhaust/Siding complete (it's just under 48", SHHH) 6. Finished product in action!
 

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Nice job, I did the same thing this fall. Bought a used stove removed my propane stove.

I feal a big relief knowing Im not getting screwed to heat my house.
I always paid a extra $1 per gallon than my friend down the road because I have a well insulated house.

That $1 adds up to what I will spend on pellets this year.

So a big middle finger goes out to my old propane supplier who also charged me $250 to pick up my empty tank!
 
X2 on middle finger to propane man!
 
I'm all done with the propane man!! Nothing else in the house needs it. :coolsmile:
 
I was driven to pellet heat by the same motivation, X3 on the middle finger to propane!! Install looks great, nice and neat, glad you've cut your dependency on propane for heating!
 
Heaterhunter said:
I'm all done with the propane man!! Nothing else in the house needs it. :coolsmile:
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Did you go straight up over the roofline with that? If not i suggest you do to keep your siding clean. Nice job!
 
Same here ... Had a P68 installed 12/08/10. Had a propane delivery on 12/11/10. of 131 gallons. Had another propane delivery on 01/28/11. of 27.5 gallons. X4 on the big middle finger to the propane pimps!
 
Major91 said:
Heaterhunter said:
I'm all done with the propane man!! Nothing else in the house needs it. :coolsmile:
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Did you go straight up over the roofline with that? If not i suggest you do to keep your siding clean. Nice job!
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Looks like a straight horizontal vent to me... if the stove is operating efficiently there should not be a problem with any soot... mine siding stays clean with no soot problems.
 
My PL vent goes up my basement foundation wall and out via a horizontal pipe terminated by an end cap, and blows downward toward the ground. Even the white snow doesn't have a spec of soot on it, so unless something else is wrong, soot shouldn't be a problem on the siding (agree with krooser).
 
Soot will only be an issue if you have a lazy fire and/or the wind is blowing against the vent towards the house.
 
Heaterhunter said:
I'm all done with the propane man!! Nothing else in the house needs it. :coolsmile:
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Keep it for a back up generator!
 
Major91 said:
Heaterhunter said:
I'm all done with the propane man!! Nothing else in the house needs it. :coolsmile:
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Did you go straight up over the roofline with that? If not i suggest you do to keep your siding clean. Nice job!
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Mine is vented the same way as are some friend of ours and i have never seen the siding get dirty from the pellet exhaust??? I don't get it....
 
very nice install you will enjoy the heat and savings, I know i have, it is the best thing i ever did for heating our home.
 
You can also get dirty snow and siding soot, if you
use the leaf blower and the wind is blowing in the wrong
direction. Maybe alittle on yourself too.Not that I would know :)
Thats a nice neat install youu have there.
 
I was looking at clearances and they showed 4ft to an openable window, is that more theoretical?
 
Como said:
I was looking at clearances and they showed 4ft to an openable window, is that more theoretical?
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Provided the stove manual for the stove you install allows, you can get closer than that with an OAK installed, otherwise, that is a hard and fast requirement.
 
I guess the OAK exception would be due to the OAK supplying air rather than the stove potentially sucking it in through the window.

Begs the question why it would vary from one manufacturer to another.
 
Como said:
I guess the OAK exception would be due to the OAK supplying air rather than the stove potentially sucking it in through the window.

Begs the question why it would vary from one manufacturer to another.
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Yes, the reason why it varies is because the various stoves have to be tested for certification.

Every change that involves code/safety requires retesting.
 
SmokeyTheBear said:
Como said:
I was looking at clearances and they showed 4ft to an openable window, is that more theoretical?
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Provided the stove manual for the stove you install allows, you can get closer than that with an OAK installed, otherwise, that is a hard and fast requirement.
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Ya, it's more like 39", not the required 48". I could have gone toward the corner and then come out of the house with a 45 deg to gain the required distance but I wanted the exhaust to be restricted as little as possible as well as ease of cleaning. Just glad to be off the propane. It's funny the venting issue was brought up because that's exactly what has happened with my enviro down in the basement. My siding has been attacked by soot! I actually posted a picture of it a while back. It's gotten worse since. I hope this insert doesn't do the same. The reducer on the end of this exhaust seems to help pushing away from the house besides it is about 18" off the wall versus 13" on the enviro. If it does I will go straight up and above the roof (2' requirement I think??) to prevent it happening with the pellet insert. The other situation doesn't lend itself to going up. I think on the basement install I will put a sheetmetal hood/plenumn around the exhaust. I've also been told through hearth as others have said in this thread that the stove isn't running just right to create all that soot but my biggest problem is the prevailing wind blows just about head on into that wall. I'll post my sheetmetal work after the hood is comlete. Thanks for all the feedback. Bring on the heat!
 
I like the fact that you recycled a used pellet bag to patch the tyvec on the outside of the house.

I went straight out the back like you also with the same type cap. I stick out the wall about a foot. I have no soot at all on the side of house with stove running good. If Im outside I normaly can not see the smoke comming out except on startup.
 
no propane for me, they are coming out next week to pump out the 500 gallon tank that they filled last year without my permission. and yes it does feel good, propane is the worse
 
skidozer said:
I like the fact that you recycled a used pellet bag to patch the tyvec on the outside of the house.

I went straight out the back like you also with the same type cap. I stick out the wall about a foot. I have no soot at all on the side of house with stove running good. If Im outside I normaly can not see the smoke comming out except on startup.
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I took my chances on not having the soot problem, I will go up if necessary. Trying to keep the install as cheap as possible :grrr:

"no propane for me, they are coming out next week to pump out the 500 gallon tank that they filled last year without my permission. and yes it does feel good, propane is the worse"

Congratualtions! It's like quitting working for the man, which I haven't figured out how to do yet.
 
was there a reason you could not use the same pipe going up the chimney from the gas insert? Just curious as we have talked about getting rid of the gas insert and adding a pellet insert.
 
westcafe said:
was there a reason you could not use the same pipe going up the chimney from the gas insert? Just curious as we have talked about getting rid of the gas insert and adding a pellet insert.
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There is no chimney. It's a fabricated hearth with a direct vent out the wall.
 
Heaterhunter said:
westcafe said:
was there a reason you could not use the same pipe going up the chimney from the gas insert? Just curious as we have talked about getting rid of the gas insert and adding a pellet insert.
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There is no chimney. It's a fabricated hearth with a direct vent out the wall.
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Westcafe,

The venting used for gas devices is not to code for a pellet stove.

So at the very least pellet vent would have to be run up that vent in your case.
 
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