running stove on high?

Depends on how long you plan to run it on that setting. Why would you run it on the highest setting? Do you have to small a stove? Most things I've read on this site say its a no-no to run on the highest setting 24/7. Call and ask Englander and see what they say.

I'm sure others will chime in here.

I agree..you wouldn't buy a car that's capable of 100 and drive it that way..you want to cruise with it for efficiency and longevity.

IMHO, why would a stove manufacturer allow a stove to be set at a heat range that would damage the stove by providing such a setting? There are safeties installed on the stoves to prevent over heating. Of course, it IS possible to overfeed the stove on HIGH if you don't follow instructions and overheat or even damage it. You could even, possibly, do that on lower settings. When you turn on your oil burner or gas furnace, it only runs at one setting, which is the rated output. If a pellet stove rates his stove at 45,000 btu's then it darn well better be designed to put out 45,000 btu's 24/7. If not, then it isn't rated for 45,000.

roundeye said:

Actually the stove is way bigger than I need and I couldn't figure out why it wasn't warming up....I put the jumper back in the thermostat spot...I usually keep it on 2 or 3 just wondering if 5 or 6 would be too high

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go to 'Your Control Panel' at the top and then select 'Signature' to add what stove you have so everyone knows without going back up to the top. Put in some other goodies too, if you want.

Doesn't mean you can't punch it(car slange) once in a while. Some stoves actually say to do so to burn the gummies out of them. Specially if you linger on low for long periods. Think it was the St Croix stoves. Some had a label right on them too! krooser posted a picture of it couple seasons back.

Just remember that when running full open if the plumbing gets plugged things have been known to warp and crack.

Keep'em clean.

SmokeyTheBear said:

Just remember that when running full open if the plumbing gets plugged things have been known to warp and crack.

Keep'em clean.

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Yep, Ye be correct, brewmeister! Read the manual and operate properly. Clean, clean, clean.

tjnamtiw said:

SmokeyTheBear said:

Just remember that when running full open if the plumbing gets plugged things have been known to warp and crack.

Keep'em clean.

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Yep, Ye be correct, brewmeister! Read the manual and operate properly. Clean, clean, clean.

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You mean we need to clean these here pellet eaters?? Who'da thunk it! ;-)

It might be just a nasty rumor, j-t %-P

I run my St.Croix Prescott EXL on high for 20-30 minutes each day as soon as I get home from work burn out those gummy's. I told the girlfriend I do it to warm up the house before she gets here. I guess I am knocking out two birds with one stone.....BRILLIANT!

tchdngrnby said:

I run my St.Croix Prescott EXL on high for 20-30 minutes each day as soon as I get home from work burn out those gummy's. I told the girlfriend I do it to warm up the house before she gets here. I guess I am knocking out two birds with one stone.....BRILLIANT!

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You da man!

my stove manual advises us not to run on high for any length of time. I usually run it at 4.5, then 5 if real cold out, teens or less. I wonder how many Napoleon stoves are out there. I know hundreds were sold in this area.

save$ said:

my stove manual advises us not to run on high for any length of time. I usually run it at 4.5, then 5 if real cold out, teens or less. I wonder how many Napoleon stoves are out there. I know hundreds were sold in this area.

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That, to me, says that they have a problem with their stoves! They are covering their butts. If you can't run it on high, how much damage are you doing at MEDIUM?

I run my Thelin on midrange for a couple of hours during the daytime..I leave it on low all night and the firebox has some dark looking soot inside...when i crank it up on medium it will clean the firebox out...seems to turn all of that dark stuff into a lighter colored ash...also the glass becomes cleaner also...as for the high setting I have not used it much..the stove get hot enough on medium.. My manual has nothing in it about running it on high for anytime.....I might call the manufacturing company...you should do the same...I have also notice at times if I run it on medium then shut it down it will make some strange noises ...I guess when it contracts or cools off the stove parts shift ???......I'm thinking I should turn it on low first then shut it down...(cool it off slower..??)...maybe I worry to much..

Geez, when it's really cold I turn my up to high and leave it there.

It smells sort of hot as it tends to cook the dust off the innards.

I can't see any negative impact doing this other than an increased rate of auger wear? I suppose it would depend on the quality of the stove.

I ran my St Croix York insert the year before last on high for 50% of the season. It didn't seem to hurt it so last year we ran the thing on high all the time. Course I was burning Inferno pellets which creates ice in the firebox but that's not happening this year.

2 weeks ago we had air sealing and insulation done in the attic. I didn't know it but my attic insulation was very insufficient. HUGE difference. Stove is on 4 this winter I think. I'm actually able to get the house up to 76 degrees on a 25 degree night with it on 5 now. Oakies n Crap

Currently 34 degrees here and the house is 72 in the kitchen with the stove on 3

niiiice

Salty said:

snip ... Course I was burning Inferno pellets which creates ice in the firebox but that's not happening this year.

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I nominate this for quote of the decade, do I hear a second??

tjnamtiw said:

save$ said:

my stove manual advises us not to run on high for any length of time. I usually run it at 4.5, then 5 if real cold out, teens or less. I wonder how many Napoleon stoves are out there. I know hundreds were sold in this area.

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That, to me, says that they have a problem with their stoves! They are covering their butts. If you can't run it on high, how much damage are you doing at MEDIUM?

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I don't know the answer to the question about running on high for a long period of time, But I wouldn't run my car engine wide open for a long period of time...Just sayin'

x 2, Smokey!

Do you guys rest your stoves on pillows in the summer and lay rose petals in the ash drawers too? It's a pellet stove LOL run it what's going to happen? The motors will run the same as long as they're lubricated. Sure you might lose 5% of the total life of a motor. So what. Your probably going to do a repair every 2-3 years anyways for something that runs alot anyways.

Use it abuse it :D

Shouldn't that be....Use it But don't abuse it? LOL

that is why I love my XXV in room temp. I have it off for awhile and when it goes back on it will melt you till it gets to the desired temp and then keep it there. I do not think you should peg your stove in the highest setting and too much feed to be wasteful. The stove should be fine I would think, but you also have to keep in mind the exhaust, what it is near.....or dirty? If you have to run on high all the time, get better insulation or at least put pants back on! LOL

I can partially answer the running on high question and it definitely does depend upon the construction of the stove.

Specifically the ability of the heat exchanger/convection blower system to remove the heat being produced in order to keep everything within specifications temperature wise.

So if you have a bunch of generic heat exchangers you can by pairing it with different convection blowers use that part in multiple stoves with differing firing rates.

What happens if you don't leave enough margin for differences in flow rates due to dirty conditions, slight variations in bearing lubrication, and other physical attributes of the blower you end up with a stove that may work fine running flat out today and a week from today doing hi temperature shutdowns.

Toss in differences in pellet composition and density and the calculation gets even more muddied. This aspect results in various tuning adjustments such as fuel restriction devices in the hopper.

Now back to the quote of the decade, all in favor say OINK.