mepellet said:
I read about people getting more heat from different pellets. Even people with Harmans like mine. I don’t understand how people with Harmans get noticeable temperature differences between pellets especially in stove temp mode. I thought in stove temp mode that the exhaust probe controls the stove temperature. From my understanding, if the stove temp mode is really trying to maintain a certain exhaust temperature and the probe senses a lower temperature, it tells the computer to tell the auger to start feeding pellets. Therefore, relatively speaking, the distribution air temp should be approximately the same temp from pellet to pellet right? What am I missing?
You are correct. You won't see any temperature differences (more than a few %), but you WILL see a CONSUMPTION difference. ESP probe drives temp, so a hotter pellet will slow down the feed rate to meet ESP temp. Slower feed rate = burning less pellets.
For example, if you set the stove temp setting to maintain a 300 degree ESP temp, then the best pellet or worst pellet will produce very close to the same air temps out of the stove because the ESP is feeding more (cold pellet) or feeding less (hot pellet) to maintain the 300 degree setting. We won't feel the difference, but we might get 24 hours out of the hot pellet and 20 hours out of the cold pellet.
Other stoves are based on fixed rates, so hotter pellets WILL produce hotter convection temps.
Johnny, shall we start looking for another avatar?
...There is no differene between the brands as far as heat goes.
