Feed rate for 10-CPM - cost/comfort

[ghandy131]

I'm trying to figure out the cost of heating with a super premium (Turman) vs a premium (GS). Understanding that the GS will not produce sufficient heat for the coldest days and the Turmans will be necessary, for the shoulders I believe the feed rate determination will be essential to determining the most cost efficient approach. Assuming the bottom 3 buttons are set on 1-4-1 does anyone know what the feed rate in lbs/minute is for the varying heat settings 1 - 9? I have noted that the Turmans will put out more heat at each settings than the GS, which leads me to believe that I may have been looking at false savings by just looking at the cost/ton. But to understand the ratio of feed rates/costs will enable me to evaluate the cost/comfort. Just another question, does the first bottom button increase the auger turn rate and does the middle button increase the volume of exhaust air passing through the chamber?

 

[jrsdws]

Not sure of the lbs/minute but I'm curious also. This, of course, will be a somewhat arbitrary number due to various pellet sizes, etc.. As far as the bottom buttons, LBF (bottom left) adjusts fuel feed rate and LBA (bottom middle) adjusts combustion air. I manage most of the time with the 1-4-1 settings but will bump up to 3-5-1 sometimes when cold. The LBA adjustment is particularly helpful with different quality fuels.

 

[imacman]

As jrsdws mentions, while you're burning the GS (aka NEWP), I'd bump your lower settings to the 3-5-1 he uses, or even higher. For the poorer shoulder pellets I use (CleanFire aka NEWP), I even go higher....4-5-1 or 5-6-1.

Yes, it uses more pellets, but that seems to be the only way to get decent heat out of them.

 

[ghandy131]

Thanks for the responses. Can I adjust the bottom buttons while the stove is running?