Last friday I took day off to install the pellet stove which I bought from an older person that he used it for a one ton use. Came with all the pipes expect I was 10 feet short which I bought a connector and 10 feet of chimney liner and a new chimney cap. After doing a lot of reading I laid out all the parts out days before so friday. It was a breeze to install. After removing my wood insert it took me and my friend less than 2 hours to install and getting it running.
I really like it. It's a lot easier than stacking and moving wood, also cleaning the wood stove. I didn't have any free wood so I had to pay for it. I had bought 2 cords of wood at the begining of the season for $450 which didn't last long. Between the oil bill for 2 months and the 2 cords of wood my heating bill was $952. (Not happy)
Getting back to the pellet stove it's a Beckwell P22I insert and I'm very happy with it, I know it's not a high end product but works great and looks good too. I bought a ton of Maines Premium pellets for $219 a ton. I've been running it at night while in bed, I leave it on the lowest setting which eats up a half a 40 pound bag and 12 hours during the day at medium and uses 3/4 of a bag.
I've read the book 3 to 4 times and I understand how the unit works, What gets me is that the front glass gets dirty fast. After cleaning it, it get dirty about 2 hours of use. I've tried playing with the damper. Pulling the damper out a 1/4 of the way is where the stove works the best
I really like it. It's a lot easier than stacking and moving wood, also cleaning the wood stove. I didn't have any free wood so I had to pay for it. I had bought 2 cords of wood at the begining of the season for $450 which didn't last long. Between the oil bill for 2 months and the 2 cords of wood my heating bill was $952. (Not happy)
Getting back to the pellet stove it's a Beckwell P22I insert and I'm very happy with it, I know it's not a high end product but works great and looks good too. I bought a ton of Maines Premium pellets for $219 a ton. I've been running it at night while in bed, I leave it on the lowest setting which eats up a half a 40 pound bag and 12 hours during the day at medium and uses 3/4 of a bag.
I've read the book 3 to 4 times and I understand how the unit works, What gets me is that the front glass gets dirty fast. After cleaning it, it get dirty about 2 hours of use. I've tried playing with the damper. Pulling the damper out a 1/4 of the way is where the stove works the best