Sorry for no pics of the setup just yet. Too many installers coming in and out of the house yesterday. Will post new pics IF the stove stays. :D
Ok so, stove details are in my sig. Napoleon NPS40 (Freestanding). Unit is supposed to heat about 2200SQFT. First problem, the adapter going from the 6" opening(wood stove prior) to the stove came in all mashed up and they couldn't use it. Thankfully the guys had a long enough liner that they just ran that straight in and connected it to the stove to at least get it up and running. Stove is up and running, great, the exhaust fan is not very loud and even at the highest fan setting it is bearable. Second problem, the stove has 8 heat exchangers. After about an hour of running the stove on High on both settings i noticed that the left 4 exchangers are putting out adequately HOT air (can't read exact temps but putting my hand next to the vent i'd have to move it away 10 seconds later. The right 4 exchangers are putting out CONSIDERABLY cooler air. I mean damn lukewarm AT BEST. Third problem, the stove is setup in a room that is (and i'm going to be generous here) 14x14 in a corner hearth so the stove points from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. Again, i had this sucker running at high for about 6 hours straight. In all honesty, i did not feel a temperature change in that room. Not quite what i expected for an investment worth so much money. While i understand that this would not replace my primary heat source I was at least expecting SOMETHING a little bit better than this. The wife and I at this point are really disappointed with the performance. Oh and BTW the first pellets are hamer HotOnes, HW ultra premium or premium, don't remember what it says on the bag. As far as the ash goes, happy with the output or lack thereof for the amount of time that we had the stove running. Thoughts? Suggestions? Ideas? Right now i'm just about ready to call the place and have this bad boy packaged up and returned, unless i can figure out some sort of solution.
Still Cold Ice.
EDIT - ok as you will read through this you'll see that the stove is now working properly. No real change except maybe first time owner stupidity.
Ok so, stove details are in my sig. Napoleon NPS40 (Freestanding). Unit is supposed to heat about 2200SQFT. First problem, the adapter going from the 6" opening(wood stove prior) to the stove came in all mashed up and they couldn't use it. Thankfully the guys had a long enough liner that they just ran that straight in and connected it to the stove to at least get it up and running. Stove is up and running, great, the exhaust fan is not very loud and even at the highest fan setting it is bearable. Second problem, the stove has 8 heat exchangers. After about an hour of running the stove on High on both settings i noticed that the left 4 exchangers are putting out adequately HOT air (can't read exact temps but putting my hand next to the vent i'd have to move it away 10 seconds later. The right 4 exchangers are putting out CONSIDERABLY cooler air. I mean damn lukewarm AT BEST. Third problem, the stove is setup in a room that is (and i'm going to be generous here) 14x14 in a corner hearth so the stove points from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. Again, i had this sucker running at high for about 6 hours straight. In all honesty, i did not feel a temperature change in that room. Not quite what i expected for an investment worth so much money. While i understand that this would not replace my primary heat source I was at least expecting SOMETHING a little bit better than this. The wife and I at this point are really disappointed with the performance. Oh and BTW the first pellets are hamer HotOnes, HW ultra premium or premium, don't remember what it says on the bag. As far as the ash goes, happy with the output or lack thereof for the amount of time that we had the stove running. Thoughts? Suggestions? Ideas? Right now i'm just about ready to call the place and have this bad boy packaged up and returned, unless i can figure out some sort of solution.
Still Cold Ice.
EDIT - ok as you will read through this you'll see that the stove is now working properly. No real change except maybe first time owner stupidity.