Hello everyone!
I am new to pellet stoves and pellet furnaces but I am very interested in adding a pellet furnace to my home as a 'backup furnace'. In doing a bit of research i came across this forum and decided to join. Thank you everyone for being apart of the forum and contributing.
Currently I have been focusing on adding a more economical plan for heating my (approx) 1500 sq ft home. I am currently an oil burner with forced air and I am interested in adding a pellet furnace to my heating system. I had looked at some of the manufactures and read a few reviews and feel like I have a slight grasp but have created many questions. So here goes;
1. Does anyone currently use a pellet furnace as an alternative furnace to there main furnace to reduce there heating costs? Do you like your pellet furnace? Would you consider it a wise investment and why?
2. Does anyone currently use an "Optional hot water loop kit for pre-heating domestic water"? I found this as an option with fully detailed instructions for the connections on a PSG Caddy Alterna (owners manual - http://www.sunburst-sales.com/PDFs/PSGCaddyAlterna.pdf). Here is the web page containing the pdf for the optional hot water loop - http://www.psg-distribution.com/instructions-sheets.aspx?CategoId=28.
3. What pellet furnace would you recommend? I currently have a 2-story with a basement so free standing prolly isn't the best option. I would like to have a good level of automation and I would like to be as practical and economical as possible with my choice. I am in the middle of Harman country but I am not sure they have the furnace that would best suite my desires (PF-100). I called a 'local' listed dealer for PSG and the guy who answer 'never heard of em'.
I am totally interested in a configuration with the similiar domestic hot water loop and extra hot water storage tank but have found limited examples. I don't know anyone with this setup and when I talk to the local pellet stove dealers they don't seem to know what I am talking about.
Thank you all in advance,
I am new to pellet stoves and pellet furnaces but I am very interested in adding a pellet furnace to my home as a 'backup furnace'. In doing a bit of research i came across this forum and decided to join. Thank you everyone for being apart of the forum and contributing.
Currently I have been focusing on adding a more economical plan for heating my (approx) 1500 sq ft home. I am currently an oil burner with forced air and I am interested in adding a pellet furnace to my heating system. I had looked at some of the manufactures and read a few reviews and feel like I have a slight grasp but have created many questions. So here goes;
1. Does anyone currently use a pellet furnace as an alternative furnace to there main furnace to reduce there heating costs? Do you like your pellet furnace? Would you consider it a wise investment and why?
2. Does anyone currently use an "Optional hot water loop kit for pre-heating domestic water"? I found this as an option with fully detailed instructions for the connections on a PSG Caddy Alterna (owners manual - http://www.sunburst-sales.com/PDFs/PSGCaddyAlterna.pdf). Here is the web page containing the pdf for the optional hot water loop - http://www.psg-distribution.com/instructions-sheets.aspx?CategoId=28.
3. What pellet furnace would you recommend? I currently have a 2-story with a basement so free standing prolly isn't the best option. I would like to have a good level of automation and I would like to be as practical and economical as possible with my choice. I am in the middle of Harman country but I am not sure they have the furnace that would best suite my desires (PF-100). I called a 'local' listed dealer for PSG and the guy who answer 'never heard of em'.
I am totally interested in a configuration with the similiar domestic hot water loop and extra hot water storage tank but have found limited examples. I don't know anyone with this setup and when I talk to the local pellet stove dealers they don't seem to know what I am talking about.
Thank you all in advance,