thought it would be interesting to re-post this.......[for New Harman owners, "Constant Burn" is Stove Mode/]
I use room temp manual. I don't use Auto because...wait for it...its a P38
There's no doubt in my mind my houses heat loss is greater than my stove at idle, so there's no need for it to cycle. I couldn't care less about what temp the stove is at. My concern is the room temp.
I understand it works for some, ( but what happens on day one when it's 30 outside and to achieve 70 inside you use a stove temp of 3. Now, day two is 10 below. You gotta make a stove adjustment right? Even if you had a chart showing outside temps and their corresponding stove settings, there's still an element of guessing and a large variable in that the outside temp is generally always changing to one extent or another. In room mode, its simply based on interior temps, which is what we're all concerned with, right? Assuming you find a good spot for the temp probe, you're golden. If it's 0 outside, you're all set. If it's 30 outside but sunny and you have a lot of solar gain, you're all set.
As far as pellet usage goes, I find it more efficient. The only time I can see it being less efficient is heating a larger space with multi floors and a large distance between the stove and the areas requiring heat. If the temp differential is 10 degrees, you're likely gonna overheat the first floor before the return air from the second floor satisfies the room temp setting on the stove.
I've tried room mode and always have issues. Maybe in a small space I can see it working...idk. Not to jack the thread but I wouldn't mind hearing peoples logic behind why stove temp works for them.
I use room temp manual. I don't use Auto because...wait for it...its a P38
There's no doubt in my mind my houses heat loss is greater than my stove at idle, so there's no need for it to cycle. I couldn't care less about what temp the stove is at. My concern is the room temp.I understand it works for some, ( but what happens on day one when it's 30 outside and to achieve 70 inside you use a stove temp of 3. Now, day two is 10 below. You gotta make a stove adjustment right? Even if you had a chart showing outside temps and their corresponding stove settings, there's still an element of guessing and a large variable in that the outside temp is generally always changing to one extent or another. In room mode, its simply based on interior temps, which is what we're all concerned with, right? Assuming you find a good spot for the temp probe, you're golden. If it's 0 outside, you're all set. If it's 30 outside but sunny and you have a lot of solar gain, you're all set.
As far as pellet usage goes, I find it more efficient. The only time I can see it being less efficient is heating a larger space with multi floors and a large distance between the stove and the areas requiring heat. If the temp differential is 10 degrees, you're likely gonna overheat the first floor before the return air from the second floor satisfies the room temp setting on the stove.
I've tried room mode and always have issues. Maybe in a small space I can see it working...idk. Not to jack the thread but I wouldn't mind hearing peoples logic behind why stove temp works for them.
