Can a pellet stove be too powerful for a small space? I’m looking at a Harman Absolute 63 which is way overkill for my 1600 sq ft house. Can there be a potential downside to this?
Small House/Large BTU Stove-Potential Issues?
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Depends on how well your house is insulated. I hear a 1000 sf with the biggest pellet stove available at the time of purchase. It just barely keeps up on single digit days.
I can only speculate as I don't have insulation but If it's well insulated the only downside I can see is there might be more carbon build up from running at low burn as opposed to high burn.
I can only speculate as I don't have insulation but If it's well insulated the only downside I can see is there might be more carbon build up from running at low burn as opposed to high burn.
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bogieb
Minister of Fire
I think you will be fine.
Now, the P61a in my 650 sq/ft basement is complete overkill (long story that I'm tired of rehashing - but let's just go with it used to make sense, but now it doesn't). I cannot burn the better quality pellets in it as there will be a mess from the short burn times (as mentioned by @3650 .) But that's okay, I don't usually buy those, and when I do find them on CL/FBMP, I burn them in the P43 on the main floor (950 sq/ft).
However, it does great with middle-of-the-road pellets (such as MWP, GS, NEWPs etc) and even some very cheap, luke-warm burning pellets did the job.
Now, the P61a in my 650 sq/ft basement is complete overkill (long story that I'm tired of rehashing - but let's just go with it used to make sense, but now it doesn't). I cannot burn the better quality pellets in it as there will be a mess from the short burn times (as mentioned by @3650 .) But that's okay, I don't usually buy those, and when I do find them on CL/FBMP, I burn them in the P43 on the main floor (950 sq/ft).
However, it does great with middle-of-the-road pellets (such as MWP, GS, NEWPs etc) and even some very cheap, luke-warm burning pellets did the job.
You will be fine ( worst case more frequent cleanings) biggest challenge will be getting the heat distributed through the 1600sq. feet unless you got a wide open floor plan
hockeypuck
Feeling the Heat
Rich said it best. It matters how easily heat circulates in your house. A box fan or two on the floor pointed in the right direction does wonders.
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