Hi folks,
I'm thinking of replacing my 6 year old Dutchwest wood stove with a Harman (likely a P61A) pellet stove.
From reading many postings in The Pellet Mill, I can easily see that there are some obvious differences. I'm liking the convenience of pellets. Also, I
like the ease of use and temperature control.
I still have some concerns.
I have heard that because of the different kind of heat pellet stoves produce vs. the wood stoves that the pellet stove may not produce the same amounts
of heat that a wood stove does.
I use my Dutchwest in a fairly large 3 level house (2600 Sq Ft). The wood stove is in my finished basement. I have a common open stairway that connects all 3 levels.
The Dutchwest has given me issues in the past and continues to be a PIA. Although its rated for 70,000 BTU I very likely have never gotten anywhere near this output.
When the temperature in my finished basement is between 70 and 75, ( and it has been running more than 8 hrs) the second floor can get to 64 - 68 and the top floor will be between 64 - 66. All of these temperatures can get a bit higher once the stove gets to 80 or so. The 75 range is most normal.
Will this Harman P61A rated at 0 to 61,000 BTU be able to produce the same or possibly more heat?
I'm hoping to run the pellet stove more often that the wood stove but would hope to run it in the low to mid range, (as opposed to running the thing full blast)
Thanks,
John
I'm thinking of replacing my 6 year old Dutchwest wood stove with a Harman (likely a P61A) pellet stove.
From reading many postings in The Pellet Mill, I can easily see that there are some obvious differences. I'm liking the convenience of pellets. Also, I
like the ease of use and temperature control.
I still have some concerns.
I have heard that because of the different kind of heat pellet stoves produce vs. the wood stoves that the pellet stove may not produce the same amounts
of heat that a wood stove does.
I use my Dutchwest in a fairly large 3 level house (2600 Sq Ft). The wood stove is in my finished basement. I have a common open stairway that connects all 3 levels.
The Dutchwest has given me issues in the past and continues to be a PIA. Although its rated for 70,000 BTU I very likely have never gotten anywhere near this output.
When the temperature in my finished basement is between 70 and 75, ( and it has been running more than 8 hrs) the second floor can get to 64 - 68 and the top floor will be between 64 - 66. All of these temperatures can get a bit higher once the stove gets to 80 or so. The 75 range is most normal.
Will this Harman P61A rated at 0 to 61,000 BTU be able to produce the same or possibly more heat?
I'm hoping to run the pellet stove more often that the wood stove but would hope to run it in the low to mid range, (as opposed to running the thing full blast)
Thanks,
John