Test Burn in Orange County (w/ Pics)

[teddy1971]

My stove has been running on and off for the past couple of days (starting to get a little nippy at night). I'm curious to see if the additional insulation I installed in the attic will make a difference in the number of pellets I'll be using this season (Went from R30 to R60).

 

[smoke show]

don't get any prettier than that.

 

[jtakeman]

Looks nice in warm to me!

 

[tinkabranc]

Looks nice!

Increasing the insulation will probably make a big difference on how hard
you have to run that stove this year. ;-)

 

[xbillyx]

My flame is always lazy and very small. I am running on the lowest heat setting (1 of 6). Any ideas?

 

[Firenutz]

Old School Mt. Vernon

 

[THE ROOSTER]

Nice looking fire Teddy, is that a battery backup on the left of the stove???

 

[schoondog]

Teddy what kind of insulation? Last year I got the pellet stove and blew in 8' to 12' of cellulose insulation in the entire attic area. I don't know what I saved on oil due insulation.
Schoondog

 

[Xena]

purty stove, enjoy!

 

[imacman]

Nice lookin fire in that stove Teddy....with the extra insulation, you'll be toasty warm this winter.

 

[teddy1971]

Teddy what kind of insulation? Last year I got the pellet stove and blew in 8' to 12' of cellulose insulation in the entire attic area. I don't know what I saved on oil due insulation.
Schoondog

I have Batt insulation in the attic. The original insulation laid in the attic was R30 (w/vapor barrier) and I laid an additional layer of R30 (w/o vapor barrier) perpendicular to the original insulation. I also included an Attic cap over the attic stairs. My wife already said she does not feel the draft that she felt last year.

 

[teddy1971]

My flame is always lazy and very small. I am running on the lowest heat setting (1 of 6). Any ideas?

I run mine at a medium-high setting (@ a 4).

 

[teddy1971]

Nice looking fire Teddy, is that a battery backup on the left of the stove???

Yep, that's my backup (http://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP...9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1254538055&sr=1-9). I've tested it before and I can run the stove for about 45 minutes on the battery backup. I also have a small generator (http://www.amazon.com/TG1200-Portab...ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1254538178&sr=8-6) that I use if I need power for longer than 45 minutes. I actually used this generator this summer when we lost power in our area for 6 hours. It ran for 6 hours on 3 gallons of gas. I plugged the UPS into the generator and plugged the various devices (i.e., entertainment system, kids games system, etc.) into the UPS. The UPS actually regulates and "cleans" the power so it doesn't damage the devices.

 

[Kenny1]

Nice Teddy - I like your pellet bucket/scoop.

Cheers

Kenny