Sizing stove through oil usage.

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Still my vote too - my Accentra has been great 99% of the time (the other 1% was when it was 20 below, and i needed to have the oil running for assistance) and based on our conversation, your house is sealed up more than mine. And if you're hesitant, go for the Advanced at 50k btu.

My vote for the OP is a 61a... That P-43 comment was for me. I want the 43. I have ran my Cb 1200 for years and its been more than enough on Low (around 25,000 BTU)
 
Thanks movemaine. I appreciate the input. I spoke to several other people as well. There seems to be a 50/50 split on the 43 vs 61.
What if money is no object? XXV? Even though the brochure I have says it is 45k BTU, I am pretty sure it is 50K.

Always a tough decision. On the Harman site, the XXV is listed at 50k and the Advance is 48k.

One other stove available in your area, that seems like a good stove (very similar to Harman) is the Osburn 5000 rated at 50k btu's. This stove is slick - same bottom feed as Harman, touch screen interface, high efficiency, etc. (but might be a little expensive as well and I don't want to confuse you)

http://www.osburn-mfg.com/en/heaters/model-OP00050-description

I think you'll be happy with either the p43 or p61, I don't think there's a "bad" choice here.
 
We decided to go with the XXV. Will be a while before the install, but I will post pics eventually.
Thanks again.
 
I am pretty sure, over time, I will increase the temps I prefer in the house. Right now, we keep the house at 65 when we are home. If we go to anyone's house and it is in the mid 70's, I am sweltering. But I am sure I can get used to it over time. So realistically, 73 would probably be more accurate.
Now I just have to convince my fiance. She is a tough one to crack. She is a pharmacist, and drives a $10K car. I am sure I will be thankful when we own our house by age 35, but looking to the future? Who does that?

I used to be exactly the same, about 65 degrees with my older Lopi stove and baseboard hot water heat.....Now, I keep my main living area around 70 degrees and the back bedrooms around 65 or even a bit lower. To your point about owning the house by 35, yes, you will be thankful. And to that point, one way to convince your fiance to invest in the stove is to explain in detail the savings you will achieve in heating costs and agree to apply it to the house mortgage after the initial payout is recouped. If she's concerned about money, simply show her how you'll be saving it significantly over the long term and be warmer too.
 
Hey Guys:
The only correct way to do sizing of a heat or a/c appliance is by the heat loss method. This is a tideous
way of doing it. I have a software program, put the sq ft & zip code & it comes up with the heat & cooling required.
95% of the furances I replaced were oversized. The sq ft method does not take into account, glass, doors, insulation.
I agree with Jay & Dex that the P-61 will do the job. One question you need to ask yourself, Is this pellet stove going to take the place of my primary heat or is just going add heat to reduce my primary useage. Hope this helps



Yes, but have you ever tried to get the needed information out of anyone by the 20 questions method, to fill in the heat loss calculator boxes? And where did you put that lovely air exchange figure aka air infiltration?

Most folks can't even find the information about their current heating system except perhaps for oil bills and I think that method was explored in detail in this thread.
 
I am pretty sure, over time, I will increase the temps I prefer in the house. Right now, we keep the house at 65 when we are home. If we go to anyone's house and it is in the mid 70's, I am sweltering. But I am sure I can get used to it over time. So realistically, 73 would probably be more accurate.
Now I just have to convince my fiance. She is a tough one to crack. She is a pharmacist, and drives a $10K car. I am sure I will be thankful when we own our house by age 35, but looking to the future? Who does that?

Just make certain you have a deep rainy day fund while buying down the mortgage. Life is rarely as planned.
 
Just make certain you have a deep rainy day fund while buying down the mortgage. Life is rarely as planned.
Thanks for the tip.
We always keep 6 months worth of expenses in the bank. Can't be too careful.
 
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