4.5 tons of Pacific Cleanfires arriving tomorrow

[MCPO]

Wasn`t impressed with the LG `s last year but the high BTU output on the soft woods made me rethink em and give em another try. The $299 per ton didn`t set too good either but I needed to get my stash in and go on to other things.
$299 is close to the breaking point for me vs running the oil furnace . Earlier on I was thinking of updating my 11 yr old Harman but the rising cost of pellets is not particularly encouraging or is the future of pellet stove heat in general so the Harman is gonna be running for at least another year.

 

[DAKSY]

I think you'll find that they are worth the cost. I burned 20 bags
short of 9 tons last winter between two Harmans...
Both the house & garage apartment stayed toasty for
that gawdawfully long & cold winter...

 

[MCPO]

I think you'll find that they are worth the cost. I burned 20 bags
short of 9 tons last winter between two Harmans...
Both the house & garage apartment stayed toasty for
that gawdawfully long & cold winter...

Wow! 9 tons? You must be heating a good size space.

 

[DAKSY]

Wow! 9 tons? You must be heating a good size space.

1450 SF in the A-Frame (P61A) & about 900 SF in the Garage/Studio (P43)...

 

[MCPO]

1450 SF in the A-Frame (P61A) & about 900 SF in the Garage/Studio (P43)...

That explains it.Thanks.

 

[mr47930]

I think you'll find that they are worth the cost. I burned 20 bags
short of 9 tons last winter between two Harmans...
Both the house & garage apartment stayed toasty for
that gawdawfully long & cold winter...

Wow that is a lot of pellets...I heated ~2200 sq feet using just under 4 tons. Those NY winters must be cold! Do you have a system in place for filling up the stoves or do you dump them 1 bucket at a time into the hopper? If so, that's a lot of bicep curls.

 

[DAKSY]

Wow that is a lot of pellets...I heated ~2200 sq feet using just under 4 tons. Those NY winters must be cold! Do you have a system in place for filling up the stoves or do you dump them 1 bucket at a time into the hopper? If so, that's a lot of bicep curls.

This was the 4th coldest winter on record. The MAJOR problems with the P43 set up are the under-insulated walls & concrete floor, which sucks a LOT of the heat right out of it..
My daughter is living there temporarily (only 5 years now...), so I am reluctant to put a lot of work into it. If she wasn't up there it would just be storage...
The house is well insulated, but the P61A is also on a concrete floor in the basement. Some of the block walls are exposed, but I'm slowly framing & insulating them.
Time & money...*sigh*...I'll get there sooner or later...

 

[MCPO]

I burned 5 ton last heating season in 2400 sq ft but my basement (1,100 sq ft) is insulated and carpeted.
Exposed concrete/masonry walls and floors will absorb heat like mad.
9 tons in Daksy`s case isn`t out of line IMO.

 

[bogieb]

This was the 4th coldest winter on record. The MAJOR problems with the P43 set up are the under-insulated walls & concrete floor, which sucks a LOT of the heat right out of it..
My daughter is living there temporarily (only 5 years now...), so I am reluctant to put a lot of work into it. If she wasn't up there it would just be storage...
The house is well insulated, but the P61A is also on a concrete floor in the basement. Some of the block walls are exposed, but I'm slowly framing & insulating them.
Time & money...*sigh*...I'll get there sooner or later...

Just glue up rigid foam insulation on the block walls for now - don't worry about the framing. Framing can go on top of the insulation when you get the time/money to do that. I got nothing for the concrete floor though - I'm in the same boat there until I can cough up big bucks for what will be needed to insure the flooring stays dry before placing some sort of flooring down.

 

[Peterfield]

Don't know your square footage but I put down some flexible flooring on my basement cement floor and it helps. I did it because it is easy to lay down, like a jig-saw puzzle and easily removed when water gets in the basement. It has some give as well so it's easy on the feet. It was relatively inexpensive and was purchased through Amazon.

 

[bogieb]

Don't know your square footage but I put down some flexible flooring on my basement cement floor and it helps. I did it because it is easy to lay down, like a jig-saw puzzle and easily removed when water gets in the basement. It has some give as well so it's easy on the feet. It was relatively inexpensive and was purchased through Amazon.

I forgot about that stuff. I actually bought enough of that to do the one, semi-finished room. Then, I tore the room apart to replace the nasty molded sheetrock and paneling. I also had to replace some of the framing as well as remove moldy fiberglass insulation along the cinderblock wall (surprised any was there, one of the few places in the house). I still don't have that room put back together as I need to run some electrical, tear out the wall that abuts the garage (now that it is warmer) and figure out if I am going to sheetrock the ceiling or leave it open.

One of these days, when I run out of excuses , I'll get that room put back together and try out that flexible flooring.

 

[Peterfield]

I forgot about that stuff. I actually bought enough of that to do the one, semi-finished room. Then, I tore the room apart to replace the nasty molded sheetrock and paneling. I also had to replace some of the framing as well as remove moldy fiberglass insulation along the cinderblock wall (surprised any was there, one of the few places in the house). I still don't have that room put back together as I need to run some electrical, tear out the wall that abuts the garage (now that it is warmer) and figure out if I am going to sheetrock the ceiling or leave it open.

One of these days, when I run out of excuses , I'll get that room put back together and try out that flexible flooring.

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