A few/too many choices????? Not sure

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Love the Heat

Love the Heat

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Feb 3, 2012
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Val Des Monts, Quebec ,Canada
Hi Folks ....

Situation here, I have a LP propane(80kBtu) 97% eff. coupled to a thermal pump. House is 2500/Sq ft including basement.
Also have a Drolet Eco-65 for when I want to feel the heat of a wood stove or when it gets below -15C
as the thermo-pump turns-off and not really wanting to use LP.

Been reading for a week and would like to probably replace the Pellet furnace by something
that I can connect to my already existing HVAC system.

I was looking at a Gasifier(eko 60) in the workshop and running pipes to a water to air exchanger
but getting back to wood is not really on my list, and not convince either that the water exchanger
will bring that warm feeling of a wood component.

Now looking at the Fahrenheit/Pf 100/St.Croix as they can be added to my central HVAC and
bringing me closer to wood in my opinion without the wood....

Any opinions/suggestions?????

Regards..
 
I have a Harman PF120 with OAK that I've been using as my exclusive heat source since December 6th. Northeast Wisconsin, 2500sq ft+500 feild stone wall basement, remodeled farmhouse, kept continuously at 73-74 deg. Temps here have ranged between high 30's and -15. Though it all I am averaging 3.3 bags per day, warmer days are 2 baggers, coldest are close to 5. House is moderately insulated and somewhat drafty. We love in the middle of open farmland so the wind gets to us worse than the cold temps. previously heated with forced air LP, still have as a backup but even with the cheap LP prices here this year I have decided to stay with pellets because the heat is much more thorough and even. I am a bit concerned though with a thread that was posted here this past Wednesday saying that Harman was discontinuing the PF120 in March, not sure what that will mean for future parts availability and warranties should the need arrise.
 
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where was the thread about Harmon i remember reading about it have searched but cannot find it. Sorry to hijack.
 
Good luck. St. Croix is no longer making new furnaces. If you can find one used, go for it. I have a SCF 050. By itself, it won't be enough for your house. I have about 2400 sq ft in a milder climate, and have to turn on the SCF furnace and my first floor pellet stove when it gets cold/windy. If you can find a Revolution, that might or might not be enough BTU.

Harman is going to stop making the PF 120, but I'm not sure when.

Fahrenheit still makes the 50F, but I'm not sure 50K btu will be enough for you once you consider your climate and duct losses.

Maxim Heat makes an outdoor pellet/corn boiler you might want to look into. That's what I'm going with the next time around.
 
hyfire said:
http://www.crosslinkconversions.com/


Did you email them to see if they can make a kit for the eco-65, I dont see why not, the pipes could enter/exit right out the front below the door, or go the the side where the air enters the burn pot
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I have received it a couple of weeks ago, didn't get time to really
work on it,,and yes it is right out below the front door....
 
hyfire said:
Wow, you never posted it on the board.. please send pics?????????????????????????????????
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Here's the component from the kit, it took hours and hours of conversation
and measurements and specs before we were able to create it for the Eco-65.....

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hyfire said:
looks real good, wheres the furnace heat exchanger and the pump, what else you need? How many BTU will it support?
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Beside the heat exchanger/pump, a 7 gallons storage tank and an expansion tank was needed. Ball valves and copper is also needed
for completing the hook-up. As for the number of BTU, I don't have a number, I figure that for the same temperature since the burn pot fire
will create warm air and hot water to heat exchanger, 2 source of heat for the same fire should require les pellets..
Here's my schematic for my set-up..
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hyfire said:
Can you just have one bigger one? Are you working this design with crosslink? How can you tie your domestic hot water tank in the system? Will you use Glycol?
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not sure it would work with just one,,,Yes I'm working with Tom from Crosslink,,,,some people do tie their hot water, I won't cause I have a tankless water heater,,,,not planning on glycol.
 
Do you think these fittings would work well with your install?

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