Castile Users

[brew8]

I am a new user fro southcentral Pa. Am about to have a castile insert installed. Can anyone out there tell me about how long a 40 pound bag of pellets will last? I have heard some horror stories of this unit really eating up the pellets. I have 1800 sq feet to heat and I am hoping this unit will do the trick. Thanks for any help

 

[MountainStoveGuy]

it will eat 1.5 - 4 pounds per hour, depending on what setting you have it on.

 

[brew8]

I was hoping that the thermostat would save me some pellets because I was told that once the the temperature is met the stove will go out. Is this true?

 

[MountainStoveGuy]

the stove will only feed pellets when it is on, so yes that is true. On a thermostat the pellet stove will consume what it needs, no more no less. If your thermostat calls for heat 24 hours a day and the stove is on high, you will use 96 pounds a day. If your stove calls for heat 8 hours a day on low, it will use 12 pounds a day.

 

[brew8]

Thanks for your input! This is big investment for my family and I hope this will be a good decision. Right now I have 22,000 BTU propane insert going and it will keep the house around 68. I am hoping the castile will out perform this unit while keeping me to about a bag a day of pellets.

 

[MountainStoveGuy]

a bag a day is average around here. the pellet insert should be more efficient then your older insert. so at 30k max out put it should handle the heat load jsut fine.

 

[brew8]

MSG,
Can you tell me the difference between BTU input vs. BTU output? My propane insert is 22,00 BTU input

 

[MountainStoveGuy]

multiply the imput times the efficiency for the output number.

 

[jtp10181]

I hear around a bag a day for heating an average size house also.