Decision time, Harman P43 or Lopi AGP

[jhanan]

Wanna see picks of this core drill.

Of course I put in OAK for my stove (as can be seen in the pic), but I wonder where the heck my oil burning furnace gets all its air to run - as it has no outside air vent that I can find. But I know my 30 yo house is not tight as a drum!

 

[SwineFlue]

Wanna see picks of this core drill.

Ditto!

Of course I put in OAK for my stove (as can be seen in the pic), but I wonder where the heck my oil burning furnace gets all its air to run - as it has no outside air vent that I can find. But I know my 30 yo house is not tight as a drum!

The oil burner probably gets its air from the house. Without an OAK, the stove may run but have an inconsistent burn because the oil burner runs intermittantly: the stove would get a little less air while the oil-burner is running, more air while the burner is off. Your OAK eliminates this possibility.

 

[canuck_22]

Here she is, just approved, wall is not finished yet but a least I'll be supplementing in the meantime

 

[iceguy4]

Very nice...Selkirk pipe?

 

[canuck_22]

Very nice...Selkirk pipe?

No, Duravent

 

[iceguy4]

No, Duravent

OAK?

 

[canuck_22]

OAK?

Yes, it's hiding in behind the stack going up along the wall.

 

[TCZON]

Very nice! Many toasty warm nights to come! We're heating a large 4bdrm farmhouse with our Drolet 45. We have a number of fans to move air through the house, and find that even in the back bedrooms the temp has stablised pretty nicely to around 20C. Our coldest room is our kitchen (due to no direct access to heat from stove, and the cool air from upstairs coming down the back stair case), but even that we can maintain around 20.5C. Everyone in the house is way more warm and comfortable, and the oil hasn't been on since install. I think you'll love your stove! I know you want to move heat around, and DH picked up a few turbo fans to help with what we already had to do the job. A lot of 'breeze' due to air moving, but it's warm air, so I'm not complaining!

 

[canuck_22]

Very nice! Many toasty warm nights to come! We're heating a large 4bdrm farmhouse with our Drolet 45. We have a number of fans to move air through the house, and find that even in the back bedrooms the temp has stablised pretty nicely to around 20C. Our coldest room is our kitchen (due to no direct access to heat from stove, and the cool air from upstairs coming down the back stair case), but even that we can maintain around 20.5C. Everyone in the house is way more warm and comfortable, and the oil hasn't been on since install. I think you'll love your stove! I know you want to move heat around, and DH picked up a few turbo fans to help with what we already had to do the job. A lot of 'breeze' due to air moving, but it's warm air, so I'm not complaining!

Thanks!

What kind of fans? what do they look like?

I'll be putting in a big 52 inch at the top of the stairwell, turning to draw upwards

 

[iceguy4]

Here she is, just approved, wall is not finished yet but a least I'll be supplementing in the meantime

very nice! clean looking job!
OAK's are ugly...you did a GREAT job of hiding it!!

 

[canuck_22]

very nice! clean looking job!
OAK's are ugly...you did a GREAT job of hiding it!!

Ya they are ugly, this spring when I can work outside I'll spray it black, the inside pipe I'll do by hand. Black will look much better.

 

[TCZON]

Thanks!

What kind of fans? what do they look like?

I'll be putting in a big 52 inch at the top of the stairwell, turning to draw upwards

I'm hoping these pics work, I just took them quick with my cell phone. First one should be the little fan infront of the stove, directing air towards what should be the 'diningroom' but is actually my workroom for my home sewing business. 2nd pic is the fans mounted in my workroom, including a pedestal fan, to try and blow heat into the kitchen, and the 3rd is another fan that blows heat from the other livingroom door to the main hall/stair way. We don't always use th pedestal fan, because it does make things 'feel' cooler, but when the outside temp gets cold, we need the extra power to get the heat out the livingroom. On milder days, the house holds temp much better and we can turn it off.

 

[canuck_22]

I was thinking of using a very low noise washroom fan and duct it to the kitchen or bedroom area, so it would be installed in the ceiling of the family room downstairs and vent upstairs centrally somehow wonder if that would work. Mind you I dont know what the ceiling fan will achieve, may not need to do it. I've got that nice wood smell in my house now

 

[canuck_22]

Harman users, where do you folks put the temp sensor? how far away? up high? or down low?

Thanks

 

[TCZON]

we would love to put an opening in the wall of the livingroom into the hall, with a fan there, but since we rent, punching holes in interior walls isn't really recommended We're just thrilled our landlord paid for the installation (we bought the stove). Win-win. We didn't have the extra expense of installation, he has long term tenants who can afford to heat the place! LOL!

 

[Hoot23]

Harman users, where do you folks put the temp sensor? how far away? up high? or down low?

Thanks

I have a corner install also. Probe is in the corner behind the stove at hopper height.

 

[canuck_22]

Some troubleshooting to do, an eventual smokey haze in the room made the smoke detector go off, she was burning nicely with a lively flame, but turned the stove off. Quick inspection all is fine inside and outside, pipe at top measured 130, no worries there. Thinking OAK sucking exhaust back in maybe and OAK is not perfectly sealed? also noticed the door was sticky to open and some fibres from the seal stuck on the box, normal?

 

[HarmanManP43]

Some troubleshooting to do, an eventual smokey haze in the room made the smoke detector go off, she was burning nicely with a lively flame, but turned the stove off. Quick inspection all is fine inside and outside, pipe at top measured 130, no worries there. Thinking OAK sucking exhaust back in maybe and OAK is not perfectly sealed? also noticed the door was sticky to open and some fibres from the seal stuck on the box, normal?

Did you seal all pipe joints for the exhaust with rtv? Could just be some oil burning off the stove pipe left over from the manufacturing process.

With the stove running turn the lights off and get a flashlight and use that to track the source of the smoke.

Dont worry about a few stray fibers sticking to the stove. The sticky door will go away. I had the same thing.

 

[BGStG1aholic]

Why drive a Volkswagen if you can have a Porsche

and why have a porsche when you can drive a mopar

 

[BGStG1aholic]

Some troubleshooting to do, an eventual smokey haze in the room made the smoke detector go off, she was burning nicely with a lively flame, but turned the stove off. Quick inspection all is fine inside and outside, pipe at top measured 130, no worries there. Thinking OAK sucking exhaust back in maybe and OAK is not perfectly sealed? also noticed the door was sticky to open and some fibres from the seal stuck on the box, normal?

I recently got an XXV and it took a good day or 2 before the smell of burning "newness" went away(oil,paint,etc. as with anything new that gets hot - it's normal). My smoke alarm also went off, ran the stove at high with the door open for quite awhile helped greatly

I had the sticky door with fibers stuck on the box also after less than a day of running it. I called the expert tech. lady I bought it from and she mentioned,"Oh yeah, lucky you opened it that early because the rope can stick real bad to the stove paint if you don't, I guess I should have mentioned it"

Another well kept Harman secret, luckily mine was fine - I just rubbed the few rope strands off the stove and made sure to keep the seal clean and open it quite often the first few days till the paint cured.