First pellet stove!

[yvillanz]

Hi everyone my name is john jones from Youngsville pa . I just purchased a Enviro mini from a "out of business pellet stove dealer" that had one sitting in there basement .The stove is brand new but they took the igniter out when they were in business. Anyways I paid $ 700 for the stove. I feel like I got a great deal? let me know what you think?

I am also wondering how I should vent this thing, about any configuration of venting will work on the wall I have planned for this stove but can anyone recommend the best way to vent. I was thinking about straight through but I was told its not the safest way to vent.

also I notices that the vacuum switch was missing a hose the other hose is there leading to the exhaust vent

I plan on using Country boy white lightning all oak pellets

 

[Bioburner]

Welcome. Have you gotten a manual for the stove or attempted a download of one? Pretty common for only one hose for the vacuum. Usually a section of vertical is recommended to aid venting in case of power failure to aid natural evacuation of smoke from the stove. Stove manual should give insight as to recommended venting install.

 

[yvillanz]

The manual show it can be installed any way you want it doesn't give you a recommended way, and as far as the vacuum switch it has two hose barbs coming from it so i would assume it need to be connected

 

[Bioburner]

No on the vacuum switch.

 

[yvillanz]

oh i see. so only one of the hose barbs takes a hose

 

[Bioburner]

Page 13 of technical manual for your stove under NOTE:, first paragraph, talks about the vertical venting to aid in the ventilation of your stove. Just trying to get you setup right the first time. Yes on the hose barb connection.

 

[Rastallama]

I just did a horizontal vent... kinda wished i did an up and out... i used outside air (OAK) and love it.

 

[Bioburner]

My happiest stoves have some vertical. Easier lighting etc.

 

[yvillanz]

thanks for your help bio, one more thing , A OAK will it be worthless to my stove because the fresh is vented to the back of the stove not the burn pot ?

 

[Rastallama]

Im sure you saw this
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...t-another-oak-outside-air-kit-question.47817/
That should make your head spin. I havent seen many persuasive arguments beyond design limitations where an OAK is not a good idea. I like the outside combustion air arguments. Often there is a ton of wind and physics science that shows up and confuses the heck out of me.

 

[Bioburner]

You would be localizing where the cold air comes in. I don't like open loop systems but that's what it is.

 

[yvillanz]

make sense!, sounds like a OAK wouldn't be a bad idea

 

[yvillanz]

I wonder if I could connect the fresh air hose to the air intake hole with some silicone heater hose

 

[johnny1720]

Let me guess, you got it from Dave Wiggers!

 

[yvillanz]

Nope but good guess lol

 

[yvillanz]

sweet tree pellet