I just had a new Harman Accentra 52i installed in the fireplace in my basement family room yesterday. My house is a rancher with ~1100 sq ft per floor. The family room where the pellet stove is installed is 25 ft X 14 ft. The stove faces a hallway that has steps that lead to the upstairs. I'm having issues maintaining a consistent comfortable temperature in the family room.
When I first started the stove, I set it on the continuous mode lowest setting. The outside temperature was in the low 30s. Within a couple of hours, the temperature in the room climbed from 70 degrees to 77 degrees.
My next step was to set the stove on 72 degrees in auto mode. The room was at 71 degrees and in less than an hour jumped to 73 degrees before the stove to shutdown. When the stove was running it felt blazing hot in the room. Once it shutdown, the room quickly felt like it cooled down, although the temperature on the stove stayed around 72 degrees. I'm concerned that if the stove is re-igniting every couple of hours, the igniter will not last very long. I realize a change of a couple of degrees doesn't sound like much but the room either feels too hot or too cold.
This pellet stove replaced a Whitfield Advantage II insert which I tended to run on the lowest setting, except on days when the temperature dropped below 30 degrees for the entire day. The family room stayed at a comfortable consistent temperature.
Ideally, I'd like to run the stove on continuous mode (I like to see the fire burning) and maintain a room temperature of 70 degrees. Are there any adjustments I can make to ensure the temperature does not climb above 72 degrees in continuous mode? If not, are there other suggestions to help maintain a more consistent temperature.
I'm already starting to regret "upgrading" to the Harman so I hope someone has some recommendations on how to maintain a more consistent temperature.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
When I first started the stove, I set it on the continuous mode lowest setting. The outside temperature was in the low 30s. Within a couple of hours, the temperature in the room climbed from 70 degrees to 77 degrees.
My next step was to set the stove on 72 degrees in auto mode. The room was at 71 degrees and in less than an hour jumped to 73 degrees before the stove to shutdown. When the stove was running it felt blazing hot in the room. Once it shutdown, the room quickly felt like it cooled down, although the temperature on the stove stayed around 72 degrees. I'm concerned that if the stove is re-igniting every couple of hours, the igniter will not last very long. I realize a change of a couple of degrees doesn't sound like much but the room either feels too hot or too cold.
This pellet stove replaced a Whitfield Advantage II insert which I tended to run on the lowest setting, except on days when the temperature dropped below 30 degrees for the entire day. The family room stayed at a comfortable consistent temperature.
Ideally, I'd like to run the stove on continuous mode (I like to see the fire burning) and maintain a room temperature of 70 degrees. Are there any adjustments I can make to ensure the temperature does not climb above 72 degrees in continuous mode? If not, are there other suggestions to help maintain a more consistent temperature.
I'm already starting to regret "upgrading" to the Harman so I hope someone has some recommendations on how to maintain a more consistent temperature.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.