Heat output

[slickplant35]

I have a button for heat output and fan speed. I know I turn up the fan speed to get more heat across the house. Please explain why I would turn up the heat output.

 

[Panhandler]

Is the heat output your feed rate?

 

[slickplant35]

yes. I have it on like med high. my question is why would I want to turn it up? What does it do?

 

[Gumbo]

Fan speed changes the amount of air being moved. Heat output changes the temperature of the aforementioned air. Just a guess though. It may be your feed rate adjustment. More pellets burning makes more hot air. Crank it up and see what happens.....then you'll know.

 

[ablejoy]

I have a Castile by Qudra fire and it has three setting low med and high. Fan blower and pellet feed rate controlled by postion of the switch. High puts out the most heat and uses more pellets.

 

[webbie]

Simple - you have to burn more pellets to get more heat. Turning up the heat....is something you do when it gets colder. The same amount of heat that heats your home in October WILL NOT do the job in Dec or Jan. Therefore you will want to turn up the feed rate (heat) and burn additional pellets.

 

[slickplant35]

I kind of thought that, but not knowing a thing about pellet stoves just thought I would ask.

 

[imacman]

yes. I have it on like med high. my question is why would I want to turn it up? What does it do?

Unless you have a very drafty house, are trying to heat a very large space, or like it very warm in your home, your Astoria shouldn't be on much more than Low, or maybe the second green light on Low right now...it's not that cold out.

If you have it on Med. High now, that doesn't give you much more to go when it gets really cold in Jan. & Feb. I've had mine running a little the past few cool nights, but any setting higher than 2nd green light burns me out of the place.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[slickplant35]

It may be the 2nd green one. I didn't really pay attention I thought that's what the guy who installed it said but I checked and it is very low.

 

[JBlank912]

Interesting the way you say the settings should be. I have a Lopi Yankee which is similar to the Avalon Astoria, I find that Upper green barely maintains the temperature, Upper yellow (Med-Hi) is needed to really raise the temperature. I have the stove in a cathedral ceiling room and am using a ceiling fan blowing up on low-helps alot to circulate. The house layout is very open, Diningroom on 1 wall, window size opening to kitchen on other wall (Dining room also has a doorway to the kitchen). Office off dining room, living room totally open from kitchen. Also there is a stairs going up from Diningroom to master bedroom. Heat goes up the stairs and warms bedroom toooo well. Perhaps the higher settings is because I am heating a larger area then you and the heat going upstairs, which would make sense, but I find I am still trying to lock in on the sweet spot of the settings.

 

[slickplant35]

I set the stove on lets say 70-72 it's very comfortable in here. Once the real cold comes I am hoping the stove does the job.

 

[imacman]

Interesting the way you say the settings should be. I have a Lopi Yankee which is similar to the Avalon Astoria, I find that Upper green barely maintains the temperature, Upper yellow (Med-Hi) is needed to really raise the temperature. I have the stove in a cathedral ceiling room and am using a ceiling fan blowing up on low-helps alot to circulate. The house layout is very open, Diningroom on 1 wall, window size opening to kitchen on other wall (Dining room also has a doorway to the kitchen). Office off dining room, living room totally open from kitchen. Also there is a stairs going up from Diningroom to master bedroom. Heat goes up the stairs and warms bedroom toooo well. Perhaps the higher settings is because I am heating a larger area then you and the heat going upstairs, which would make sense, but I find I am still trying to lock in on the sweet spot of the settings.

JRB, my house is similar in that I have a great room which is the LR & DR together, plus a large opening (approx. 8 x 12) to the kitchen. On the 2nd green light on the low setting, the stove will maintain 71 degrees w/ no problem. The back hallway will be at 69, and if I opened the upstairs bedroom doors (their off a balcony in the great room), I'm sure I could keep them at 69-70 too.

I also have the ceiling fan blowing up, and a small table fan blowing down the hall toward the MB. So far, so good, but am very curious about when it really gets cold.

Slickplant, glad to hear your previous problems are fixed, and that you're only on the 2nd green light low setting.

 

[slickplant35]

Okay a really dumb question sorry I have a ceiling fan in the middle of the house. Do you leave it on so you feel the cold air like in the summer or do you switch it so you don't feel any air?

 

[JBlank912]

I have mine blowing on its lowest setting blowing up. That takes the heat and spreads it around but I basically do not feel the air movement because its blowing against the ceiling and then the walls from there.

 

[imacman]

I have mine blowing on its lowest setting blowing up. That takes the heat and spreads it around but I basically do not feel the air movement because its blowing against the ceiling and then the walls from there.

I agree w/ JRB