Help! My house is too hot.... Englander 25PDVC Stove Help

[briand1023]

I know…one would not think this would be a bad thing but this morning is was 87 degrees in my house…let me give you the details.

I have a Englander 25 PVDC, you can see it at this link, if you are not familiar with the model.
http://www.homedepot.com/buy/buildi...t-satin-black-pellet-burning-stove-64696.html

Last season I burned Appling County pellets and the season I am burning Hamers Hot Ones.

Last season when the temp dipped to low 40’s overnight I would put a bag of Appling in the stove and turn it on 1/3 and the house would stay about 70 degrees.
This season with the Hamers in the stove and same outdoor temps and all other variables the same, the house is in the 80’s…too warm AND the pellets are burning faster, I would get just shy of 12 hours on 1/3 with Appling now I am getting close to 8 hours with the Hamers on 1/3(feed rate and blower settings).

Another difference is that the flame is higher, the flame goes well past the top of the window where the appling county never burned more than a 6” flame.

Now I know the pellets are different and I am guessing I have to change a feed rate or air rate(all terms I have read on here at some time) but I do not know where to start and don’t want to screw up my stove and thats why I am here looking for help.

Thanks
Brian

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

You will need to change your low burn settings, it is the lower set of numbers and it has a varying effect depending upon burn program and the heating level settings.

You might want to talk to Englander to verify that your stove is properly set for its burn program as well.

Maybe Mike Holton will pop in here and give you a hand.

 

[jtakeman]

Probably the simplest fix is to add a thermostat. Its one of the best fuel variance equalizers I have found.

A good thing here is you won't be cold this winter.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Oh while I remember it would be a good thing to add the stove type to the title otherwise folks might just bypass reading your post.

All of the information about the stove settings that Englander allows you to change are in the manual. Please be certain to heed all warnings given.

 

[Meneillys]

We have had a couple of complaints about this same thing with our Cubex pellets. People who dont have a thermostat cant turn the stove down low enough during the fall and spring so the house gets up near 90. We also have this problem with our Breckwell that keeps the forklift warm it gets way to warm in the shed. We fixed the problem on the Breckwell by putting foil tape over the auger hole in the hopper to limit the amount of pellets that it can feed.

 

[Panhandler]

We have had a couple of complaints about this same thing with our Cubex pellets. People who dont have a thermostat cant turn the stove down low enough during the fall and spring so the house gets up near 90. We also have this problem with our Breckwell that keeps the forklift warm it gets way to warm in the shed. We fixed the problem on the Breckwell by putting foil tape over the auger hole in the hopper to limit the amount of pellets that it can feed.

The PDVC has a slide plate over the auger hole in the bottom of the hopper. With some pellets (size of pellets as well as brand) I use a larger slide plate that I made to restrict amount of pellets. Very small pellets can make a larger fire on #1 and #2 settings.