How much does your stove burn in a 24 hour period?

[Ed P]

Ok, I know I'm going to get asked where it's at in the house, how old is the house, how well is it insulated.... all the questions.. But, If you have the stove set on stove mode, won't it burn the same amount regardless of where the stove is placed? Doesn't it monitor exhaust temp and control the rate of burn that way? I have a P68 and i'm not even getting 24 hours out of a bag. I have the feed rate on 3.5, the stove mode is set at low and the temp/rate (cant think of the name of that dial.. the one on the bottom left) at 4. I have a magnetic wood stove thermometer attached to the side of the stove and it's around 400-425. What do ya think???

 

[Augmister]

Too many factors to get a consistent answer. Outside temp, house insulation, pellet stove brand and model, pellet feed rate, pellet brand and some I just can't remember. I have a Quad Castille on a thermostat in an 800 sq ft house, well insulated. During the week with temps above 15 degrees, I'm close to a bag a day. On weekends, when I am home, a bit more than that. Below 15 degrees, easily a bag a day. Maybe only have 15-20 days in the winter below 15 degrees. This winter, I'm planning for 30+ days this year. Gonna be nippleeeee....

 

[brokenknee]

I am new to pellet burning, I installed a P68 in September of this year. I am also burning a little over a bag a day right now. 1600 sq ft. slab house built in the mid 60s temps have been in the mid 30s during the day and the low 20s at night.

Last year heated with pretty much just wood except when we left town for a few days, went through 12 full cords of hardwood.

 

[rayttt]

The feed rate (On bottom left) being set to 4 probably will burn thru a bag a day...but it depends on pellets etc.
What brand are you burning? have you tried other brands?
I have my feed rate on the very lowest setting and it burns about 3 /4 of a bag a day..
Distribution Blower speed on Hi?

 

[IHATEPROPANE]

Ok, I know I'm going to get asked where it's at in the house, how old is the house, how well is it insulated.... all the questions.. But, If you have the stove set on stove mode, won't it burn the same amount regardless of where the stove is placed? Doesn't it monitor exhaust temp and control the rate of burn that way? I have a P68 and i'm not even getting 24 hours out of a bag. I have the feed rate on 3.5, the stove mode is set at low and the temp/rate (cant think of the name of that dial.. the one on the bottom left) at 4. I have a magnetic wood stove thermometer attached to the side of the stove and it's around 400-425. What do ya think???

You are right stove temp will keep the exhaust temp constant for whatever it is set...

My stove on low does roughly a bag a day running non stop. In the stove running 24/7 season I use 1-2 bags a day. Very rarely more than that

 

[Ed P]

I'm burning turmans (which everyone on here say are the best)... So regardless where the stove is, if it's on stove temp it will burn the same amount of pellets. I hope I get this thing figured out or I will be back to coal......

 

[IHATEPROPANE]

If you are trying to save pellets try room temp mode

 

[rayttt]

I'm burning turmans (which everyone on here say are the best)... So regardless where the stove is, if it's on stove temp it will burn the same amount of pellets. I hope I get this thing figured out or I will be back to coal......

Stove mode...it will feed pellets at a rate to keep the Exhaust Sensor Probe at a set temp depending on the setting.
Room mode..it will feed pellets at a rate to keep the thermostat or external sensing probe at a given temp, and when its satisfied it kicks the stove off or lowest till demand comes back.

 

[mikkeeh]

According to my figures...if you're set at #4, thats about 1/2 of total capacity which is 68000 btu's /hr...or approx 34,000 btu/hr. In 24 hrs thats 816,000 btu's. If you figure an average of 340,000 btus per bag, thats 2.4 bags per 24 hrs.

 

[rayttt]

According to my figures...if you're set at #4, thats about 1/2 of total capacity which is 68000 btu's /hr...or approx 34,000 btu/hr. In 24 hrs thats 816,000 btu's. If you figure an average of 340,000 btus per bag, thats 2.4 bags per 24 hrs.

whats the calculation to get the btu's per bag..when they are rated at say 8000btu?

 

[mikkeeh]

8000 btus per .lb X 40lbs per bag = 320,000 btus per bag.

 

[boomhour]

All things not being equal, I have yet to go through a winter with the stove, stove has not gone off stage 1. The house is warm and comfortable, with the stove running continually. Did a quick cleanup on stove Sat. afternoon and filled hopper to max 55 lbs. Stove was started approx. 6 p.m. and we will note when the stove needs to be refilled. According to my calculations, we will need to refill by roughly 11 p.m. Monday night.

 

[P38X2]

I'm right around a bag a day with the temps ranging from 30-55.

 

[thedak]

Harman XXV - Stove Temp 1

1 Bag in ~ 22 hours

 

[Vinelife]

Bag a day during the coldest part of the season.. some days 1.5 bags .. 4.5 tons or more a season ..

 

[glenc0322]

I don't care how many bags I go through. Is the house warm. And am I saving money over using oil? That's what matters to me. That's why I bought the stove to burn and heat my house with oil the house was 66 with pellets 72 and saving money I am happy

 

[Hoot23]

Depends on the weather. When it's cold, every 12 to 18 hours

 

[john193]

Room temp mode tends to be more efficient. It's pretty much how I ran my xxv.

 

[Happy Hour]

Depends on stove and what settings you are running. I only run my stove on manual mode cause I'm a Basement Dweller and it's nice having a very warm basement.

So for my stove, running Heat Level 3/Feed Trim 3, it will burn just over 2 bags/24hrs and if I run Heat Level 3/Feed Trim 2, it will burn ~1.75bags/24hrs.

 

[DneprDave]

I've been running the stove at the lowest setting and burn about 3/4 a bag/day. That keeps the room about 15 degrees warmer than outside. So far, outside has ranged in temperature from the mid forties to the mid fifties. When the temperature goes down, I'll bump it up a setting. The last two years, I've burned about two and a half tons/year.

The pellet stove is supplemental to my oil fired forced air furnace. I haven't had to run the oil furnace yet this year. Since getting the pellet stove, I have cut my oil consumption by more than half. In the past I used about 600 gallons of oil a year, last year i burned 260 gallons.

I this year, I got two and a half cords of wood for free. I have an Avalon wood stove fireplace insert that I have only used decoratively and when the power goes out.
I plan to burn cord wood more often this year, I'll see if I can get my oil consumption below two hundred gallons a year.

Dave

 

[stoveguy13]

2-4 bags per day in both stoves

 

[john193]

When it is 10 degrees out def one bag a day keeping the house at 70. Under 10 and it's a bag and a half. On the real cold days I do fire up the oil for the smaller circuit of baseboards on the opposite side of the house.

 

[SmokeEater]

I just started my Harman up last week cuz the temps here in NNY have gone cold. Tonite will be the coldest of this fall with forecast temps to go to as low as 12*F. Keeping track, I've been burning a bag every 12 hrs. in my 2000 sq. ft. cape. The cellar is also heated for another 1000 sq. ft. Upstairs temps are 71 and the cellar is at 55. I have no OAT and the settings are 165 low and 185 or max on the high end. The temperature at 9:15 this evening is now 25*F and going down!

 

[johnny1720]

I can make it burn 2.5 when it is anywhere below 10 degrees.

 

[Snowy Rivers]

Tough to get real numbers on this one.

I burn nut shells in our two whitfields, and under most conditions a 6 gallon pail full (22 pounds) will run just about 24 hours. (per stove)

The shells have more BTU than pellets so the real value of these amounts may not mean much.