I bought an XXV!

[mtnbiker727]

OK - not a big deal, but it supposed to be used on horizontal applications

So I feel really dumb saying this, but all my life I've struggled with vertical and horizontal... I thought I got the right end for what I was doing.

That other one I have is also for horizontal applications, and since they're really different, I was thinking I did the right thing.

So I guess I can put the 90 back on... thanks for catching my mistake.

 

[Whitenuckler]

So I feel really dumb saying this, but all my life I've struggled with vertical and horizontal... I thought I got the right end for what I was doing.

That other one I have is also for horizontal applications, and since they're really different, I was thinking I did the right thing.

So I guess I can put the 90 back on... thanks for catching my mistake.

No problem - here is mine - I have Excelpellet but looks the same.I call it a nozzle

 

[mtnbiker727]

So we spent the weekend up at the new house, in case the power went out during the snowstorm (thankfully it did not). We ran both stoves 24/7 from Saturday evening through this morning when I shut the XXV down.

I wanted to share some notes about my first weekend with two stoves:

#1: seems like we always buy furniture and vehicles that were owned by smokers. You wouldn't think about it until you experience it, but the XXV put out the smell of stale cigarette smoke for the first 12-18 hours of burning. We're not sure if we got used to it, or if the smell slowly blew out of it.

#2: The XXV ain't a P-68! The stove operates very differently. The hopper is a lot smaller, the heat exchanger is behind the burnpot and goes up at an angle. The fans, and auger are much quieter... and the stove doesn't get near as hot to the touch. You can lay your hand on the top and sides of the stove after it's been running continuously for days.

#3 Frozen outside air kit. The low Sunday morning was 0*F, and the high today was 18. Ever since I turned the stove on Saturday evening, the outside air pipe had a coating of frost on it. I guess it makes sense, since it's pulling in outside air, but it seems crazy to me. The 3 inch air pipe on the P68 doesn't get frosty, but it's draped over the exhaust, so maybe that's why? Does anyone think this might be a problem?

#4: Overall, we are extremely happy running the two stoves. The back room went from freezing cold to pleasantly warm, and I'm sure the P68 appreciated a little assistance from the other stove. Our bedroom upstairs on Saturday night started out at 54 degrees and by morning it was 62 degrees. The only insulation in the main house is between the ceiling of the 2nd floor bedrooms and the floor of the attic, so the stoves had a tough task and handled it well!

#5: Pellet usage. I think we burned just over 2 bags of pellets total on Saturday night. The XXV burned less than one bag, and the hungry P68 burned about a bag and a half.

 

[Washed-Up]

Glad you’re warm…normal for the intake pipe, with my P61A I have when it does the frost in cold temps(and I’m in a dry climate) I put a small fan blowing on it behind the stove, it helps …microfiber underneath and in -40 microfiber in a baking tray…new stove and a learning curve I think. You’re a champ…time and tests will make the “easier” burning happen…keep the updates coming!