Mt. Vernon AE Temperature Setting Question

[Drew1024]

Will the Mt. Vernon put out more heat if I set it on 80 degrees vs say 72 degrees assuming I never get to the required temperature I am looking for? In other words, if I want 72 degrees but can't get there for whatever reason, does jacking the temp up provide more heat? I already have the heat output on the maximum of 5 so I can't get more heat that way.

 

[JoeS]

The most you will get is 60,000 btu's. I believe this is achieved running on manual 5 with the flame adjustment at 0.

Someone once told me to take the flame adjustment up to + 5, I have never tried that.

I can't see how asking it to heat to 80 instead of 72 will make any difference.

 

[eric_s]

I agree. If the stove is on high, you can't get any more heat out of it. The thermostat just tells it when to turn on and off.

 

[kilbury]

Are you running it on automatic or manual mode? Depending on what your flame looks like you could be doing more harm then good. When you refer to "heat output", does that mean low to high setting or are you talking about the flame height adjustment?

 

[LJ4174]

How close is the thermostat to the stove? I have the same stove, and I have a seperate thermometer that I used to calibrate the thermostat. Also, I noticed just this past week/weekend that running the stove on manual, at either medium or medium low got my house up to temp 72 as well. I had it on auto and it was bitter cold this weekend and it seemed like the stove couldn't keep up. I switched to manual and it's been super nice and toasty. My neighbor has the same stove and had an issue with it (more on that on another post) and had a service guy out yesterday. Anyway, the service guy said he's seen and heard of much better results with this stove with it set on manual... Mine is once again on manual and I think it will stay that way, I might switch it to auto when it's a bit warmer, like above 30-40...

Anyway, my $.02, hope that helps...

 

[jtp10181]

When on auto mode it regulates the feed rate and blowers based on how close it is to the target temp. It may be turning itself down too soon causing it to never get up to temp. You could try setting the target temp a few degress above where you really want it and see if that helps.

 

[globewyre]

The most you will get is 60,000 btu's. I believe this is achieved running on manual 5 with the flame adjustment at 0.

Someone once told me to take the flame adjustment up to + 5, I have never tried that.

I can't see how asking it to heat to 80 instead of 72 will make any difference.

BTU is based on the amount of pellets burn per hour. The kind of wood wood pellets are made from determines this number. If you don not have good pellets your stove will not get the advertised btu's . Also BTU's is based on input. So it is 60,200 * .80 is you actual output.


from QA brochure
Maximum Btus/Hour Input by
Fuel Type
Softwood Pellets 60,200
Hardwood Pellets 54,000
Utility Pellets 54,000
Sunflower Seeds 48,000
Corn 47,000
Wheat 35,000

On cold days I set mine on 80. The stove is in a non tv room so we don't have to worry about getting chased out buy the heat The warm air seems to spread around the house quicker.