Hello fellow Hearth members,
I recently had a wood burning insert installed in my family room, which is about 15'x20' with vaulted ceiling. It's not the ideal room design, so I chose the Harman 300i since it is designed for larger sized living space. I have a 2 level colonial with 3620 sq ft. living space with an additional 1500 sq ft. of finished basement. I'm looking to heat the main area of the living space on the first floor, which is roughly 1700 sq ft. The area connected to the family room is open space kitchen and I've been running the insert and medium-high for past 4-5 hours, yet the thermostat on the other side still read a chilly 60 degrees. The outside temperature is about 18 degrees.
I've been following the instruction on how to properly start a fire and maintaining a hot coal bed. I close the damper and let the AB kick-in. After 5 minutes, I looked outside my chimney and no smoke visible, so I know that my AB is working, but still my insert is not throwing out a lot of heat. I can stand a few feet in front of the blower vent and not feeling too hot, while across the family room about 15 feet away is still chilly. My firewood is dry and seasoned oak/locust, which is measured at about 8-12% moisture. It's been season at least a year and 1/2. The chimney is 28' tall and was connected via SS liner, it appears that I have proper draft and plenty of ventilation.
I've read a few Harman owners stating that they can heat their entire house of 2000 sq ft. of space with external temperature at lower than single digits and they couldn't be in the same room with the stove/insert. I'm wondering if there is something I'm doing wrong or perhaps there is a defect in the equipment or installation.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you. A New Harman Owner Trying to Stay Warm
I recently had a wood burning insert installed in my family room, which is about 15'x20' with vaulted ceiling. It's not the ideal room design, so I chose the Harman 300i since it is designed for larger sized living space. I have a 2 level colonial with 3620 sq ft. living space with an additional 1500 sq ft. of finished basement. I'm looking to heat the main area of the living space on the first floor, which is roughly 1700 sq ft. The area connected to the family room is open space kitchen and I've been running the insert and medium-high for past 4-5 hours, yet the thermostat on the other side still read a chilly 60 degrees. The outside temperature is about 18 degrees.
I've been following the instruction on how to properly start a fire and maintaining a hot coal bed. I close the damper and let the AB kick-in. After 5 minutes, I looked outside my chimney and no smoke visible, so I know that my AB is working, but still my insert is not throwing out a lot of heat. I can stand a few feet in front of the blower vent and not feeling too hot, while across the family room about 15 feet away is still chilly. My firewood is dry and seasoned oak/locust, which is measured at about 8-12% moisture. It's been season at least a year and 1/2. The chimney is 28' tall and was connected via SS liner, it appears that I have proper draft and plenty of ventilation.
I've read a few Harman owners stating that they can heat their entire house of 2000 sq ft. of space with external temperature at lower than single digits and they couldn't be in the same room with the stove/insert. I'm wondering if there is something I'm doing wrong or perhaps there is a defect in the equipment or installation.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you. A New Harman Owner Trying to Stay Warm
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