New Stove

[pastera]

Picked up a 55-TRP-10 refurbed from ebay.

Installed in my sun room, lots of glass and very open to the house. Burned about a pound of pellets to test it - impressed with the ignition speed and heat output.

Corner install 45 with 7" clearance


Ran the OAK through the thimble and taped each joint


Can climb out the bathroom window to clean if I want - the T is 6' off the ground so it may be easier to clean from the roof. Pool is below so no leaf blower cleanings until it's closed and covered (water < 50f)

 

[save$]

Very impressive install. I don't think you should have any need for the leaf blower when the pool is open. When I use the leaf blower, the soot on the snow only covers an area about 6x6. If you put the leaf bag on, there is very little soot to be seen. I usually like to be entertained by the "smoke monster".

 

[papa bears stove]

Nice installation!! It looks great. Looks like somebody is going to be warm this winter!!

 

[DexterDay]

Very clean install... Looks great. Should definitely have some good natural draft in the event of a power outage

 

[pastera]

Best part is the total came to about $900 with everything

I shouldn't need to run the boiler except for hot water and to circulate the one zone the builder ran the pipes outside the heating envelope.

 

[smwilliamson]

Very nice install. See if you can pick up a double cleanout T, makes getting to that inside horizontal a snap

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[pastera]

Didn't think of the horizontal run - saw the double tee but didn't realize it was two clean out ports.

If cleaning is a pain I'll change it in the spring - my cleaning rods should be able to make the bend but fighting with them on a ladder is not my idea of fun (if I fall I'll land in the pool)

 

[letsblaze]

awesome install, good idea on the OAK through the thimble. :0
Oh I'm stealing that idea as I don't have a oak installed yet.

 

[imacman]

Great looking install! You'll be nice & warm this winter.

BTW, hope you have a GOOD surge protector on order......not good having it plugged just into wall outlet.
Let us know if you want suggestions for a nice unit and not too $$.

 

[Eatonpcat]

Very Nice!

 

[tinkabranc]

Lookin good! Nice job

 

[jjs777_fzr]

Nice clean install and venting - at least it's getting it above the nearest roof line - and will help to alleviate the soot buildup on the siding.
I'm haven't tried it but there is a hopper extension kit available for that unit - search 'hopper extension' on ebay. Alters the looks but the benefits of adding capacity is a nice idea.

 

[imacman]

I'm haven't tried it but there is a hopper extension kit available for that unit....

If the stove is an Englander factory re-furb from a place like AMFM Energy, they come with a full factory warranty.....adding one of those hopper extensions will instantly void the warranty.

Just figured he should know.

 

[smoke show]

What they don't know won't hurt them either. just sayin.

 

[Don2222]

Hello

A Double-T with Never-Seez in all the venting joints and foil tape makes for an easy clean system! See pic below!

 

[pastera]

Don
Your venting looks like a science experiment - I like it.

Imacman

I probably will surge protect it but I'm not that worried - If it gives up the ghost I will just repair it. The only issue is if the microcontroller goes TU to the point I can't pull the code, then I could just rewrite with my own. I should try to get some burned up controllers from various stoves to get up to speed on a repair service (would pay shipping)

No hopper extension for me, the wife is a stay at home mom so she feeds the wood stove during the day. Feeding the pellet stoves is a once a day duty that I have but will soon be transferring to my 11 YO son (needs to do something to pay for the immense amount of food he consumes)

 

[pastera]

awesome install, good idea on the OAK through the thimble. :0
Oh I'm stealing that idea as I don't have a oak installed yet.

I actually got the idea from this product:
http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Chimn...ch-PelletVent-Pro-Wall-Thimble-Air-Intake-Kit

But being a frugal (AKA cheap) engineer, I opted for a $28 standard thimble and a hole saw. The stove came with the OAK so I wasn't about to spend money on another one. Took a little metal work to make everything fit right but well worth the effort.

If you are going to do it make sure to back the metal up with a wood block and clamp everything down really well. If you don't have a drill press that will go down to <100 rpm then use a cordless at very low speeds. Standard hole saws will cut sheet metal fine if you run them slow.

 

[smwilliamson]

I actually got the idea from this product:
http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Chimn...ch-PelletVent-Pro-Wall-Thimble-Air-Intake-Kit

But being a frugal (AKA cheap) engineer, I opted for a $28 standard thimble and a hole saw. The stove came with the OAK so I wasn't about to spend money on another one. Took a little metal work to make everything fit right but well worth the effort.

If you are going to do it make sure to back the metal up with a wood block and clamp everything down really well. If you don't have a drill press that will go down to <100 rpm then use a cordless at very low speeds. Standard hole saws will cut sheet metal fine if you run them slow.

I cannot for the life of me figure out why these simpson oak thimbles are so much money. The standard oversize thimble at HD is $45 Plus a length of 2 1/8" aluminum flex hose, $12, two clips, $2 and a 2" soffit vent $2 = $61.00 at retail prices

 

[imacman]

....Imacman, I probably will surge protect it but I'm not that worried.....

Relatively inexpensive unit that a lot of forum members are using....can be had for around $25 incl. shipping, and has very good specs:

www.google.com/products/catalog?q=tripplite+ultrablok+surge&hl=en&bav=on.2,or.rc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1312&bih=1080&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17541382429627096093&sa=X&ei=2eNMUL2VGdO10QGfoIDIDg&ved=0CGAQ8wIwAA#scoring=tp

 

[save$]

Relatively inexpensive unit that a lot of forum members are using....can be had for around $25 incl. shipping, and has very good specs:

www.google.com/products/catalog?q=tripplite+ultrablok+surge&hl=en&bav=on.2,or.rc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1312&bih=1080&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17541382429627096093&sa=X&ei=2eNMUL2VGdO10QGfoIDIDg&ved=0CGAQ8wIwAA#scoring=tp

So much easier and cheaper to put this on when you first plug the stove in. I have taken a few lighting hits and lost my share of electronics. This surge protector should be considered a must have.

 

[Don2222]

Don
Your venting looks like a science experiment - I like it.

Thanks, my venting only takes 10 mins to fully brush and clean, just by removing the 3 cleanout caps! I use Never Seez on the caps!

 

[Don2222]

BTW

From these pics, would say the venting needs a little cleaning before the season? LOL

 

[DexterDay]

Holy Cow Don! I have never seen so much ash just sitting on the bottom of the vent!?!?!

Get that sucker cleaned ASAP. Have you looked into cleaning your Masonry chimney? Im sure there is considerable build up in there.

 

[pastera]

Wow