New to Everything, any assurances?

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tsmith said:
Welcome to the forum and the pellet burnin world. Lots of good people here to help out. I would have to say we are all pretty smart just because we have pellet stoves, no matter the make or model.
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Naw, actually we are pretty stupid. If we were smart we would live where we didn't need to heat our caves.


To Mellisa220,

Welcome to the pellet burning world and this strange forum and remember do not feed the Bears..
 
SmokeyTheBear said:
Naw, actually we are pretty stupid. If we were smart we would live where we didn't need to heat our caves.


To Mellisa220,

Welcome to the pellet burning world and this strange forum and remember do not feed the Bears..
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And watch out for the flyin pigs too! ==c
 
mepellet said:
Welcome! Your house layout sounds somewhat similar to mine. Ours is somewhere around 2250 sq. ft. and the design is very close to the one in the photo here:
http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/House-Styles/Split-Level-Ranch.htm
Where the garage is in the photo, that would be our living room level and is is slab-on-grade. I think it used to be a garage previously. The pellet stove is installed on this level on the end of the house pointed towards the stairs that are in the center of the house. We never used this level during the winters prior to getting a pellet stove installed because it seemed too hard to heat with the hot water baseboard heat. The "intermediate" level (half floor above the living room) is a few degrees cooler than the living room level but is very comfortable. Yes our upper levels are cooler but that is where the bedrooms are so it actually works out well because we like it cooler in the bedrooms. Last winter we used about 2.5 tons. I think we will use more this winter because last winter was not very cold and this winter we will have an infant in the house. We installed a ceiling fan in the nursery which is at the top of the stairs so I am hoping that helps out with heating at least the little one's room.

Looking forward to the pictures after the install is done!
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Thank you me pellet. I am also in central Maine area. what are you running for a stove?
 
My new stove is now up and running. Going through the 90 minute initial burn to 'cure' it and get rid of the oil residue and smell. Of course heating to 90 degrees inside when its August......... Walls are getting extremely hot though. [Hearth.com] New to Everything, any assurances?
 
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Melissa220 said:
My new stove is now up and running. Going through the 90 minute initial burn to 'cure' it and get rid of the oil residue and smell. Of course heating to 90 degrees inside when its August......... Walls are getting extremely hot though. View attachment 71950
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Nice job, you will appreciate the heat this winter:cool:
 
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Pages 9 & 10 in your manual show OAK. I don't have it, just asking. Lot's of pros and cons as you will see on this.
 
Melissa220 said:
Thank you me pellet. I am also in central Maine area. what are you running for a stove?
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I have a P61A. Very rarely is it running full tilt. Nice to have the extra umph but I could get by without it since I have Oil hot water baseboard and also an old woodstove up in the kitchen level.
 
Melissa220 said:
My new stove is now up and running. Going through the 90 minute initial burn to 'cure' it and get rid of the oil residue and smell. Of course heating to 90 degrees inside when its August......... Walls are getting extremely hot though. View attachment 71950
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Looks nice! Who did you have do the install? Who is your dealer?
 
Defiant said:
Pages 9 & 10 in your manual show OAK. I don't have it, just asking. Lot's of pros and cons as you will see on this.
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No,I do not have an OAK. I have 2 elbows in the house and the vent is then straight out 16 inches. Just enough to hit my head on when I mow the lawn!;lol
 
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Melissa220 said:
No,I do not have an OAK. I have 2 elbows in the house and the vent is then straight out 16 inches. Just enough to hit my head on when I mow the lawn!;lol
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I also have my stove vented with out any vertical. I have it plugged into a pure sine wave UPS to give me enough time to shut it down or get the generator going to prevent any smoke from entering the house in case if power failure. Something to think about...there is plenty of discussion about this if you do a search.
 
mepellet said:
Looks nice! Who did you have do the install? Who is your dealer?
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I purchased through Evergreen Home and Hearth in Brewer ME. They also did the install. Fast, clean, professional.
 
IHATEPROPANE said:
I also have my stove vented with out any vertical. I have it plugged into a pure sine wave UPS to give me enough time to shut it down or get the generator going to prevent any smoke from entering the house in case if power failure. Something to think about...there is plenty of discussion about this if you do a search.
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Well, now there's a new wrinkle. If I have a power outage when I am not home..... in understand the Harmans have a lot of failsafes built in. I asked about operation in a power outage - not - :confused: But not about safety of shut down in a power failure if I am not here. Will have to make a call.
 
Melissa220 said:
Well, now there's a new wrinkle. If I have a power outage when I am not home..... in understand the Harmans have a lot of failsafes built in. I asked about operation in a power outage - not - :confused: But not about safety of shut down in a power failure if I am not here. Will have to make a call.
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Harman pellet stoves have a flapper that prevents smoke from exiting via the air intake if power is lost.
 
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SmokeyTheBear said:
Harman pellet stoves have a flapper that prevents smoke from exiting via the air intake if power is lost.
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I can confirm this! Another good reason to cap the venting because if not, you could hear the flapper all summer long!
 
SmokeyTheBear said:
Harman pellet stoves have a flapper that prevents smoke from exiting via the air intake if power is lost.
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Where is the flapper located? Must be in the stove as there is no cover of an sort on the vent pipe outside my home... sorry if I sound like an idiot....and I'm not blonde :) I just want to know all I can.
 
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You should be able to find it by looking at an exploded parts diagram in one of the manuals, it is inside the stove.
 
Melissa220 said:
My new stove is now up and running. Going through the 90 minute initial burn to 'cure' it and get rid of the oil residue and smell. Of course heating to 90 degrees inside when its August......... Walls are getting extremely hot though. View attachment 71950
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Looks nice! Better to burn in now with the windows open. Put a couple of fans in the windows. One blowing out and one pushing some fresh air in. Should help with dispersing the stink a bit!

Now for the important stuff, What do you have for pellet deals in your area? Sorry, I have a one track pellet mind! ==c
 
jtakeman said:
Looks nice! Better to burn in now with the windows open. Put a couple of fans in the windows. One blowing out and one pushing some fresh air in. Should help with dispersing the stink a bit!

Now for the important stuff, What do you have for pellet deals in your area? Sorry, I have a one track pellet mind! ==c
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She is within sibs striking distance! :)
 
jtakeman said:
Looks nice! Better to burn in now with the windows open. Put a couple of fans in the windows. One blowing out and one pushing some fresh air in. Should help with dispersing the stink a bit!

Now for the important stuff, What do you have for pellet deals in your area? Sorry, I have a one track pellet mind! ==c
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That is a good question jtakeman! I know the dealer I bought the stove from carries pellets and they gave me 8 bags of Okanagan to start. I have no intention of purchasing from Walmart, Lowes etc. So I will need a reliable source with a mid-range priced good pellet. One with not much sawdust,etc.
 
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