New US Stove "wall mount" pellet stove?

[zrtmatos]

I came across this today and wanted to share with everyone this new idea. Does anyone wish to leave comments on it being a concept that has a place?

 

[Dgopetactical]

It looks interesting, but very small. What size hopper? 10/20 pounds? Going from the picture with zero research it does not look like something to heat your home, more like a single room space heater that you only run from time to time.
Denny

 

[SidecarFlip]

Conceptionally interesting. Practical, not sure. Limited application, certainly.

 

[TimfromMA]

Window mount stoves have a history of starting house fires. This looks just like a window stove modified for wall mounting.

 

[zrtmatos]

Tim,
That was my thought also but they claim a modification to fix that problem. I would love to know of any installations of these stoves?

 

[zrtmatos]

Here's the install manual on this unit. Anything look irregular?

 

[jbest1]

At only 8200 btu's it is a little small, but that would work perfect in my kitchen. My kitchen doesn't get a let of heat because of the set up of my house. Only skimmed over the manual, not sure how big of a hopper it has. It is interesting though.

 

[F4jock]

Window mount stoves have a history of starting house fires. This looks just like a window stove modified for wall mounting.

Isn't this deja vu?

 

[SidecarFlip]

Window mount stoves have a history of starting house fires. This looks just like a window stove modified for wall mounting.

Got documentation to substantiate? Internet heresay is just that.......

 

[F4jock]

Got documentation to substantiate? Internet heresay is just that.......

Well.....First off it isn't "new" per se. Second, the reviews are not glowing to say the least. Finally, a quick look showed one 2013 fire.

 

[alternativeheat]

24000 BTU and heats 1000 sq ft. Perfect for my basement and my wall is concrete so guess it wouldn't catch on fire any time soon. Wonder what it costs, hmm.

 

[SidecarFlip]

I thought so..... Don't demean any design/ product without substantitave facts. The wall mount andf the window unit are 2 entirely different executions if you look at the mechanics. Finally, just like AGA (American Gas Associatrion tests gas appliances rigorously before granting the 'AGA' certification, WH (Warnock/Hershey) executes the same testing on solid fuel appliances.

Thats not to say that a human cannot screw up something and cause a fire, because thats 'human nature', however, if operated according to the parameters set forth by the nanufacturer and it's WH certified, it should be just fine (barring the human fiddle factor).

I do know how rigorous the test procedures are concerning AGA certification, I worked at AGA for a number of years/

 

[SidecarFlip]

24000 BTU and heats 1000 sq ft. Perfect for my basement and my wall is concrete so guess it wouldn't catch on fire any time soon. Wonder what it costs, hmm.

Street price is about 1100 bucks retail, but I would imagine you can find one discounted below a grand. The big drawback that I can see is, one, fuel capacity and two difficulty in cleaning the HX. The HX is a labrynith design so fly ash deposits could be a PITA to remove.

 

[F4jock]

24000 BTU and heats 1000 sq ft. Perfect for my basement and my wall is concrete so guess it wouldn't catch on fire any time soon. Wonder what it costs, hmm.

Retails at $1,400.

 

[alternativeheat]

Street price is about 1100 bucks retail, but I would imagine you can find one discounted below a grand. The big drawback that I can see is, one, fuel capacity and two difficulty in cleaning the HX. The HX is a labrynith design so fly ash deposits could be a PITA to remove.

I don't like that. No USS makes better options and get more heat, maybe cut back on the P61 output in Jan-Feb with second full stove.

 

[F4jock]

I don't like that. No USS makes better options and get more heat, maybe cut back on the P61 output in Jan-Feb with second full stove.

Only reliable reviews I can find are on Amazon and are for the window unit although both are available. The consensus of the four reviews is that it is not a quality unit. Look for yourselves. My assumption is that the guts of both are pretty much the same.

 

[F4jock]

I thought so..... Don't demean any design/ product without substantitave facts. The wall mount andf the window unit are 2 entirely different executions if you look at the mechanics. Finally, just like AGA (American Gas Associatrion tests gas appliances rigorously before granting the 'AGA' certification, WH (Warnock/Hershey) executes the same testing on solid fuel appliances.

Thats not to say that a human cannot screw up something and cause a fire, because thats 'human nature', however, if operated according to the parameters set forth by the nanufacturer and it's WH certified, it should be just fine (barring the human fiddle factor).

I do know how rigorous the test procedures are concerning AGA certification, I worked at AGA for a number of years/

Make that two fires. Another one reported on Amazon for the window unit.

 

[SidecarFlip]

Not defending the unit (in as much as I would not consider one), but, were the fires due to the fiddle factor or a design issue? Bet it was the fiddle factor.

Conversely, how many hopper fires have originated in negative draft stoves (most all if not all are negative draft) and what has been the damage cost of that?

Nothing, I mean nothing is foolproof when dealing with combustion of a flammable substance. Facts of operation here...

 

[F4jock]

Not defending the unit (in as much as I would not consider one), but, were the fires due to the fiddle factor or a design issue? Bet it was the fiddle factor.

Conversely, how many hopper fires have originated in negative draft stoves (most all if not all are negative draft) and what has been the damage cost of that?

Nothing, I mean nothing is foolproof when dealing with combustion of a flammable substance. Facts of operation here...

From what I read on Amazon, design.

 

[Polar Bear]

Don't walk... Run away!!

 

[heat seeker]

"Deja view all over again" Yogi Berra

 

[F4jock]

Don't walk... Run away!!

Me, Sir Gawain, King Arthur and Sir Lancelot. That's five!

 

[alternativeheat]

Don't walk... Run away!!

I've already forgotten this thing so to speak.

 

[hoverwheel]

I was once interested in the window unit, until I found out about the fires.

They very well may have solved that issue, but I'm in no hurry. I'll let other people test them for a few more years and decide then.

 

[F4jock]

I was once interested in the window unit, until I found out about the fires.

They very well may have solved that issue, but I'm in no hurry. I'll let other people test them for a few more years and decide then.

Agree. Besides. My beautiful wife is 14 years my junior. The LAST thing I need is more heat in the bedroom.