Pellet consumption for Quad 1200i & pro's n con's for purchasing the 1200i

[seattle~ites]

OK, I live in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle,WA.
I’m trying to find others who live in the area and get a better perspective on how much pellets a CB1200i will use on each setting of HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW.
Any one outTHERE?

And who OUT THERE likes or dislikes the CB1200i ??

thanks

 

[seattle~ites]

ok, no feedback from this posting, but no feedback is feedback. This could mean that..
1. I am the first in the Pacific Northwest to post this question on the Hearth Forums..(i doubt it though).
2. I am the first to own a Classic Bay Insert pellet Stove for my region.
3. or NOBODY CARES??...(i doubt this one too).


pelletless in seattle......

 

[hossthehermit]

Well, I know how it is to get no feedback. I'm about as far as you can get in the Atlantic NorthEast, and still be in the states. I think the Main(e) reason I usually don't get replies is that my Revolution is a rare bird still, and the few replies I DO get are from people that are still going through the same learning curve that I am. We are all trying a few things to find what works, St. Croix dealers seem to be few and far between, and have no clue about this model, it's new, and they are focused on stoves more than furnaces..The way I look at it, I'm a pioneer, and next year when ????'s come up about these, I'll be an expert. Good luck, keep your stick on the ice, I'm pullin' for ya, we're all in this together. BTW, I'm guessing you'll burn more pellets on HI than on MED or LO, but I could be wrong.

 

[DiggerJim]

ok, no feedback from this posting, but no feedback is feedback. This could mean that..
1. I am the first in the Pacific Northwest to post this question on the Hearth Forums..(i doubt it though).
2. I am the first to own a Classic Bay Insert pellet Stove for my region.
3. or NOBODY CARES??...(i doubt this one too).


pelletless in seattle......

How about #4 - It was only an hour from your initial query to your 2nd "no one cares" post. I expect some people have a life and might be out with kids trick or treating, date night Friday, working late, etc. etc. There are CB 1200i burners here (do a search - a couple of posts in the past week or so were about or by 1200i users).

Oh, on high you can expect to burn 5 3/4 lbs/hr.

 

[ablejoy]

I am in AZ and it gets down in the low teens from November till March I have a Qudra- Castile free standing. I am in the same boat as you trying to guess the amount I will burn, this is my first year with the stove. Manual says 1 1/2 lbs hour low 4 lb hr on high don't know if this will help you. I have my stove on a tstat its to warm here to tell yet. I have 2 tons and think I will need more.

 

[seattle~ites]

Well, I know how it is to get no feedback. I'm about as far as you can get in the Atlantic NorthEast, and still be in the states. I think the Main(e) reason I usually don't get replies is that my Revolution is a rare bird still, and the few replies I DO get are from people that are still going through the same learning curve that I am. We are all trying a few things to find what works, St. Croix dealers seem to be few and far between, and have no clue about this model, it's new, and they are focused on stoves more than furnaces..The way I look at it, I'm a pioneer, and next year when ????'s come up about these, I'll be an expert. Good luck, keep your stick on the ice, I'm pullin' for ya, we're all in this together. BTW, I'm guessing you'll burn more pellets on HI than on MED or LO, but I could be wrong.

Yeah dude, I hear ya loud and clear. My coworker is the one who lead me on to pellets and he's had his for over 8 years, everything is still working.
I posted this same q's but slightly different and had no hits! So, sarcasim works!
Well, i suppose on LOW I will use less pellets than on HIGH..thanks for the big insight..hehe.

I've stuck my stick deep in the ice, and in pioneering my way to discovery.

thanks

 

[seattle~ites]

ok, no feedback from this posting, but no feedback is feedback. This could mean that..
1. I am the first in the Pacific Northwest to post this question on the Hearth Forums..(i doubt it though).
2. I am the first to own a Classic Bay Insert pellet Stove for my region.
3. or NOBODY CARES??...(i doubt this one too).


pelletless in seattle......

How about #4 - It was only an hour from your initial query to your 2nd "no one cares" post. I expect some people have a life and might be out with kids trick or treating, date night Friday, working late, etc. etc. There are CB 1200i burners here (do a search - a couple of posts in the past week or so were about or by 1200i users).

Oh, on high you can expect to burn 5 3/4 lbs/hr.

Thanks for the feed back dude. But i posted this same topic but slightly different about a week ago and got no hits. This one i just posted was over a day and got one post, not an hour.
I've found it difficult to get accurate feedback from users due to diverse geographic location. Seattle gets about 5 months of CHILLS and nothing too ICY, usually in the low 30's. In 2007 we did have an ice storm rock us really bad. We had no power for a week! Some places for 2 weeks! But this only comes around every 30 to 40 years. so they say.

but considering seattles not soo cold temps, with my pellet stove on LO and my brick house being only 1100sq. ft. with top insulation and some floor....i'm hopeing a bag will last me several days. that considering we would use the stove after work and nights and weekends.

I hope i don't use 5 3/4 lbs. an hour!

 

[seattle~ites]

I am in AZ and it gets down in the low teens from November till March I have a Qudra- Castile free standing. I am in the same boat as you trying to guess the amount I will burn, this is my first year with the stove. Manual says 1 1/2 lbs hour low 4 lb hr on high don't know if this will help you. I have my stove on a tstat its to warm here to tell yet. I have 2 tons and think I will need more.

Well, the manuel on mine (cb1200i) say that on LOW it will burn up to 2lbs. an hour...but this leads me to ask..at what temp did they rate this at? type of home?full day being on? partial? at 2300sq.ft.?

Let me know how yours turns out. Ivwould also think that depending on your sq. footage, you would burn at a diff. rate.

I'll keep you posted on my consumption....when i get it of course.

 

[drafter-d]

Not an insert but the freestanding cb1200. right now burning 20lbs a day in ct. set on med. unit comes on and off on thermostat. Set at 62deg. night 72 deg. day. 1200 square foot building, not all walls insulated and the floor is a cement slab. (10,000 btu per hour is absorbed by slab on average) Hope this helps

 

[DiggerJim]

I've found it difficult to get accurate feedback from users due to diverse geographic location. Seattle gets about 5 months of CHILLS and nothing too ICY, usually in the low 30's. In 2007 we did have an ice storm rock us really bad. We had no power for a week! Some places for 2 weeks! But this only comes around every 30 to 40 years. so they say.

but considering seattles not soo cold temps, with my pellet stove on LO and my brick house being only 1100sq. ft. with top insulation and some floor....i'm hopeing a bag will last me several days. that considering we would use the stove after work and nights and weekends.

I hope i don't use 5 3/4 lbs. an hour!

I think you've nailed it - unless there's someone with a small insulated house in Seattle you're not going to get really good #s - maybe a best guess. If you change the question to not be 1200i specific, I think you'll be better off. You really don't care about what kind of stove someone used but how much pellets they went thru - that's really a question of BTU need. On LO all day, you'll burn thru a bag a day regardless of what you need - unless you use a thermostat or manually start & stop when you're there. So it's back to BTUs you need. Once you know how much heat you need, you can figure out which setting on you stove gets you that regardless of the stove mfg/model.

You can get a sense of that by finding out what your degree days were last year. Then check your other heating source's use (eg. how many gallons of oil or propane). That can be converted to how many BTUs you needed last year. Take that and divide it by 8200 and that's how many pounds of pellets you'd need to replace the other heating source. But (there's always a but), you won't be heating quite the same - you'll be spot heating rather than central heating. That means you'll use less - as a rule of thumb maybe 1/2 or 2/3rds. (If you have hot water generated by that other central heating source, subtract out about 15% before you figure your pellet needs because you won't be making hot water with your stove.)

The number you'll come up with is probably better than most you'll get from trying to apply someone else's experience to your situation.

 

[slls]

I am in AZ and it gets down in the low teens from November till March I have a Qudra- Castile free standing. I am in the same boat as you trying to guess the amount I will burn, this is my first year with the stove. Manual says 1 1/2 lbs hour low 4 lb hr on high don't know if this will help you. I have my stove on a tstat its to warm here to tell yet. I have 2 tons and think I will need more.

Well, the manuel on mine (cb1200i) say that on LOW it will burn up to 2lbs. an hour...but this leads me to ask..at what temp did they rate this at? type of home?full day being on? partial? at 2300sq.ft.?

Let me know how yours turns out. Ivwould also think that depending on your sq. footage, you would burn at a diff. rate.

I'll keep you posted on my consumption....when i get it of course.

It will burn 2 lbs an hour on low, no matter where the stove is, in your house or out doors. How much you burn on low through a day has all the variables you listed. Temp, size house, insulated, get 3 tons for a starter.

 

[hossthehermit]

ok, no feedback from this posting, but no feedback is feedback. This could mean that..
1. I am the first in the Pacific Northwest to post this question on the Hearth Forums..(i doubt it though).
2. I am the first to own a Classic Bay Insert pellet Stove for my region.
3. or NOBODY CARES??...(i doubt this one too).


pelletless in seattle......

Well, you're getting feedback. Has it helped? I find the backfeed to be great, BUT.......... So much depends on the situation. Great for troubleshooting tips, tho. Face it, yhese things are not rocket science, and what works for somebody else, won't necessesarily work in your application. Best thing, pellet burners seem to be pretty safe, hard to screw up bad enough to burn down your house, as long as you have a proper install, and pay attention. My 1.999 cents. Good luck, keep playing w/ settings, you'll be warm.

 

[Shooter]

I have a CB1200i. It's a great little stove. The hopper isnt real huge so it needs a daily feeding (70lbs max). Simple to operate, very dependable. Kicks out a lot of heat. I'm not a rocket scientist so the BTU's and other figures dont impress me. What does impress me is pellet consumption and warmth. Both are quite satifactory marks in my opinion.

My home is a newer ('04) 1800sq ft ranch with an open floor plan. Excellent insulation, decent windows (the 6ft 'ers I put plastic film over to help insulate) and tyvek wrap. We are up on a high hill and catch every bit of the forecasted wind velocity and more. The stove will burn about 1 bag per day when temps are down in the teens and a howling, siding rattling gale is blowing. Inside temps are 69deg start up and 74deg shutdown.

The best part? Forget propain.

 

[seattle~ites]

I've found it difficult to get accurate feedback from users due to diverse geographic location. Seattle gets about 5 months of CHILLS and nothing too ICY, usually in the low 30's. In 2007 we did have an ice storm rock us really bad. We had no power for a week! Some places for 2 weeks! But this only comes around every 30 to 40 years. so they say.

but considering seattles not soo cold temps, with my pellet stove on LO and my brick house being only 1100sq. ft. with top insulation and some floor....i'm hopeing a bag will last me several days. that considering we would use the stove after work and nights and weekends.

I hope i don't use 5 3/4 lbs. an hour!

I think you've nailed it - unless there's someone with a small insulated house in Seattle you're not going to get really good #s - maybe a best guess. If you change the question to not be 1200i specific, I think you'll be better off. You really don't care about what kind of stove someone used but how much pellets they went thru - that's really a question of BTU need. On LO all day, you'll burn thru a bag a day regardless of what you need - unless you use a thermostat or manually start & stop when you're there. So it's back to BTUs you need. Once you know how much heat you need, you can figure out which setting on you stove gets you that regardless of the stove mfg/model.

You can get a sense of that by finding out what your degree days were last year. Then check your other heating source's use (eg. how many gallons of oil or propane). That can be converted to how many BTUs you needed last year. Take that and divide it by 8200 and that's how many pounds of pellets you'd need to replace the other heating source. But (there's always a but), you won't be heating quite the same - you'll be spot heating rather than central heating. That means you'll use less - as a rule of thumb maybe 1/2 or 2/3rds. (If you have hot water generated by that other central heating source, subtract out about 15% before you figure your pellet needs because you won't be making hot water with your stove.)

The number you'll come up with is probably better than most you'll get from trying to apply someone else's experience to your situation.

Hmmm. This is precision numbers that were talking about here now. Well,...taking into consideration all the "BUTS" available for variables. One of the "BUTS" would be "SPOT HEATING" and this leads me to consider, "air circulation". Like maybe installing a ceiling fan for better use of my BTUs being dispersed throughout my little rambler. My mind is now racing with tons of ideas just to better insulate and circulate the warm air (i think this is one of those mega-fun time consuming projects where i spend alota money to see how efficient i can make things work, then get into trouble with my wife for not spending time with her...yikes!).

 

[seattle~ites]

I have a CB1200i. It's a great little stove. The hopper isnt real huge so it needs a daily feeding (70lbs max). Simple to operate, very dependable. Kicks out a lot of heat. I'm not a rocket scientist so the BTU's and other figures dont impress me. What does impress me is pellet consumption and warmth. Both are quite satifactory marks in my opinion.

My home is a newer ('04) 1800sq ft ranch with an open floor plan. Excellent insulation, decent windows (the 6ft 'ers I put plastic film over to help insulate) and tyvek wrap. We are up on a high hill and catch every bit of the forecasted wind velocity and more. The stove will burn about 1 bag per day when temps are down in the teens and a howling, siding rattling gale is blowing. Inside temps are 69deg start up and 74deg shutdown.

The best part? Forget propain.

Sounds like your set! Congrats on the no-cost propane winters. Here in seattle, they just hiked the gas rates up, and these rate increases are in the TEENS. No fair with this economy going down....

 

[seattle~ites]

ok, no feedback from this posting, but no feedback is feedback. This could mean that..
1. I am the first in the Pacific Northwest to post this question on the Hearth Forums..(i doubt it though).
2. I am the first to own a Classic Bay Insert pellet Stove for my region.
3. or NOBODY CARES??...(i doubt this one too).


pelletless in seattle......

Well, you're getting feedback. Has it helped? I find the backfeed to be great, BUT.......... So much depends on the situation. Great for troubleshooting tips, tho. Face it, yhese things are not rocket science, and what works for somebody else, won't necessesarily work in your application. Best thing, pellet burners seem to be pretty safe, hard to screw up bad enough to burn down your house, as long as you have a proper install, and pay attention. My 1.999 cents. Good luck, keep playing w/ settings, you'll be warm.

Been out for some time(couple of weeks).. baby dut. Got a newborn in the house now and things are getting CRAZY. My soon to be 3yr. old is now at war with us because we have someone else on our arms...but he's calmed down a bunch.
I do like the the quadrafire element. The burner seems to be in a protective spot that can't catch anything on fire. My handy bro is helping me with the install too. But as of now, i still have not recieved my pellet stove, i gota start making some phone calls...
Thank for the support hossthehermit...dang, thats a creative name, sounds kinda ICONIC... HOSSTHEHERMIT!..awwwsome name dude.