Running the stove overnight!

[Irish916]

Just wanted to get a pulse-check on how many people run their pellet stoves throughout the overnight hours when no one is awake? This is our first winter season with this unit, and we're a bit anxious about running the unit overnight while everyone is asleep. We have hard-wired smoke detectors in every room, and the detector in the room with the stove even has CO2 detection. I just wanted to get a feel for how most people operate theirs. Do you just let it rip!?

 

[TimfromMA]

My stove turns on when heat is called for, even if we aren't home. A pellet stove failure will usually result in the fire going out.

Let it burn.

 

[mr47930]

I was a little freaked out letting it come on while we were asleep but that quickly subsided when i woke up to a warm house and didnt hear the electric furnace running.

 

[herdfan2003]

let er burn !!

 

[Peterfield]

I plan on setting it at 70 degrees and forgetting it. I've left it on through the night and it's a great feeling to come downstairs in the morning to a toasty living room and kitchen.

 

[Flammam]

I lit mine last weekend. Except for cleanings it will be on until April.

 

[Polar Bear]

I lit mine last weekend. Except for cleanings it will be on until April.

X2

 

[jackman]

Mine runs all the time. My dealer said it this way, "Run it like it's a rental!"

In past years I would shut it down at night but found that it shortened the life of the igniter and burned more pellets to bring the temperature back up.

 

[toddnic]

Keep your smoke detector batteries changed and let the stove burn.

 

[bogieb]

Mine stays on (it turns itself on and off depending upon set temp) when I am sleeping and while away from the house. Of course my previous house had a woodstove that I was used to letting burn, so I didn't have any issues when I put in a new Harmon downstairs.

Now, when I got a used Englander for upstairs, I test ran it a couple of times for a little over an hour each time. Okay, so my luck wasn't so good and parts broke the 3rd time (it it shut itself down safely), but the point is, at some point you will probably get to the point where you trust the stove and the install and just let it run.

 

[JDenyer236]

I run mine overnight and when out of town, no problems.

 

[Bioburner]

Only shut down to clean in the heart of winter. Hopper extension allows for a long weekend without any tending.

 

[Mr. Spock]

I was the same first few weeks. Had to acquire a comfort level with that new fangled wood burner. Now I don't even think about it. Keep up on the regular maintenance and no worries.

 

[John Fortier]

As was told to me..You have a fire in an appliance meant to have a fire.

 

[briansol]

almost everyone here burns 24/7 without a care in the world if they are home, sleeping, or out to town. It was scary at first... leaving the house for the first time with it on... i came home early to see if i still had a house. lol
eventually, you get used to the fact that it's SUPPOSED to be on fire.

 

[Johnny_Fiv3]

Let it burn! It's so nice to come down to a warm living space.

 

[JDenyer236]

The only thing I will add is you may want a battery backup for your stove, if the power goes out when your not home then your stove will automatically shut down to prevent smoke spillage. Just had that happen to me the other night, power went out, house filled with smoke. Next day I had it hooked up to a battery backup. Now if the power goes out I won't need to worry about a house filled with smoke. Some people can get away without a backup as their venting produces natural draft, you can unplug your stove when it's burning to see if this is gonna be an issue.

 

[rjlets]

I was a little worried at first also, but I've been running it overnight for 9 years now. The stoves have plenty of safety features, if anything malfunctions the stove will shut off. The worst thing that can happen is you get some smoke in the house, especially if the power goes out.

 

[TimfromMA]

The worst thing that can happen is you get some smoke in the house, especially if the power goes out.

Even that can be fixed with a battery backup.

 

[mmckee83]

As was told to me..You have a fire in an appliance meant to have a fire.

That is what made me leave ours on all the time. Plus if you heated with fuel oil and a boiler, the boiler runs with a much larger fire at all hours of the day and night.

 

[skrypj]

Once it gets cold mine runs non-stop. i use it as the primary heat source so if I go away for a weekend I fill my 130lb hopper to the brim and let it ride.

 

[johneh]

Did you have your oil or gas furnace come on at night ?
So I see no difference with your stove being on it's a
fire in an enclosed box with many safety components
I have burned mine 24/7 for the last 12 years and never
had a problem other than the kids forgetting to top up
the hopper. So let her rip and stay warm

 

[Mpodesta]

ours runs non stop till march-april ish

 

[canuck_22]

Both of ours are on, both have a setback thermostat, the last time they run is usually around 1015-1030 then at 11 it is set for 68 and wont turn on again until 4:45a unless otherwise necessary.

 

[Ctcarl]

All night long here.