Thermostat question

[CygnusX1]

I was thinking of putting a thermostat on my Enviro Meridian, but I've heard that a thermostat tends to burn out the igniter quickly. Is this true?
Is it worth putting a thermostat on a stove? I run mine on medium heat during the day and ramp it up when I'm home.

 

[ajwoodman]

There are two ways to run the stove on thermostat mode. It is true if you run it on off/on mode but if you run it on hi/lo it never shuts down, only goes from a high to a low setting. This should not burn out your igniter rod. I have mine set on hi/lo and on a programmable thermostat. Works good so far, have it on right now cause it we had a frost last night.

 

[wb2bhc]

I agree..I have an enviro empress and spoke to enviro tech support yesterday asking the same question.
His advise was the same ..Use the HI/Lo setting and it will preserve your ignitor
Ran my stove for the first time overnight, looks like a warm and toasty winter for us.

Jay

 

[wellsme]

Nice setup Jay! When I first saw the photo I wondered how you vented your unit until I
realized the wall was a mirror. Quite the illusion.
Brian

 

[CygnusX1]

Thanks for the advice.

One more question, what brand of thermostat do you use? What's better, what's best?

 

[wb2bhc]

I got the cheapest thermostat that I could at HD I think it was 10 bucks or so. The Hi/Lo setting takes care of the
stove running at the preset high of idle setting.
Seems to work swell..
Jay

 

[AAsTeapots]

I found that using a thermostat we burned more pellets. It was better for us to just let it run on low. We used less pellets this way.

 

[woodsman23]

Use a programmable one i got one for around 30 bucks, then you can preset different temps throughout the day 7 days a week. Ritetemp makes some nice ones
www.ritetemp.com

 

[wb2bhc]

Not being an expert in the "pellet world" I thought I would try cheap first. The stove
throttles back to the idle setting once the desired temperature range is acquired.
It seems that a warmed house tends to stay that way and just needs an occasional
nudge to reattain the needed setting. But I guess that time and snowflakes will
either prove me wrong or right.
Have a warm and cozy winter all
Jay\

BTW this site and the boards have given me more information than
I ever thought there was anywhere.. HooRah

 

[hossthehermit]

I got the cheapest thermostat that I could at HD I think it was 10 bucks or so. The Hi/Lo setting takes care of the
stove running at the preset high of idle setting.
Seems to work swell..
Jay

I agree with this answer, it's what I did. If you want it warmer, turn it up, if it's too cold, turn it down. The whole programmable thing doesn't work for me, maybe I'm just too stupid, or maybe I don't know how hot I want it to be next Tuesday at 3:17 a.m.

 

[woodsman23]

The idea of a programmable thermostat is when no one is home why heat at 70 when you can heat at 60 and have the stove come on an hour or so before you get home. You can set times and if you want different heat then you simply put the thermostat on hold and you can adjust to any temp you want.

 

[hossthehermit]

Well, now I understand. You're from New York. I ain't.

 

[thekid_1]

More like you are a HERMIT.

 

[hossthehermit]

More like you are a HERMIT.

Ayuh

 

[woodsman23]

Well, now I understand. You're from New York. I ain't.

You have a problem with new york???

 

[thekid_1]

Just because "ayuh," "ain't," and dropping the "g" from "ing" may be common in New England does not make it proper grammar.

 

[rap69ri]

If ain't is in the dictionary does that not make it proper???

 

[thekid_1]

A dictionary is a book offering definitions, pronunciations, origin, etc.

Just because a word is in a dictionary not make it proper grammar.

 

[rap69ri]

Way of topic, but...

I can't say that I use the word ain't extensively, but when amongst friends it seems proper enough. Most people on this site seem friendly enough that I can forget to dot an I or cross a T now and again.

 

[begreen]

Let's for get semantics and get back on topic.

Igniter styles vary from stove to stove. It seems to me that the encapsulated ones fail sooner than the heating element style (like a BBQ lighter). We ran the Quad 1200i for 5 years on a programmable thermostat and never had an igniter issue. It was still in good shape when I sold the stove. But I have heard of the encapsulated style failing in a few years. What does the Enviro use?

 

[imacman]

Just posted this unit in another thread, but could help someone here too. I bought this for my stove, and it's fairly inexpensive ($20-22 online), and easy to hook-up and program.

Lux PSP511LA

 

[caseyclan]

Let's for get semantics and get back on topic.

Igniter styles vary from stove to stove. It seems to me that the encapsulated ones fail sooner than the heating element style (like a BBQ lighter). We ran the Quad 1200i for 5 years on a programmable thermostat and never had an igniter issue. It was still in good shape when I sold the stove. But I have heard of the encapsulated style failing in a few years. What does the Enviro use?

Be green - which model of programmable thermostat did you use? Was it 12v or 24v? I want to add one for my 1200i, but cannot find a 12v model anywhere. Just curious as to what you used. Thanks

 

[thekid_1]

I followed the Harman service bulletin for thermostat selection although I have a different brand.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/7790/

http://oatstoves.com/files/pellet_stove_tsta_tinfo.pdf

My apologies for taking this thread way of topic.

 

[yoscratch]

I too believe in the set back thermostat way of thinking. Maybe its a WNY thing.

I have a st croix prescott and have gone through an ignitor each season and a half. yes this costs me $100 each time. i need to find a cheaper source for them. I still think it saves enough pellets to justify it.

 

[begreen]

Let's for get semantics and get back on topic.

Igniter styles vary from stove to stove. It seems to me that the encapsulated ones fail sooner than the heating element style (like a BBQ lighter). We ran the Quad 1200i for 5 years on a programmable thermostat and never had an igniter issue. It was still in good shape when I sold the stove. But I have heard of the encapsulated style failing in a few years. What does the Enviro use?

Be green - which model of programmable thermostat did you use? Was it 12v or 24v? I want to add one for my 1200i, but cannot find a 12v model anywhere. Just curious as to what you used. Thanks

I would recommend the Lux TX500. Don't worry about the 12v requirement, the thermostat is battery operated and you will be only using the heat section of the thermostat (R and W connections).