Too Much Heat!

[JonSkow]

Hey Everyone. I'm fishing for some opinions.
I have a Vista Flame that I use to heat my 1000 s/f ranch. I keep the stove on the lowest setting and sometimes it heats up the house too much (I know, too much heat?). I want to hear some opinions on 2 options that have in mind an maybe some of your own.
1. A “lower heat” pellet?
Previously I used FSU ( I live in SE MA) and they worked great for me last year.
2. Creating something to close the feed shoot in the hopper a little, to slow down the feed rate even more.
I feel I may run into a problem keeping the stove lit with less feed.
Any thoughts?

Thanks for your help!

 

[Woody1911a1]

use a thermostat

 

[JonSkow]

use a thermostat

I considered that. The house is a 60's ranch that is mostly closed in. I was worried that the room the stove is in would be comfortable and the kitchen would be too cold. I suppose that a thermostat in the hallway might be a happy medium.

 

[Woody1911a1]

easy , i use a skytech remote thermostat . i can move it anywhere .

 

[DneprDave]

Could you crack a window and let some of the heat out?

Dave

 

[dlehneman]

I use a t-stat mounted centrally in the house while the stove is at one end and the bedrooms are at the other. So the living room/ dining room/ kitchen all stay at the temp it's set for with the bedrooms a few degrees cooler (just how I like it) and the room the stove is in is a few degrees above the t-stat setting. In the spring and fall it runs in "On/Off" mode like a furnace would so it doesn't overheat us. In the winter it moves into "High/low" mode and just turns up or down as needed to maintain. Works great 99% of the time.

 

[JonSkow]

Could you crack a window and let some of the heat out?

Dave

With neighbors paying so much for oil, I feel guilty letting the heat out.

 

[JonSkow]

Should I be worried about the wear and tear on the igniter if the stove cycle on and off during the day?

 

[DBCOOPER]

Should I be worried about the wear and tear on the igniter if the stove cycle on and off during the day?

Do you worry about the starter in your car? Just get a thermostat with a swing setting.

 

[dlehneman]

Yes, as mentioned above make sure to get one with an adjustable swing setting to keep it from cycling constantly. I am using a Lux 1500E and have found it to be very good.

 

[JonSkow]

Do you worry about the starter in your car? Just get a thermostat with a swing setting.

Good Point!

 

[jtakeman]

I'd go a little beyond just a stat, If you have a stead schedule. Go programmable and reduce the temp of the house while the family is away. Have it fire up a few hours earlier so it warm when you get how, Also set the temp back while you sleep too. Should save you a little fuel IMHO.

 

[Pellet-King]

First off it's way to warm out now to says it's too hot!!, wait till jan when its 10 out......ranches are tough to heat, heat does not like to go sideways, only up, so sweat your balls off in living room, and freeze your ass off bedrooms

 

[Pellet-King]

Get some Inferno's, then you'll be fine, you have to use shoulder pellets in fall/spring, thyen the best you can get for dead winter

 

[JonSkow]

Sorry guys, let me clarify. I haven't started my stove this year, way too warm for that. This is my experience from last year. The thermostat is a good idea but I can only think of a few times I needed to turn the stove up past 1 anyway. I'm thinking an open window is the only easy way to work this one out.

 

[kofkorn]

Replace the auger motor with a slower one. IE: go from a 1 rpm feed auger to a 1/2 rpm auger. Will probably need to routinely run on a higher setting, and during the really cold days it may not keep up, but it will certainly reduce your usage.

 

[woodsman23]

stat

 

[St_Earl]

i'm not 100% sure, but a slower auger could possibly lead to start up problems if too few pellets are introduced in the ignition cycle.
also i know that this kind of adjustment can be made with the control box (at least on my stove)

i would be more inclined to go the stat route, myself.

 

[IHATEPROPANE]

A thermostat will do wonders. One with a 1-2 degree swing setting preferably.

 

[stayfitz]

A thermostat will do wonders. One with a 1-2 degree swing setting preferably.

+1

 

[Jaymaine34]

+1

A stat will make a big difference !