us stove 5510

[mrtt29]

I wana first say thanks every one i have already learned a lot about this stove. reading thru the forums..I still have some questions. and wanna make this stove run its best . using the least amount of pellets and getting the most heat.. I bought this stove used its a 2009 model. I was told that us stove came and programmed the stove to run better. I placed it in a corner my stove pipe is 1 45 degree 1 3 ft pipe and a 45 degree cap pointed about 4 a clock twords the west.. should i change the direction? I checked my feed rates the low end is .090 high 3.00 my draft low 100 high 300 .Hr 1 barely burns. and im using pres to logs right now. and i have sealed the ash pan slides. i dont have a lot of spare time. so i was hopping i can get some gidence from some one that have messed with thease stoves a lot. thanks again

 

[smwilliamson]

....tumbleweed blows across this thread

 

[343amc]

You definitely won't get much heat burning .9 pounds per hour. As you probably know, heat output is related to pellet input. Figure on 8000 btu per pound of pellets. Assume that stove is 80% efficient (that's optimistic) so each pound of pellets burned will put around 6000 btu in the room.

On my 6041, I set my low end feed rate to 1.5 until outdoor temps drop below 32 for a high, then i bump it back to 2. When the thermostat says 'no more heat' the stove goes to PR1 and idles until the stat calls for heat again. Boogers up the glass burning on low but it saves pellets.

Best I can offer for saving pellets is hook up a thermostat and let it do the work for you. And keep the stove clean. The rear ash traps plug up quick on the USSC stoves.

 

[343amc]

I need to learn math. Figure 6400 btu into the room per pound at 80% efficiency. I'm sure there are other factors to consider but that's a rough guesstimate.

 

[SteveB]

Mrtt29,
Sealing the ash pan slides was probably the best thing you could do for that stove. Made a night-and-day difference with mine. Theres not much of an airwash, if any, so its hard to keep the glass clean for longer than about 12 hours. Your igniter should be set back in its tube a bit or it'll burn out in probably less than one season. I'm on my third but this ones been lasting a pretty good long time. Make sure your door gasket has a good seal. The dollar bill test is pretty well documented on this excellent site! Are you having any problems in particular? With the feed rate you have set I can see why it barely burns on HR-1, but if you don't need a whole lot of heat that should probably get you about 28 hours or so on a bag of pellets.
My 5510 works well on the t-stat and puts out good heat for me, i only wish it had on-off capabilities on the stat as opposed to hi-lo only.

Welcome to the forum, there is a wealth of knowledge of all things pellet stove related, and some things maybe not pellet stove related <grin> in here, and a lot of great folks willing to help. I hope you enjoy your stove!

Steve

 

[mrtt29]

Mrtt29,
Sealing the ash pan slides was probably the best thing you could do for that stove. Made a night-and-day difference with mine. Theres not much of an airwash, if any, so its hard to keep the glass clean for longer than about 12 hours. Your igniter should be set back in its tube a bit or it'll burn out in probably less than one season. I'm on my third but this ones been lasting a pretty good long time. Make sure your door gasket has a good seal. The dollar bill test is pretty well documented on this excellent site! Are you having any problems in particular? With the feed rate you have set I can see why it barely burns on HR-1, but if you don't need a whole lot of heat that should probably get you about 28 hours or so on a bag of pellets.
My 5510 works well on the t-stat and puts out good heat for me, i only wish it had on-off capabilities on the stat as opposed to hi-lo only.

Welcome to the forum, there is a wealth of knowledge of all things pellet stove related, and some things maybe not pellet stove related <grin> in here, and a lot of great folks willing to help. I hope you enjoy your stove!

Steve

thanks for your help this is my first stove.and i new it was messed with. i was thing about a therms stat. any special type to get. and on low it has gone out a couple times. what do u think i should raise it up to . and do u think the draft is ok. thanks again

 

[mrtt29]

You definitely won't get much heat burning .9 pounds per hour. As you probably know, heat output is related to pellet input. Figure on 8000 btu per pound of pellets. Assume that stove is 80% efficient (that's optimistic) so each pound of pellets burned will put around 6000 btu in the room.

On my 6041, I set my low end feed rate to 1.5 until outdoor temps drop below 32 for a high, then i bump it back to 2. When the thermostat says 'no more heat' the stove goes to PR1 and idles until the stat calls for heat again. Boogers up the glass burning on low but it saves pellets.

Best I can offer for saving pellets is hook up a thermostat and let it do the work for you. And keep the stove clean. The rear ash traps plug up quick on the USSC stoves.

i think the t stat is the way to go

 

[SteveB]

No special t-stat needed. An inexpensive millivolt thermostat from the local hardware store should work..I have a Lux on mine. Do you have an owners manual? It tells you where to remove a jumper from and then you hook the stat up there. I agree with Gary, you might want to reset the control board to factory defaults and go from there. It won't go out on you then.

 

[mrtt29]

i got a programable thermostat for it today.what spots do i hook up the wires to the thermostat

 

[mrtt29]

On my stove you have to take off the side panel where the control board is. There is two spade connectors with tstat marked on the pcb board. But first you must remove the jumper clip that is in between the spade connectors, if you don't the thermostat will not function. Just yell if you need more help

I got that part.but on the t stat I dont know what spots to hook the wires The only thing the directions say mach the the wires by color and there like 10 spots i can put the wires.I have an idea but i dont want to mess anything up

 

[SteveB]

On my stat, the wires are hooked up to terminals marked W and RH. Mine also has a jumper between RH and RT.

 

[mrtt29]

On my stat, the wires are hooked up to terminals marked W and RH. Mine also has a jumper between RH and RT.

thats what i was kinda thinking. Mine has the jumper too. Thank you for your help

 

[SteveB]

Glad I could help, what stat did you get?

 

[mrtt29]

thats what i was kinda thinking. Mine has the jumper too. Thank you for your help

Glad I could help, what stat did you get?

its a honeywell rh2300b..Now im reading here it might not be a good one to have

 

[SteveB]

I'm not familiar with that one. I have a Lux that I've used for quite a few years. Can't really remember when i got it But it works well.

 

[tlc1976]

My 5510 works well on the t-stat and puts out good heat for me, i only wish it had on-off capabilities on the stat as opposed to hi-lo only.

You can do what I did. Hers is still working perfectly and it's been I think about 2 months since I installed it. I've been slammed at work and haven't had much time over there but I went today and just got back.

I also just thought the other night of an improvement to it that I am going to build and add to it next time I am there. I checked and the stove takes about 12 seconds or so to "boot up" if the power goes out and comes back on. So I am going to put a 30 second or so delay into my controller power supply. So if power is lost temporarily when nobody is home, the stove will fire back up on its own. My controller will wait for the stove to boot up before it sends the pulse to the on button.

 

[Screamin Rebel]

I have the honeywell 2300 T-stat. works well for me with my 5510. I hooked to the R and W terminals without the jumper. Set at 72 the stove kicks on at 71 and back off at 73. My heat settings are 1.20 on the low side and 4.25 on the high side. Draft fan settings are 90 on the low side and 425 on the high side. these setting have worked out well in my 2300 sqft single level home. Just added an OAK this weekend. Seems to burn a lot nicer flame now too. Also my t-stat kicks down to 68 at night. I use about 1.5 bags a day on average. With the lows outside in the 20's. Hope this info is usefull.

 

[mrtt29]

thanks for all the info. the stove is up and running good so far. whats the OAK?

 

[SteveB]

Outside Air Kit. Brings combustion air in from outside the house.

 

[SteveB]

Page 10 in the latest 5510 manual gives some explanation of the outside air connection, and how to install it. According to the manual, it is optional with this stove, but most people seem to recommend it. i have one on my 5510.

 

[mrtt29]

I feel like a dummy now . I knew what that was. I didnt get a book with the stove. and i have a 120 year old house. so i think the stove will get enough air. Now the weather is so worm in this part of ohio I cant really tell how the stove is going to do yet.

 

[SteveB]

We have a house that's around the same age as yours, no worries about negative pressure in here I don't have an OAK on the Harman.

 

[mrtt29]

We have a house that's around the same age as yours, no worries about negative pressure in here I don't have an OAK on the Harman.

sometimes candles blow out. on a breezy day.

 

[SteveB]

sometimes candles blow out. on a breezy day.

Lol, our curtains downstairs used to move when the wind would blow. We did at least put new windows in around 7 years ago or so