Ventis HEI240 Burn Times

[Jskar]

Hey Everyone. Since it seems there is minimal info out there on first hand experiences with the Ventis HEI240 fireplace insert, I figured I’d be the Guinea pig and share what I’ve experienced so far.

For burn times, I can get around 10ish hours out of a full N/S load of red oak. I loaded this up at 930pm and here’s what it looks like at 730am. This bad boy comes with a 2.4 cu Ft firebox. While I can and have run E/W, I prefer N/S most of the time simply because you can stuff more wood in.

 

[begreen]

Thanks for the update. That looks like a nice bellyful. What is the length of the wood being loaded?

AFAIK, this is the sibling of the Drolet 1800.

 

[Jskar]

I’m running 16” splits and have zero issues closing the door. It’s close but she takes standard size and I can get some good burn times. Was a bit of a learning curve but it seems the less overthinking and less tinkering I do the better results I get.

 

[TomMcDonald]

Nice result. Was the blower still engaged?

 

[Jskar]

Nice result. Was the blower still engaged?

Yes I had the blower somewhere close to 2/3 engaged. Notice if you crank it full blast overnight it tends to burn up your fuel a bit faster.

 

[Jskar]

Thanks for the update. That looks like a nice bellyful. What is the length of the wood being loaded?

AFAIK, this is the sibling of the Drolet 1800.

Seeing the price difference between this and the Drolet 1800, it might have been smarter to go with it instead of this one 😂