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Pellet heads!! What's up today?

Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by DexterDay, Jan 16, 2014.

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  1. jtakeman

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    Only Harmone's(sorry spell check says I need to), Or can you get other stove models too?
     
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    Yeah, hoping 600 does it but just filled the tank first time since Sept and took 190. Looking like 600 should be more than enough-I hope.

    I do keep it low, but actually warmer than I use to. Generally, 65-67 ish and down at night plus when away at work. The older I get, the warmer I want it.
     
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    Even with the stat up, its still colder in here than with the P68 heating from the basement-and its cold down there now :shiver:
     
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    Stove idling keeps the basement around 68ºF with just the radiant as the heat is mostly duct upstairs. So much warmer than when the oil furnace was in charge. About 6 degrees warmer with pellet heat. The best benefit with having the stove in the cellah! :D

    I need to get the hybrid water heater vented outside and I think it will be warmer yet. Its like having a/c on while running the heat! But it luvs the pellet heat for making the hot water. Dropped my KW usuage down to less than 3 KW per day. Was at 3.8 KW before the pellet heater took over. So its a second plus. A third is likely that the hybrid isn't working as hard to make hot water too. Both are making it less damp down there as well!! Win, win and a Plus! The duct won't be too expensive and I can take it back off if need be to cool the basement in the summa time. :D

    I'm considering doing a bench to play with electronics down there as the wife doesn't like the smell from my soldering stuff. Cool in the summa and cozy in the winta.
     
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    Happy belated birthday jtakeman
    Good to know you were able to eat and not wear the cake, second thought you're wearing the cake in the bella :D
     
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    Glad you are doing better!
     
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    Sux, that you had to use the payout for something other than actual vacation - but the timing was good for helping out in other ways.
     
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    Quadrafire (but we keep minimal parts in stock for that)

    VC, hearthstone, morso, Rais, pe, rsf
     
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    Thanks B

    I see that you're still an early riser.
     
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    Yeah, between that and the medical bills. :confused: At least I had the $$ to buy the oil and its better than use it or lose it.

    The selling of the company meant a complete reset to $0 on the health insurance deductibles after paying into that on the previous insurance. Sept 1 was new company, new insurance, reset deductibles that I fulfilled by mid December with my current issues only to reset to $0 again Jan 1 for the 4 tests coming up.

    Talk about being frustrated with the timing of all of this :headbang:
     
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    We got a break in the rain for a few hours this morning....TIME TO CLEAN THE BIG STOVE AND DO LBT

    Finished up just as the first rain drops started falling again......
    FIRE LIT AND STOVE WARMING UP .....:D:D
     
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    Always. Was awake at 12:40 this morning - finally decided more sleep wasn't happening about 1:15 (had to do some banking, update my tax software and other things before jumping on the forum) - and here I am. Usually I'm up between 2 and 2:30. Sleeping in is 3:30. I think I actually slept until 4 one day between Christmas and New Year.s day.
     
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    4AM? Wow…living on the edge!
     
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    Dam, now I feel bad sleeping in til 6:30 on the weekends :p

    I used to have the "wake up and cant sleep" issue as well, but somehow I got past it over time. For me it was my mind not shutting off. Was still there a little, but have managed to put that to bed as well
     
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    :eek:

    o_O

    New norm is about 7:30-8:00, Sleeping in is about 10. The earlier I get up the sooner I need my nap! :D

    No more up at 5:00 and to bed at 10:00 always hated that. Now I can stay up as long as I want! :p
     
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    Back in my days as a heavy haul trucker , especially during the summer (Construction ) I had to be at the yard to load by 5Am..... So roll out was usually 3 am......Time to grab some breakfast, pre-trip the rig and get to the yard (25 miles)

    The early to rise habit has never left....In the sack at no later than 6 pm and up at 3 am.

    Now it's my happy/quiet time to suck up a few cups of Joe and do my surfing......

    Not a bad life......a few clicks off from everyone else though.....
     

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    My career had me working multiple jobs at the same time for over 35 years. I would work nights 12A-8A at one job then shoot home and change clothes to work my day job. Working nights really messes with your body and to this day, I rarely sleep through the night. Now retired and wouldn’t trade the way I did things. I wouldn’t have what I have without it. People would always ask me how I did it. I always said, jokingly, “I can sleep when I’m dead”. Now the mission is to stay alive long enough to enjoy it!!!
     
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    You're a big boy now. :sleeping:
     
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    3rd shift was tough! Messed me up for many years. Made a chit load of people at the local dinner look at me goofy when I ordered a dinner for breakfast. "How the heck can you eat pasta at 8:00am" always made me chuckle as it was my dinner time.

    To this day I'm still bassackwords because of the night shift! Pizza for breakfast is still one of my fav's!! :D
     
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