P43 burn duration ?

Well I had all intentions of purchasing a P43 tomorrow but seems the seller could not wait one day and to top that off my Pelpro cellar dwellar refused to start this morning at 3:30 am. Sooooo for an additional $700 i am going to purchase a new P43 tomorrow. To the topic (Bogie if possible) how long of burn time does a P43 do and what setting if you have ever run it on stove mode ? I am not sure what I will be setting it at in room temp mode yet and was wondering if I could get an idea on burn time. It is a heck of a lot colder in the house without the cellar dweller running and with the drop in temps next week I need to figure this out. Welcome to any P43 owners information just know that Bogie has one and is a similar setup.
thanks in advance !

 

It shouldn't run any differently than your P-68. It jut won't put out quite as much heat. I would start out with the feed rate at 4 and the heat setting at 4 and adjust the heat setting from there.

 

Thanks Subby, have not looked on what it holds for pellets ? Ill have a look and judge it from there.

 

Just saw TT has the same setup i will have tomorrow with a P68 and a P43 TT any input my friend ?

thanks

 

Being a 43000 btu compared to your mammoth of the 68000 btu I would say roughly 2/3 of the P68's. Hope this helps considering hopper size being the same.

 

...but the hopper is smaller.....I believe about 50 lbs capacity for the 43, and about 70 or so with the P68.....going from memory here tho!

 

Your correct LW P38 and P43- 50 LBS, P61 and PC45- 72 LBS, P68- 76 LBS with that said the hopper is 2/3 the size of the P68 so Ivan is correct in some respect as well .
thank you both

 

I put on a hopper extension so I get 2+ bags to fill it. I got the extension before I ever set up the stove, so don't have any way to give you an idea of a hopper run time. Considering that my former Hastings did not have an extension, I would guess you can get anywhere from 13-24 hours (depending on temp and conditions).

I sometimes run it in stove mode if it is really windy. Remember, that you have to have the temp dial up to over 75*/4 to have the heat constatnely pumped into the house. Otherwise once you hit the room temp it will start blowing all the heat out the exhaust. When I run mine in stove temp mode, I cut back on the feed rate so that my living room isn't blistering hot. I've been known to have it down to a feed rate of 0.5 (which a lot of people say is wrong). I usually only do that when it is extremely cold out and/or windy as I need heat continually pumped to the back rooms, but don't necessarily need "more" heat.

I usually run my P43 on a thermostat and that is set in a room half way down the house. But I also have the basement stove going so no cold air is infiltrating thru the floors (except the bedrooms that are over the garage). With the thermostat set up, my P43 will not run correctly in Room temp / manual though (it just goes to idle regardless of the temp I set).

 

Hey man , I got a 43 in the basement . I run mine in stove temp / constant burn feed rate 4 , setting 3 - 4 depends on outside temp . I don't have to run it hard as my basement is well insulated and the space is 600 sq. ft. I get about 22 hrs. from a hopper full . Hope this helps , any thing else I can answer let me know .

 

That P43 hopper says 50lbs but you will be hard pressed to get more than a single 40lb bag in there. My situation is like Wills, the P43 is heating a relatively small area around 600sf and handles it with ease. If it’s running low and slow we will get about a full day (24 hrs) out of a bag, but it really depends on the heat demand in your specific situation. We normally use room temp mode and set it so it keeps the wall therm continuously reading 70 degrees. I will say the P43 is prob one of the best purchases and additions we’ve made to the house, this thing is just awesome. Quite certain you will be very happy with it. If you find you don’t get enough burn time out of it, just throw a hopper extension on it like B did.

 

Totally agree it replaced a wood burner soo much better at keeping the Man Cave a constant temp with a lot less work

 

Oh boy.......

 

by all means, do what works for you......and I understand your rationale when its really cold pinching the feed back to .5, but you may be doing damage to your auger tube and auger by doing so. This tends to cause the fire to burn back into the throat of the burnpot, and heating the auger and auger weldment to a higher degree, which can cause erosion of the weldment and auger. The auger is easy to replace, not so the auger weldment....tends to be an expensive repair.

 

Thanks everyone will probably run it in temp mode as its main purpose is to create a positive pressure in the basement so that the beast on the first floor is not drawing cold air to feed it from the stone foundation below. Running like a champ so far and I have not installed the oak yet as I ran out of time and checked it out before heading out for a Christmas celebration briefly so I can install the oak tomorrow. Was a bit surprised as it appears you have to remove or modify the rear panel, on the Pelpro it was easy and exposed and on the opposite so I will have to change the exit to the other side.
Thanks again everyone for your response as always !

 

They provide a knock out on that panel.

 

Thanks Bogie good news could not imagine there was not a provision for an oak install will be getting that sucker installed today. Will have to swap sides out of exit of the basement will be laying in the snow, curious if you don't mind me asking why is it you have the P43 up in your living space and the P61 in the cellar ? Is your cellar door left open while heating your house ? Obviously I am setup the opposite with the big stove up on the first floor could be the difference in the layout of the house which I have not forgot just can't seem to find the dang floor plans we had done up when we first had the grand idea of renovating the entire house right off the bat.(Its good to have dreams right ?) Some time ago last year you had mentioned that you were curious on how the heat was making it through out the house in a discussion we were having in a thread .
Thanks

 

As the reno's take place you might be swapping the stoves around, you never know
Merry Christmas to you and the family

 

P61a was the first stove I got. I let myself be talked inot 1 large stove in the basement instead of two smaller stoves. Downstairs is 650 sq/ft and upstairs is 950 sq/ft. The P61a should easily heat that entire space. If only the heat rose. If only convection currents worked in my house. If the layout was different. If my bedrooms weren't over the garage. But even with the basement near 90* the bedrooms would be in 40's. It will keep the kitchen, living room and office warm if needed though (I slept in the living room all 1st winter). I removed the cellar door (still off) and knocked out some of the wall between the living room and stairs (not replaced yet). I cut vents into the wood floors and ran strong register fans (up and down), I ran tower fans and doorway fans. Nothing worked very well and I was half deaf from all the fans that were running.

I have no place upstairs to put a large stove like the P61a, but do have room for the small stove (with heat shields I just make the clearances). Wish I had gone with my original thoughts of 2 small stoves because the P61a capabilities are wasted on my house. But at least if the P43 has issues, I can keep 3/5 of the main floor warm with the big stove.

 

Wife talked me out of a P61A when we were going to buy back in 2013, thought it was too big and didn't want to spend the extra money. Then fall of 2016 after she had to retire early (medical issues) and we got the hopper extension cause she's home all the time and P43 runs in Run mode vs Thermo mode off the Skytech most of the time, the extra $500 we would have spent on the P61A doesn't seem like much now. But I'm considering upgrading to an Absolute 63 in a year or 2 once I retire.

To the OP's original question, pellet use depends on mode you're running it in, outside temps, brand of pellets.

sam