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New used Accentra Impressions

Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by badbob, Nov 21, 2014.

  1. badbob

    badbob

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    Have Integra that has heated this cabin many years,along with propane for shoulder and below 0.Rebuilt this 06 accentra I bought,to sell.After getting laid off and getting older,decided to keep and install in living room/kitchen floor.Thanks to Lousy,as he gave me some input on the upgrades.Stove had not run in 2-3 years,had gummy stove syndrome.I did both mods(hole in auger tube,but a little different than the factory,and the bypass air hose).Thoughly cleaned inside of unit.Replaced ignitor with the new style.Replaced probe(old one tested good,left in stove).Honed auger tube,modded the output flange to accept a slide on 4" standard adapter.Have a 90.6 foot pipe(inside) at a 45 degree angle,t fiting,2 foot out the wall then jet cap.Had to run stove from sunday to sunday,along with integra running on low,was very cold and windy here(60 mph).Have standard impeller,expected low draft readings(they are),and stove runs great.Tried out stove mode vs room mode several times.Now I understand why harmon owners like room mode,saves a lot of pellets.Bad things-convection blower very noisy on high yet moves little air,esp. compared to integra.Not a stove that will heat up a room real quick.But the huge amout of cast,and the way the stove burns,stays warm a very long time,helps make the room sensor mode work better.Also ran with and without oak(had to know),and my opinion is,beause of the large amount of cast,less heat is wasted to the outside after shutdown,the stove radiates better.Before I only serviced a few harmans,right now I would like to shake Duanes hand,good design,good control unit.Last 3 days intega has been off,and this little beauty just fires up when needed(I get really good afternoon sun at 6500 foot).Have not posted pics yet(sorry dex) will try soon.Bob
     
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    Great review and great rebuild. Looking forward to pics ;) lol
     
  3. imacman

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    90+ feet long....WOW! fainting-smiley-emoticon.gif
     
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  4. Lousyweather

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    he's just taking advantage of that natural draft......hope he has lights on it to warn incoming aircraft tho!
     
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