Pellet stove help needed

I Hate Propane

 

lazy, that be me

 

Got to take a pill.

 

I believe something with R&D now.

 

I am never in the know

 

Yes

 

Yep, had that stove. Very solid heater that will burn anything. Keep all the gaskets in good shape, keep it clean, and provide lots of fresh OUTSIDE air and she'll do a good job. If you have any questions about control panel set-up, I'll relate what I remember.

I did some mods on mine, and some dress-up....here she is (or was):

 

I just took my pills washed down with a , well you all know I washed it down with

 

why is the brick not soiled

 

I had just replaced the "brick" back panel with a new one (summertime), and painted it to look somewhat real. That was the 1st fire after I did it.

 

There are 2 pellet mills in Maine with Maine in the name of their pellets. Maine Woods Pellet co. and Maine Choice Pellets. The Maine Woods, also known as MWP, are a decent pellet for the price. I burn them a lot. I don't really care for the Maine Choice. Others will tell you the opposite. Try them and others and determine for yourself what you want to burn.

 

Congrats on the purchase Well Seasoned - beautiful area of the state up there. (And welcome to pellet burning!)

 

mike holton went from customer service to r&d. If I remember correctly he is now the lead in that area.... good stuff.

 

Down here in S. NH (Monadnock region / Cheshire County / 1,500 ft. elevation) we burned:

Oil: 1,180 sq. ft, FHA furnace, 275 gal. oil tank, filled 4/27/15, approx. 40 gals. left when refilled 4/27/2016 ..

= approx. 20 gals/mo. of #2 fuel oil average 4/27/15 through 4/27/2016.

Pellets: 56 bags (1.12 tons) on-hand 4/27/15, 187 bags (3.75 tons) purchased through 4/27/2016, 124 bags currently on-hand (2.48 tons) as of 5/1/2016

= 119 bags (2.39 tons) burned 4/27/15 through 5/1/2016 .

*For comparison vs. prior year: we burned 205 gals. of fuel oil from 12/21/2014 - 4/27/2015, and
120 bags (2.4 tons) of pellets from 12/21/2014 - 4/27/2015.. 12/21/2014 was the 'official' start date of the stove install here.

IOW, we burned the same amount of fuel in the last 5 months of the 14'-15' winter season as we did the entire 15'-16 fall and winter season, that's how much milder the '15-'16 fall/winter season was here..

Anticipating a more 'traditional' New England winter here for the '16-'17 winter season.

We have 2.48 tons on hand currently, and plan to have at least another 2 tons stocked & on-hand by Nov. / Dec. 16 (4.5 - 5 tons total) for our small home, to keep fuel oil costs down to a minimum.

*If you need to burn K1 up there, I imagine pellets would win, even now: every home is different, but our break-even costs were 2.56/gal fuel oil, vs. $7.00/bag sale of pellets, during the 14'-15' season. * With that said, if you need to burn K1 & can swing it, cost is still low - I'd be stocking up on K1 (fuel oil) right now.