Fehrenheit endurance

We had a fehrenheit 50 endurance installed with our existing furnace yesterday. We have barely any airflow through out vents. We noticed that they did not install a backdraft damper to our existing furnace, only one by the new furnace. Could this be part of the problem? Any suggestions?

 

Welcome to the forum...I can't help you, but I am sure some of the boys/girls will by shortly to assist you!!

 

Thanks!

 

Hang tight, Professor Holmes will be along soon, i mean DEX, he will get you straight!

 

Thanks, from what I read online I thought that was the problem. Now to get them to fix their mistake...

We did get them to throw in a ton of pellets with the purchase. They gave us Vulcan Wood Products, are these decent or not really?

 

We are near Green Bay Wi. We have forced air propane. The house is about 1200 sq ft. 2 stories, 100 year old farm house that we have remodeled. Tore the whole thing out down to the studs, rewired and reinsulated. Still at 100 years old it is drafty and cold.

 

Cold air return is not hooked up yet, they needed to order a part for it but it will be hooked up next week. We do not use the basement except for storage. We do have 3 levels with the basement. When we bought the furnace we had 2 choices, this one or the Harmon pf 100. The person who did our estimate said the Harmon would be an overkill for our house. I really hope we made the right choice, at 6000 bucks and not working correctly my Husband is not happy...

 

Furnace was $3995, venting was $580, duct work $150, Dampers $396 (but they only installed one), electrical $235, and labor $550. Prices were the same within $50 at all 3 pellet furnace dealers in our area. To get the Harmon our estimates were closer to $7300. We have a small area to put it which was another reason we went with the fehrenheit.

 

This is all I could do for pictures, it is a small room (used to be a like a cellar) 100 year old basement, not the prettiest

 

I'm Fahrenheit owner number 2 here. Welcome to the forums.

I burned Vulcan pellets several years ago. They're made in the UP of MI. Never saw them again after that season.

Are they planning to install a backdraft damper in the 10" round duct coming out of the furnace? It doesn't look like there is one installed in the pic. If you ever plan to use your primary furnace or central AC, you need one there as well.

I'm scratching my head as to why the venting is set up as it is. Rotating the furnace 90 degrees would eliminate some twists and turns. And you really, really want a clean out tee.

Got any pics of what was done for venting outside? I think that's a window they're going out. If the window doesn't open that may be OK depending what else is outside and above that window, but with some of the other liberties that appear to have been taken I'm not so sure.

 

Dex and 343...do you you guys have surge suppressors on your furnaces?

No oak on that furnace? At least I can't see it.

 

We had to have the furnace that way because of the small area. Also if we turned it the control panel was against the wall. The vent does go out the window but it is the same situation we had before because our propane furnace vent goes out there also. I will run out and get a picture of the outside vent.

 

Here is the vent.

Cold outside! 7*, really wish the pellet furnace was working!

 

I've got one, an I'd be surprised if Dex didn't.

I didn't catch the lack of OAK. That's required per the install manual.

As far as airflow through the ducts go, there are two speed settings for the blower on the furnace, either 600 or 800 CFM. I don't recall which is the default. But without backdraft dampers on the existing furnace, all you're doing is blowing air into the existing furnace on both the hot and cold air sides.

 

That's what I get for looking at pics on my phone without clicking on the picture. I didn't see the other equipment in that room.

I would ask your installers to put a clean out tee where the exhaust connects to the furnace. Without a clean out tee, that elbow could plug up with ash over time.

I'd also ask them when they will be hooking up your OAK (outside air kit).

 

I am not sure what OAK is, I am very new to pellet heat and as you can tell, have no idea what I am doing. Please help me figure this out because they are coming back tomorrow and I want to be sure everything is correct. If it isn't going to work then they can load it back on the truck and I will take my 6000 dollars elsewhere. So not happy right now but with the propane shortage we needed to do something...