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Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by Ward8512, Feb 22, 2014.

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  1. slvrblkk

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    Are they installing a clean out T on the vent on the back of the stove?
     
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    Yes they are, they didn't want to at first. They told us that all the duct work has to have silicone at the seams so we would have to recaulk it every time. My Husband told them to do it anyway....
     
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    That's good it will make it to way easier for cleaning. You could also use hi temp foil tape or silicone tape to seal the cap on the T but we could get to that later.
     
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    Yep. Only need tape on the cap. And if it's Duravent Pellet vent Pro, then it should have a silicone seal inside. They still leak sometimes, but most times it doesn't. So you may not need tape on the cap at all. I would almost advise to not use silicone on it, because it will be extremely hard to break that seal when you do need to clean.

    Also, a good installer will make sure that the system is running and operating correctly before they leave? I would ask them to stay, just to ensure they don't have to make another return trip.
     
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    What are they using as an outside air line? Is it flex vent? Or rigid? Or a mix of both? How large in diameter is it? And how long is the run?

    ( I.E.- 2.5" flex hose that's 10 ft long?)
     
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    The outside air is some kind of black flex pipe. They are still working on it right now. The guy they sent totally redid the whole thing, started from scratch. They are going to get it running tonight but we still won't have two of the dampers because they are on order.
     
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    Re did the vent? And why? Did the previous people do something that was wrong.
     
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    Yes they did something wrong but I don't know what. I just heard the guy on the phone say that he needed help because they had to move the furnace away from the wall farther and that they had it all screwed up. The owner is being really good about it though and also not charging us any more.
     
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    Glad owner is making it right at his cost, he's prolly taking a bath on this deal
     
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    Is the install people the same company that you bought the unit from? If so, its a good sign that their service will be backed up if you need it.
     
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    Yes, same company. Here are the new pics...
     

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    Nice, the horizontal portion appears to have some rise to it. You will appreciate that if you have a power outage-but bear in mind that you will be getting some smoke backup from that setup. No way around that.

    Edit-The OAK will help draft a bit as well during an outage

    Welcome to the forum and enjoy the heat !! I'm jealous as I wish I had a furnace for more even heat.
     
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    The way it's split, means they had to install 2 back Draft dampers off the Fahrenheit? Is there a reason they did it that way?

    The Horizontal has a lot of rise and is much better than before.

    The newer furnaces have a couple upgrades over the old ones. Next time you get a chance, can you snap a pic of the burn pot (looking down into it) and there is an access panel on the right side (when looking at stove). The newer furnaces have a high flow Exhaust manifold that helped my stove tremendously. Also there is an updated sail switch, but you will need to remove the Outside air line from the stove. (Not really a big deal and if the furnace burns as it should then you need not worry).

    Glad you got it up and running. Your the 4th member with Fahrenheit on here and I am picking up my Brother in laws Fahrenheit tomorrow. So we will have 5 owners on this board. More than any other Forum I know of ;)
     
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    They had to split it because there was no way to install a damper above our air conditioning. We have to wait for our dampers, they have to be ordered. We still do not have much air coming out the vents but they say that will change when the dampers are installed. We have it running on 5 and it's only 64 in the house. I think we are going to shut it down until they get the dampers. Just a waste of pellets right now I think.
     
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    Doesn't matter how many trunks they run off the main. With no dampers, you can run 10 off of it and you won't get anything?

    The main should feed in as a 10", that may hurt more than help. .

    More pics of where it goes may help a little more? But if it just goes to the same main trunk that feeds the resisters? It is of no benefit. IMO.

    Personally, until all needed dampers are installed, I wouldn't run it.
     
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    I will try to get those pictures of the burn pot and access panel tomorrow.

    They had to add the extra duct because there was no way to put a damper above the original furnace so 1 duct (the small one) goes behind the original furnace and feeds only 1 bedroom and a 1/2 bath. The other one feeds the rest of the house. They are going to up a damper in the main rectangle duct on either side of the furnace.

    I also checked the control panel for the blower speeds you mentioned yesterday, ours has the 600 or 800 option. We had it set to 800.

    Another question we have is that our owners manual says you have to choose hardwood or softwood pellets on the control panel. Ours doesn't have that choice, it has high ash as #1 and Pellets as #10. All the other are corn, cherry pits etc. I am assuming we just select #10...
     
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    Yes. Whether burning hardwood or softwood, select #10.

    The # doesn't really effect anything other than the time that the stove does its autoclean. I personally think that the furnace can go much longer between cleanings. It's about 8-9 hrs on #10 setting.


    If you have the 600 and 800 setting, then what version is your control board? When you plug in the unit, it will show what "Version" of software the board had. Mine is V 1.2.
     
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    I will check that tomorrow, time for bed, 4 am comes waaay to early :)
     
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    My guess is that the plan is to put the dampers in each run off the main furnace plenum. If your ductwork lays out as in the crude diagram I attached, then you should be OK.
     

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    Here are the pictures...I don't have anything on the right side of the stove though.
     

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