Got it! I’ve got a place around here that does nothing but pellet stoves so I’ll stop by there and pick up the parts I need.
Pellet Stoves
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Got it! I’ve got a place around here that does nothing but pellet stoves so I’ll stop by there and pick up the parts I need.
Don't burn your house
Also , please consider installing the cold air intake to the stove from outside. This makes it a direct vent appliance and reduces cold air infiltration into your house. Hey Chris , how many times have your AZ kids played in the snow ?
Don't burn your house
Also , please consider installing the cold air intake to the stove from outside. This makes it a direct vent appliance and reduces cold air infiltration into your house. Hey Chris , how many times have your AZ kids played in the snow ?
Yeah I’m planning on doing the cold air intake as well.
My youngest two have never seen the snow at all believe it or not. They were stoked when they woke up this morning and saw it was snowing.
Won’t stick around long. Tomorrow is supposed to be 60 degrees. Won’t be long though before we have feet of snow!
holy **** man
, we're still clinging onto the 70s here for a bit more. You'll love the stove, I can't estimate the number of tons I've run through mine when the family was still all here. These days it's more for spot heating, it's the only heat source in my family room but I don't spend too much time down there anymore since it's just me. I'll crank it up for guests, parties & whatnot, but otherwise it sits idle. My home gym is down there but I thug it out in the cold when working out, that's enough to keep me warm...
Sounds like dad wasn't big on cleaning the chimney at least once a year
holy **** man
This was a random snow as you can see:
I think we still have a few weeks of warmer weather before the real winter sets in.
The pellet stove is for the upstairs family area since that’s where we spend most of the time (and the kids are always up here). The supplemental radiant heat from the stove will be really nice during the really cold months.
There’s something about having that radiant heat in the room versus just having it come out the HVAC vents.
I’ve got a propane stove down in my basement where the home gym is. Not sure I’ll need it though. Like you said, I’ll just tough it out.
I knew a guy with a double 55 gallon drum stove in his huge shop. Load it up with big logs til it glowed red hot.you couldn't get near it at that point. Sketchy but it did warm that big steel building
I'm reversed, pellet on the lower floor & a propane plaque heater in my living room/kitchen floor, that thing is a monster, kicks out more heat than the pellet, it's the perfect supplement to the oil furnace which I'm able to keep pretty low most of the time, the propane blasts out the living room & all ends up upstairs so when it's time to crash it's really comfortable up there, if not too hot.
On the workout routine, I always start with a long walk before the gym so I come in really warmed up then stay that way throughout, it's a good combination. My family room will generally dip to high 40's low 50s in the dead of winter with no heat which has always been a good temp to work out in provided you keep it moving. The cold tends to be a good motivator not to allow too much downtime between sets to creep in...
Smart! I do 4 miles in 30 minutes before my workouts. I guess that's not so much a warm-up as it is a workout, but by the time I'm done I'm not cold at all at which point the weight lifting becomes easier when it's cold out.
I'm with you though, I like working out when it's in the 40's to 50's. I can't stand some of these gyms that crank the heat. Defeats the entire purpose I feel like. If you're cold, you're not working out hard enough as I always say!
I haven't tried this propane stove yet so I have no idea how well it will work, but we'll see soon enough.
You can set the inner scale on the temp. control to 5 and turn the blower off . This will act a lot more like a wood stove radiant heat feel.
Only Harman stoves feel like this and have a flame that looks real . Most top drop feed pellet stove look like a cross between a jet engine and a popcorn popper.
Good to know. The more research I did the more it seemed that the general consensus was that Harman was the only way to go and a used Harman is still better than any of the Chinese options.
Any updates? It’s now stove season and I’ve been enjoying the heat. I quickly went back through and didn’t see anything. The Hearth forum is great for information. I’m very happy with my entire setup, I know all the components used.
I got it all installed and it works awesome. Plenty of heat even for the coldest of days.
I'm glad I spent the money on this Harman P68. Made in the USA and you can tell this thing is built to last forever. It weighs 269 lbs. and the quality is top notch.
I'm glad I spent the money on this Harman P68. Made in the USA and you can tell this thing is built to last forever. It weighs 269 lbs. and the quality is top notch.
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