BrianT Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 The weather is starting to get cooler and I thought it would be wise to give the HW baseboard a test. Turned it on and waited for the thermostat to "click", it did and then after about 2 min nothing happened! ugh. After checking and double checking all the wiring down by the boiler and changing the heads around to see if any of them worked I got the one zone to work in the basement! GREAT! So I took that head off and moved it to the first floor zone turned the heat on again and...Nada! ( I wired it to the first floor thermostat) I switched the thermostat "faces" and still nothing!! I could get 24 volts from everything I checked down stairs so as a last resort I came back upstairs took the cover off and checked all the wires to find one somewhat loose. I readjusted the wire and tightened it down and BINGO!!!! I've got heat!! Nothing ever goes smooth!!! So check to make sure it works before you need it just in case you have a loose wire!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDude Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Mine came on Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning (Carrier Heatpump). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I know mine works. Changed the filter back in July, and put in a new humidifier filter over the weekend. Filters I change every 6 months due to having dogs. Otherwise they say you can go a year. Going to Idaho this weekend to pick up 3 tons of pellets to get that fired up and working. Use close to a ton each season, so I should get 3 winters out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 My house is all electric so you can imagine my bills. It's a ranch style (1 floor) home. Considering installing a pellet stove in the fireplace but not sure if I should put in the main floor fireplace, or the one in the basement. If the basement is nice and warm, wouldn't that heat the upstairs better and use less electric? Or should I put the thing in the living room to heat the whole house? And does anyone think that it's any cheaper to run these things than just paying the electric bill every month. Not sure what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69supersport396 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 My house is all electric so you can imagine my bills. It's a ranch style (1 floor) home. Considering installing a pellet stove in the fireplace but not sure if I should put in the main floor fireplace, or the one in the basement. If the basement is nice and warm, wouldn't that heat the upstairs better and use less electric? Or should I put the thing in the living room to heat the whole house? And does anyone think that it's any cheaper to run these things than just paying the electric bill every month. Not sure what to do. Before we moved to Arizona, we lived in a 2000 SF rancher in northeast Maryland. We installed a pellet stove in the basement. We would set the feed rate and the blower rate at a 'middle' level and about 85% of the house would be heated. On colder days, we would raise the settings. The master bedroom was on the other side of the house and would not get as toasty as the rest of the house. During a cold winter day, the heater would not even fire up. During the night, the heater would fire up very infrequently. Never did the math, but the pellet stove did save on our heating bills. We would burn about 1.5 tons of pellets a winter. At the time, premium pellets were $170/ton delivered to our door. So every other year, we had to buy two tons. You do have to clean the pellet stove. Not a full detail, just remove the ash and clean the glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 (edited) My house is all electric so you can imagine my bills. It's a ranch style (1 floor) home. Considering installing a pellet stove in the fireplace but not sure if I should put in the main floor fireplace, or the one in the basement. If the basement is nice and warm, wouldn't that heat the upstairs better and use less electric? Or should I put the thing in the living room to heat the whole house? And does anyone think that it's any cheaper to run these things than just paying the electric bill every month. Not sure what to do. Not sure what electricity is price wise where you live, but I would bet that a pellet stove would be far cheaper. My heat is gas, so I can't give you a comparison with electric heat. I use mine just to supplement heat and have it in the basement family room, fairly close to the open stairwell. Stairwell is 40 inches wide. It is also nice to come home on those cold nights and turn it up to like 80 and not have the wife tell me it is too hot... I keep a log book and burn through roughly a ton each winter. The amount you burn through depends on the quality of your windows and how well insulated your house is. I found that leaving it at 70 for me I get the best efficiency. I also keep the fan on my furnace on 24/7 365 days a year circulating the air. Below is a couple of crappy cell phone pics. Edited October 11, 2013 by LFairbanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDude Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Filters I change every 6 months due to having dogs. Otherwise they say you can go a year. What type of filter are you using if you leave it in for six months? I change mine every six weeks (1" pleated but it says you can leave it in for three months). Then the large air purifier one every six months (it says you can leave it in for a year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) What type of filter are you using if you leave it in for six months? I change mine every six weeks (1" pleated but it says you can leave it in for three months). Then the large air purifier one every six months (it says you can leave it in for a year). http://www.discountfurnacefilter.com/Lennox-X6675-Carbon-Clean-MERV-16-HCF20-16-Filter-p/x6675.htm And that price is cheap compared to finding it locally. Edited October 12, 2013 by LFairbanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Went and picked up my 3 tons of pellets today. Got the last 3 tons for the day at 0815. Stuff sells pretty quick this time of year. Won't be waiting this late into the year next time. 3 tons should last me 3 winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 It's nice when you put some weight in the back of a pick up!! On a side note, that a crap load of bags!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 It's nice when you put some weight in the back of a pick up!! On a side note, that a crap load of bags!!!!! There was a ton in the back of the truck and two tons in the trailer. Figure between the pellets and the trailer I was hauling/pulling 8K. Going up the steep mountain grade outside of Park City (MarylandTDI knows this hill) at 75 mph and still had acceleration in it. Love that truck. The transmission and engine brake is sweet to. Funny thing to is the fuel mileage went up. Would have thought it would have gone down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I violated the wife's rule (no heat on before Nov. 1) and fired up the furnace. It works just fine. Changed the filter and already had it cleaned in the spring when the local HVAC company did the AC thing. I called the chimney sweep and then Mr F. to order up some kiln dried oak for the fireplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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