The First Fire of the Season
Written on October 14, 2006 – 1:17 pm | by gaulardcom |
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I will keep this short…
Last night, the tempurature dropped into the 30s, so I thought it was a great time to get the new Harman P38 Pellet Stove kicked into high gear.
I think I will get the knack of getting the fire started soon enough. I filled up the pellet tray and squirted some starting gel on the pellets and lit the fire. I think the directions say that you should turn the fan on level 1 and then close the door. I did this and the fire stayed burning for about 5 minutes and then went out. After it went out, I applied more starting gel and mixed up the pellets a little. This time, I turned the fan on level 1 and kept the door open. This way, the fan is sucking out the smoke, but it’s not so strong that the breeze puts the fire out. After a few minutes, the pellets were glowing red hot, so I closed the door. I heard the screw turn to release more pellets into the tray and then the second fan kicked on to blow the heat around the room.
The stove heated up the room in no time, but I did smell some exhaust. I had already sealed up two joints in the exhaust pipe, but two more need to be done. I got in back of the stove to smell the suspect joints and sure enough, they stunk. A project for today…
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Tags: Autumn, Heating, Pellet Stoves
