Comments for Kathy and Kris Site http://arnini.com/fblog Chris and Kathy Arnini Web Blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:50:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Loving My Pellet Stove, Harman XXV by Paul http://arnini.com/fblog/2010/06/02/loving-my-pellet-stove-harman-xxv/comment-page-1/#comment-4575 Paul Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:50:45 +0000 http://arnini.com/fblog/?p=313#comment-4575 I have mostly praise for the Harman XXV pellet stove that has been heating our home for the last 2 1/2 heating seasons. However this present heating season the combustion blower motor died for no apparent reason other than it was a bad apple. The company tried to blame it just about anything else. The replacement cost $115 and comes with what amounts to no warranty at all, unless you call 90 days a warranty, a year would have been more reasonable. If the blower dies the first day of the next heating season we will be out of luck, warranty and $115. Our fingers are crossed as we hope that the original blower motor was the exception rather than the rule. I have mostly praise for the Harman XXV pellet stove that has been heating our home for the last 2 1/2 heating seasons. However this present heating season the combustion blower motor died for no apparent reason other than it was a bad apple. The company tried to blame it just about anything else. The replacement cost $115 and comes with what amounts to no warranty at all, unless you call 90 days a warranty, a year would have been more reasonable. If the blower dies the first day of the next heating season we will be out of luck, warranty and $115. Our fingers are crossed as we hope that the original blower motor was the exception rather than the rule.

]]> Comment on Loving My Pellet Stove, Harman XXV by admin http://arnini.com/fblog/2010/06/02/loving-my-pellet-stove-harman-xxv/comment-page-1/#comment-4572 admin Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:14:33 +0000 http://arnini.com/fblog/?p=313#comment-4572 I would have to 2nd you in saying it is worth it. Thinking about how some people are almost paying $4 a gallon for oil, and pellet prices still are the same, it seems well worth it! I think the price is listed on my first post somewhere. I would have to 2nd you in saying it is worth it. Thinking about how some people are almost paying $4 a gallon for oil, and pellet prices still are the same, it seems well worth it!
I think the price is listed on my first post somewhere.

]]> Comment on Loving My Pellet Stove, Harman XXV by Tanya http://arnini.com/fblog/2010/06/02/loving-my-pellet-stove-harman-xxv/comment-page-1/#comment-4570 Tanya Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:01:50 +0000 http://arnini.com/fblog/?p=313#comment-4570 Hi Kris, I didn't see where you indicated a purchase price on your initial post but I just bought my XXV today and paid $3,649 after negotiation. I am also a Vermonter and I'm looking forward to a warm cozy house finally. I was not as lucky as you, however. Harmon did not through in a free ton of pellets and the energy efficiency credit no longer exists. :( Doesn't matter though, I'm betting it'll be worth every penny! Hi Kris,
I didn’t see where you indicated a purchase price on your initial post but I just bought my XXV today and paid $3,649 after negotiation. I am also a Vermonter and I’m looking forward to a warm cozy house finally. I was not as lucky as you, however. Harmon did not through in a free ton of pellets and the energy efficiency credit no longer exists. :( Doesn’t matter though, I’m betting it’ll be worth every penny!

]]> Comment on Loving My Pellet Stove, Harman XXV Part 2 by admin http://arnini.com/fblog/2011/03/05/loving-my-pellet-stove-harman-xxv-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4209 admin Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:29:22 +0000 http://arnini.com/fblog/?p=337#comment-4209 In answer to your questions. 1. My glass tends to get dirty too, when it is on low. It is a l shape starting in the left corner to the right corner then down. Has a slight arc to it and about 2 inches from top of the glass. I let mine cool COMPLETELY then use ceramic glass cleaner, the special stuff made for cleaning ceramic fireplace glass. I clean the glass spotless on the inside. After that it seems to stay clear a long time unless I am running it on super low. I do wipe it down once in a while when still warm with just a small dry cloth, to knock the soot down, that seems to help. I also notice if I let all the ash accumulate, it sents to send more ash into the front door. 2. It sounds like you have a fan issue. I have the stove and fan both set on high. It sure is not quiet but it shouldn't be "loud". Having your distribution fan run slower results in not as much warm air coming out the front as less air goes over the heat exchanger. In answer to your questions.
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My glass tends to get dirty too, when it is on low. It is a l shape starting in the left corner to the right corner then down. Has a slight arc to it and about 2 inches from top of the glass. I let mine cool COMPLETELY then use ceramic glass cleaner, the special stuff made for cleaning ceramic fireplace glass. I clean the glass spotless on the inside. After that it seems to stay clear a long time unless I am running it on super low. I do wipe it down once in a while when still warm with just a small dry cloth, to knock the soot down, that seems to help. I also notice if I let all the ash accumulate, it sents to send more ash into the front door.

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It sounds like you have a fan issue. I have the stove and fan both set on high. It sure is not quiet but it shouldn’t be “loud”. Having your distribution fan run slower results in not as much warm air coming out the front as less air goes over the heat exchanger.

]]> Comment on Loving My Pellet Stove, Harman XXV Part 2 by Chris http://arnini.com/fblog/2011/03/05/loving-my-pellet-stove-harman-xxv-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4208 Chris Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:08:40 +0000 http://arnini.com/fblog/?p=337#comment-4208 Karmi, I have been using my new Harman XXV stove for approx. 4 weeks. I have a 2900 square ft victorian house and so far, its working out great! I have two questions that I am curious about: 1.) My glass tends to get dirty in a horizontal L shape after one or two days of burning. Is this normal? 2.) When I turn my blower (fan) on H it sometimes gets very loud and I have to turn it down to Medium High to have the fan run smooth?? Thoughts... Karmi, I have been using my new Harman XXV stove for approx. 4 weeks. I have a 2900 square ft victorian house and so far, its working out great! I have two questions that I am curious about: 1.) My glass tends to get dirty in a horizontal L shape after one or two days of burning. Is this normal? 2.) When I turn my blower (fan) on H it sometimes gets very loud and I have to turn it down to Medium High to have the fan run smooth?? Thoughts…

]]> Comment on Loving My Pellet Stove, Harman XXV Part 2 by admin http://arnini.com/fblog/2011/03/05/loving-my-pellet-stove-harman-xxv-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4207 admin Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:38:58 +0000 http://arnini.com/fblog/?p=337#comment-4207 Ours has been going 24/7 for a bit with the weather turning cold too. As for your question, we have been running our stove in stove temp mode. We tried room temp using the sensor but didn't like it as much. In our house the basement is where the stove it, so stove temp works better for us to keep the rest of the house warm. Also since we don't use any other heat, having it always putting out a small amount of heat is just fine instead of going off completely. Our house is a split level so the warm air rising actually works well with our hours getting taller on the right right. I do know a couple people who put a fan pointed at a diagnol angle near a doorway. The thought being it would push the cold air from the floor through the hot air in the ceiling and to another room. Might also want to think about floor vent if that makes sense, I hope to put one in myself. Hope that helps. Ours has been going 24/7 for a bit with the weather turning cold too.
As for your question, we have been running our stove in stove temp mode. We tried room temp using the sensor but didn’t like it as much. In our house the basement is where the stove it, so stove temp works better for us to keep the rest of the house warm. Also since we don’t use any other heat, having it always putting out a small amount of heat is just fine instead of going off completely.
Our house is a split level so the warm air rising actually works well with our hours getting taller on the right right.
I do know a couple people who put a fan pointed at a diagnol angle near a doorway. The thought being it would push the cold air from the floor through the hot air in the ceiling and to another room. Might also want to think about floor vent if that makes sense, I hope to put one in myself.
Hope that helps.

]]> Comment on Loving My Pellet Stove, Harman XXV Part 2 by Donn Fletcher http://arnini.com/fblog/2011/03/05/loving-my-pellet-stove-harman-xxv-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4206 Donn Fletcher Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:57:26 +0000 http://arnini.com/fblog/?p=337#comment-4206 Hi guys, I live close by in Keene NH. I just bought the same stove XXV. It got installed 3 weeks ago. I used it here there the first 3 weeks but it's been running 24-7 the last 3 days. I don't know much about them but so far I love it. I do have one question for you. Do you run yours on Room temp or stove temp. The installer recommended stove but I'd like some other input. My house is old built 1890 & is 1800 square feet. Circulating air in to other rooms should be quite a challenge. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Hi guys, I live close by in Keene NH. I just bought the same stove XXV. It got installed 3 weeks ago. I used it here there the first 3 weeks but it’s been running 24-7 the last 3 days. I don’t know much about them but so far I love it. I do have one question for you. Do you run yours on Room temp or stove temp. The installer recommended stove but I’d like some other input. My house is old built 1890 & is 1800 square feet. Circulating air in to other rooms should be quite a challenge. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

]]> Comment on Loving My Pellet Stove, Harman XXV by Kris Arnini http://arnini.com/fblog/2010/06/02/loving-my-pellet-stove-harman-xxv/comment-page-1/#comment-4205 Kris Arnini Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:12:08 +0000 http://arnini.com/fblog/?p=313#comment-4205 Look at the first post I did about the XXV, I believe I put a price in there. I really do love the stove, puts out a lot of heat if you crank it all up, Even go through a lot of pellets when way up is so much cheaper then heating with oil and such. Look at the first post I did about the XXV, I believe I put a price in there.
I really do love the stove, puts out a lot of heat if you crank it all up,
Even go through a lot of pellets when way up is so much cheaper then heating with oil and such.

]]> Comment on Loving My Pellet Stove, Harman XXV by Sharon http://arnini.com/fblog/2010/06/02/loving-my-pellet-stove-harman-xxv/comment-page-1/#comment-4204 Sharon Sat, 08 Oct 2011 08:13:33 +0000 http://arnini.com/fblog/?p=313#comment-4204 Been researching till my brain HURTS! We bought a house 8 years ago with a Whitfield Renaissance pellet stove & have used it 24/7 from Oct-May for those 8 years. This past week, we fired it up & it seems the control panel has issues :( Without ANY budget any time to purchse a new stove... we are now in the market. We have an issue with the size as the area is not big. We must have top vent & I want to be WARM. We've narrowed it down to the Upland 207 Pellet Stove OR the Harman XXV. Your site has really helped me... I am SO TIRED of being COLD in the winter! Can you tell me what you paid? I am not able to find a price on pellet stoves ANYWHERE online & I live on an island in Alaska with only 2,800 population... which brings up another point- we would have to install ourselves? Do you think it seems difficult with this stove?? Thank you! Been researching till my brain HURTS! We bought a house 8 years ago with a Whitfield Renaissance pellet stove & have used it 24/7 from Oct-May for those 8 years. This past week, we fired it up & it seems the control panel has issues :( Without ANY budget any time to purchse a new stove… we are now in the market. We have an issue with the size as the area is not big. We must have top vent & I want to be WARM. We’ve narrowed it down to the Upland 207 Pellet Stove OR the Harman XXV.

Your site has really helped me… I am SO TIRED of being COLD in the winter! Can you tell me what you paid? I am not able to find a price on pellet stoves ANYWHERE online & I live on an island in Alaska with only 2,800 population… which brings up another point- we would have to install ourselves? Do you think it seems difficult with this stove??

Thank you!

]]> Comment on Loving My Pellet Stove, Harman XXV by admin http://arnini.com/fblog/2010/06/02/loving-my-pellet-stove-harman-xxv/comment-page-1/#comment-3926 admin Sun, 06 Mar 2011 01:25:51 +0000 http://arnini.com/fblog/?p=313#comment-3926 Hi Vic, I was thinking I need to put a post about the cost of it now that I am nearing the 2nd full year of operation so I will do that. If there is anything else you can think of let me know. thanks Chris Hi Vic,
I was thinking I need to put a post about the cost of it now that I am nearing the 2nd full year of operation so I will do that.
If there is anything else you can think of let me know.
thanks
Chris

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