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Blue Thunder · 03-09-2017, 07:52 AM

Taz, you're asking a lot of that P43 especially as cold as it was last weekend. A pellet stove is a spaceheater and you have to keep that in mind. If you burned 3-4 bags in a day it sounds like you had that poor thing maxed out. What was the temp in the room when you started?
You should set your feed rate at 4 and forget about ever adjusting it again. It is the most misunderstood setting on a Harman stove. Are you running Room Temp mode or Constant Burn? (used to be called Stove Temp). If you are running RT mode where is the room sensing probe located? I might be able to help you out a bit but more info is needed. Initially it sounds like you might be a bit undersized. There's a quantum leap from the P43 to the P61 and it's not just the 18K btus.
As you've heard, a Harman will burn anything you want to put in it. The higher end pellets such as Cubex and Oakies are great but you don't have to spend that much if you don't want to. The BB stores sell decent stuff that will work just fine.
You've bought the best stove money can buy. Hopefully with a few tweaks we can help you out.

03-09-2017, 07:52 AM	#21
Blue Thunder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Eastern MA & Frye Island/Sebago Lake, Maine Posts: 955 Thanks: 256 Thanked 351 Times in 158 Posts	Taz, you're asking a lot of that P43 especially as cold as it was last weekend. A pellet stove is a spaceheater and you have to keep that in mind. If you burned 3-4 bags in a day it sounds like you had that poor thing maxed out. What was the temp in the room when you started? You should set your feed rate at 4 and forget about ever adjusting it again. It is the most misunderstood setting on a Harman stove. Are you running Room Temp mode or Constant Burn? (used to be called Stove Temp). If you are running RT mode where is the room sensing probe located? I might be able to help you out a bit but more info is needed. Initially it sounds like you might be a bit undersized. There's a quantum leap from the P43 to the P61 and it's not just the 18K btus. As you've heard, a Harman will burn anything you want to put in it. The higher end pellets such as Cubex and Oakies are great but you don't have to spend that much if you don't want to. The BB stores sell decent stuff that will work just fine. You've bought the best stove money can buy. Hopefully with a few tweaks we can help you out. __________________ " Live for today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come"