The pellet stove pipe kit arrived today and as I already had the hole in the wall, installation was pretty easy. On the outside it looks like this;
I may extend the pipe upwards a little bit, but this was taken when it was burning so you can see there’s not a lot of smoke. It actually smells quite nice as I’m currently burning Cherry “Fruity and Sweet” pellets that can also be used for the BBQ.
It took about 7 minutes to light up, which also has to do with the auger being empty when starting it
There’s a fan that recirculates living room air and passes through the hot parts of the stove. Right in front of it, it’s the best place if you’re cold.
As it’s 77 F (25C) in here and a little warmer outside I turned it off again. The fan then keeps running but the flames extinguish within a few minutes.
The only downside I can hear so far is the fact that the fan does make some noise, as does the auger. But I’m sure that when it’s cold, anyone will gladly put up with the noise in exchange for a comfortable temperature.
