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Just figured something out with the Heat Pro and I'm wondering if I'm the only person to have it come up. From day 1, the fan motor has worked just fine, but was noisy on the lowest speed. (where it spends 90% of the time...) By noisy, think when an electric motor is just turned on, and in...

It's just an old digital Honeywell I had lying around, so likely +/- 1 degree style. Using a programmable thermostat to burn off coals in the morning is a good idea. If I ever put a large enough chunk of real hard wood to have that many coals in the morning I'll have to give it a try. I...

I have a thermostat that was wired into my old Tundra, but haven't hooked it up to the Heatpro yet. It didn't work very well with the Tundra because it took too long to raise the house temp in cold weather. It would call for heat for so long it would burn up all the wood in the firebox in 2...

Sorry, been busy over the holidays and hasn't been cold enough here in Ontario to burn much. After two attempts I got my replacement air door from SBI (no charge) so service was good. I've been getting to know the "personality" of the Heat pro over the last two weeks and I'm very happy with...

At what fan speed did you balance to 0.2"? I ask because the Max Caddy manual says to do it on speed 4, and it's controller has a CIRC mode to force the fan into the correct speed BEFORE you light a fire. Heat Pro controller does not have CIRC mode, and is locked at the factory. If you're...

Ash plug, very few people use it. most just shovel right out of the firebox.

SBI is shipping me a new air control door and gasket. They said they have had a few fail this way during the initial paint curing stage. I didn't pry open the door. The Controller /stepper motor pulled it off and slightly bent the control arm of the door in the process. Just for fun I...

Well sparked it up Saturday, filled the house with stinky smoke form the paint curing, and everything looked good. Two pics of draft open, and then draft closed with secondaries going. https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=981A6419DC90D870!147&authkey=!ADMVghcmDFmAQ6w&v=3&ithint=photo,JPG...

Been out of commission for a week ... Laser eye surgery. It sucks ... but I can see 20/20 now! Eyes were super irritated and didn't want to fill the house with "break in" smoke so I haven't fired it yet. Likely this weekend if it cools off. So, has anyone played with the electrical settings...

Tin snips for the round hole, and an angle grinder with zip cut for the Rectangular hole only because of the overlap of the adjustable plenum meant cutting through twice the thicknesses. A = Pie x r x r A= 3.1415 x 4 x 4 A=50.2 sq" for 8' round duct. Keep in mind, if you are feeding with an 8"...

Pictures of the ductwork. 8x20 rectangular https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=981A6419DC90D870!144&authkey=!AO_xyOK3NnJ7vZY&v=3&ithint=photo%2cJPG https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=981A6419DC90D870!142&authkey=!AD9Bkq1bpUUaooA&v=3&ithint=photo%2cJPG...

Ummm no. That won't do. A 8" run connected to a 6" hole at the plenum ... ya that only counts as a 6". You need to cut your plenum holes out to 8" for that plan to work.

I just finished installing my ductwork yesterday. (I'll try to get a picture or two tonight) Wett inspection tomorrow and then I can spark it up. I went with an 8x20" rectangular duct, (160 sq") and a single 8" round (50 sq") for a total of 201 sq". Total Airflow is what's important to keep...

I agree that the plenum is an odd creature, and kind of a pain in the butt. It should be sold separately as an option. It does however meet the definition of "Universal" because it does't work particularly well for all situations, but with a bit of work it can be used as a starting point for...

This is the literal application of "I showed you mine, now show me yours..." I'm very interested in the front of the Max Caddy fire box.

Link to new thread for Heatpro pictures and discussion. http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/drolet-heatpro.287922/

http://www.drolet.ca/en/products/wood/drolet-heatpro-wood-furnace-df03000 Well after all the problems with the Tundra/ Heatmax ash and cracking issues, I've taken delivery of a replacement Heatpro. My initial thoughts are: - It's big, fire box is similar height and depth but 3" wider than the...

Well, the new Heatpro is in my basement. Ummm, it's big. I'll try to take a few pics over the next day or two. Any specific areas of interest?

Well $3700US = $4800 CDN right now. That's 63% of the cost of a Max Caddy. I tried calling a couple local Caddy dealers for pricing and everyone I talked to wanted to do a full install and were dropping numbers in the $8000 -$10000 range. Besides, the warranty only covers replacement of...

$2999 CND shipped to my door. With the exchange rate you US guys should make out very nicely.