My brother just bought a used, 1 year, P43. The guy at the dealer told him to fill in the first couple of rows of holes to make it burn better. Anyone ever hear of this?
My brother just bought a used, 1 year, P43. The guy at the dealer told him to fill in the first couple of rows of holes to make it burn better. Anyone ever hear of this?
If you have a row of 4 or 5 holes right in front of the auger remove the burn pot and have the holes welded or brazed. Newer stoves do NOT have the holes. My 5 year old accentra insert burned the auger tio off and there was always a build up inside the end of the tube.
Harman tried these holes in an attempt to make the stoves burn better. At high it worked well but at low fire it caused problems with the auger and tube
Yeah, WTF?WTF?
Eric
this idea resurfaces every year. I have tied (and failed) to put an end to this notion. The lower holes have never, and will never be shown to have any connection to auger tip deformation and/or gummy stove syndrome. please dont mod your burnpot. make note of the date and time Eric, this will come up again soon enough I'm sure.WTF?
Eric
Then why would they re engineer the burn pot?The newer stoves don't have those holes anymore!Maybe instead on being a ass realize engineers make mistakes!Even the ones that work for Harman!
agreed, he should be fine....happy burningSounds good then he should be fine.
My brother just bought a used, 1 year, P43. The guy at the dealer told him to fill in the first couple of rows of holes to make it burn better. Anyone ever hear of this?
I don't own a Harman,but from reading this forum I believe the burn pots with the four extra holes were causing problems with burning through the auger feed weldment which from what I've read is a big job.If it was me I would pull the burn pot weld the four holes closest to the auger shut and grind smooth.
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