Any Drolet Eco-65 owner?

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hey fellas! nice to see others using this unit - hard as heck to find community info and drolet {sbi} takes forever to reply to emails. i remember reading about an airwash system on the eco-65. A quik heads-up here - if u ever run into the "3 reset lockout" and subsequent code-h your stove will become inoperable even with "pull-the-plug" type reset. there is a sequence of buttons to recover from this it goes as follows :.(one button at a time)
(Reset) (mode) (+) (-) (the fan logo for 3 seconds) you wont find that info in the manual! :) as for dirty glass mine gets dirty after about 12 hrs operation but scrapes easy with flat razor even when hot. interesting to hear your issues with as i am burning a 20% pellet /80% corn mix and corn is supposed to be much dirtier. btw dont tell drolet about ur grain experiments as it voids warranty ;-) but so as u know it works just fine, proly gotta empty ash pot more often and gotta squish the fluffy ash down once or twice a day. Home hardware is advertising unit as grain capable [ google their online ad!] but sbi says no way.
Hello, I'm trying your reset instructions, but it doesn't appear to work for me. It is the first time this has occurred and I tried using the mode & reset for 3 seconds too. Do you thing they changed the reset code in the 2012 model.

Thanks in advanced,
Mike
 
Hi - I have a 2012 ECO 65 & the same thing happened to me. Pressing Mode & Reset together for a few seconds worked for me. If this doesn't work, call Drolet Tech dept; they are very helpful.

Hope this helps, John
 
My ignitor was u/s (since replaced under warranty) and I lit the stove manually using a bit too much fire starter fluid. The sensor above the bottom auger got overheated & shut the stove down. I called Drolet & they told me to wait 'til the stove had cooled down completely & then try the Mode/Reset. Everything has been fine since.
Cheers, John
 
I just bought a Drolet Eco-65 to replace my PSG Cobra 55 000 btu. Both stoves comes from Quebec Canada so some of you might have never heard of those brands ;-)

So far, I'm not completely satisfied with my new Eco-65. The glass gets really dirty after 2 bags and I can't really tell if it produces more heat than my previous +10 years old stove. I had installed both stoves myself. My old stove was connected to a 3" pipe than to my 30' high brick chimney with metal sleeve. The new one has the same set up except that it's running on a 4" pipe instead of 3". The 4" pipe is definitely not as hot as my old one. I also add a home made OAK. It's made of a 25' long insulated 4" flex pipe. I can't tell a difference of heat before and after I've installed my OAK. I could add some pics later but from what I've told, can someone tell me if there's something wrong with my setup? I've been trying 3 different brands of pellets without any change.

I have also to consider that temperature have reach rock bottom records of -31°C or -24°F last few nights. Highest temp had been around -20°C or -4°F in the afternoons! Does this low temperature might affect the combustion heat in the pot?

Thanks in advance for any hint and please excuse my poor english. I'm from the french part of Canada (hey?)

hello do you still have your drolet and is your problem solved,
cause there sre some code you can enter to fix this kind of problem. will let you give more air to the fire pot.
let me know I also speak french If you need.

regards
Pascal
 
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