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How many bags of pellets have you put through. Internal pathways need to be cleaned after every ton...
Still pile up
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99loco
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Sounds to me like you have a air problem. If the stove is clean then check door and hopper gaskets for leaks. Or maybe a bad combustion blower.Have you tried different pellets.
stoveguy2esw
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After five hours. It's better but only putting out 550 degrees.
only? where are you reading 550F coming out of the stove?
only? where are you reading 550F coming out of the stove?
stoveguy2esw
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stoveguy2esw
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Harvey Schneider
Minister of Fire
At the temperatures you are seeing the stove should be glowing a dull red in a darkened room. Are you sure of those temperatures.
Dgopetactical
Feeling the Heat
550 with a lazy flame ? Wow, I want what ever pellets you are burning,
Like mike said the door is open, we need pics when door is closed.
Like mike said the door is open, we need pics when door is closed.
ok, not coming out, but the burn indicator thermometer I have on the side of the stove.
Used to be able to get around 11 or 12. Now its around 8 or 9. past few days I have had it set at 3-7-1 and 3-8, It is not piling up on those settings atleast.
stoveguy2esw
Minister of Fire
what mode is the board set in? and was it set that way when you were seeing longer durations with your burn times?
one of the things you have to look for when setting the baord to C mode with this model is you will be running more fuel per cycle than in D mode, now if you have any restriction or leakage that reduces combustion air throught the fire then you wil start running rich
one of the things you have to look for when setting the baord to C mode with this model is you will be running more fuel per cycle than in D mode, now if you have any restriction or leakage that reduces combustion air throught the fire then you wil start running rich
I have had it c mode the past two years. I changed it to d mode last week or so after I was getting a pile up of unburn pellets/ ashes. So still only getting 8-9 hours out of a bag running 3-7-1 3/8
stoveguy2esw
Minister of Fire
when you next have the hopper empty , check the top auger , with the stove off , reach down to the auger itself and see if it travels front to back any in the auger tube, it should not do this. if it does take the back cover off and locate the 2 allen head (1/8") push the auger all the way forward and lock down the setscrews
Harvey Schneider
Minister of Fire
The top auger should turn periodically and be stopped in the intervals between those motions. Is the top auger turning continually or creeping slowly between intervals?
stoveguy2esw
Minister of Fire
yeah, the top auger is intermittant, i suspect its not running continuously or it would overrun the lower auger and jam up the feed system.
what im looking for is if the top auger is able to slide back in the tube it iopens a "trapdoor" that can allow free feeding directly into the lower auger
what im looking for is if the top auger is able to slide back in the tube it iopens a "trapdoor" that can allow free feeding directly into the lower auger
Harvey Schneider
Minister of Fire
I didn't know that the upper auger could be bypassed like that.
What I was thinking was that a failed triac on the control board might leave a motor creeping when it should be off. I have seen that in one system that I designed many years ago. So I was looking for confirmation that the motor is being controlled properly.
stoveguy2esw
Minister of Fire
ohh, ok, i get ya now. possible but a failed triac usually results in a burnt motor in short order, especially if you get "trickle power' when the stove is shut down
update:
I once again cleaned, scrapped and I put a new gasket around the hopper. It seems to be burning alot better. I think the hopper gasket had something to do with it. before I changed it the hopper would just slam down. Now with the new gasket I have to really push it down to lock it. I am actually afraid I am bending the hinge. but....
I once again cleaned, scrapped and I put a new gasket around the hopper. It seems to be burning alot better. I think the hopper gasket had something to do with it. before I changed it the hopper would just slam down. Now with the new gasket I have to really push it down to lock it. I am actually afraid I am bending the hinge. but....
Lumberjack
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Keep in mind you can and need to adjust the 2 latches on the hopper door. As the gasket compresses you need to tighten the latches a bit more. It's done with 2 open end wrenches (1/2" I think)
BTW, as someone said earlier you need to clean the burn pot everyday. This stove doesn't seem to do a good job of blowing the ash out of the burn pot like some other stoves seem to.
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