New Auger Motor Problem;

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BARTSFAM

BARTSFAM

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I just installed a new auger motor on my Enviro Milan. It's not an original Enviro part, but the seller guaranteed that it was compatible with the original.
Ever since the installation, I swear I am using more pellets then before. The motherboard controls the amount of pellets fed, right? Not the motor.

My Milan was manufactured in 2007. I am almost positive I do not have a manual trim for feeding the pellets. I have no "button" or "ajustment" for trim, however, it is referred to in the manual, but it does not say exactly how to adjust the trim. I think that it is a misprint in the manual.

http://enviro.com/custom_content/docs/manuals/C-11419 Instruction Milan Domestic Technical Manual.pdf

See page 14, part 9-A. It mentions adjusting trim, but NO WHERE does it tell how to do it. I know later Milan's have an adjustment on the control panel for adjusting trim.

Ever since the new auger motor, I know that I am going through more pellets then I did before on the same setting. I'm not crazy, am I?
 
Did the old motor assembly have the rpm stated on it somewhere? 1, 1.5, 1.75, 2 . Control board usually controls on and off times of the motor. May have to run the old motor and count the revolutions in a minute and compare to your new unit.
 
Bioburner said:
Did the old motor assembly have the rpm stated on it somewhere? 1, 1.5, 1.75, 2 . Control board usually controls on and off times of the motor. May have to run the old motor and count the revolutions in a minute and compare to your new unit.
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Yes. The old motor was 1 rpm..same as the new!
 
I have seen some nearly shot gear box assemblies torque backwards after motor quits and then when the motor repowers it has to take up that what it lost. Could be your issue/was
 
Bioburner said:
I have seen some nearly shot gear box assemblies torque backwards after motor quits and then when the motor repowers it has to take up that what it lost. Could be your issue/was
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That's probably what the problem is...it's acting like "new." I probably got used to an improper working auger motor for awhile, and got used to the pellet output. The stove is probably working like it did on day one, and I just don't remember how the pellets came out 6 or 7 years ago!
 
The 'trim' may be on the board in one of the metal cans with a slotted top for a diddle stick but I'm not sure which one. My ancient Englander was like that.
 
I had the same situation - the old motor was running slow due to gummy bushings, and stopped immediately when the voltage was removed by the controller. The new motor spins faster, and coasts a good bit when stopping, so more pellets get fed. The new motor is ball bearings, instead of bushings. I run on a thermostat, so total pellets burned are the same (in theory, anyway). I do get more heat in a given heat range than before.
 
I have that exact same 1RPM Gleason Avery motor that I used to replace my 2RPM stirrer motor. It actually runs at 1.25 RPM.
 
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