Stove Difference Between Corn and Pellets?

Don,t have one but 2 of my buds do,and i know they have to change out Burn pots for the corn,they like the heat,but say corn is very dirty compared to Pellets.

Lance1 said:

Is corn for burning the same size as the animal feed kind?.....

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Yes, The local farmer I get mine from will sell his overage to a coop in the spring. For animal feed.

Lance1 said:

More ventilation for corn?.....

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Yes, typically corn needs more air to burn correctly, as far as I know. I modified my burn pot on the Astoria I had according to the factory specs so it was more "multi-fuel" capable, and it basically involved drilling many more holes.

Lance, before you go modifying anything, we have no idea what stove you're talking about, what year it was made, etc. Please provide more info on your set-up, including the venting set-up.

Lance1 said:

OK, so the only thing that is needed to convert a stove from pellet to corn is the burn pot?

Could you post a picture of your corn burn pot with a size reference in the picture, like a coin?

With the forever increasing pellet prices, I'm thinking about growing my own corn next season.

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Lance,

If you really want to burn corn? I would purchase a corn stove or a multifuel stove that burns both(and other grains and fuel).

It's more than just modding the burnpot. You will also need some type of a stirring device in the burnpot to help handle the slag from the corn. Corn is real dirty when it burns and needs to be stirred while burning. The stirring also helps keep those holes clean. Otherwise you would need to stir the pot like every few hours or so. The more the better.

If you want to burn corn in your present stove I would just mix the corn with pellets. You should be able to burn around a 50/50 mix with no issues. 60/40 was a good mix for my old Quad.

By the way what stove do you have?

On a St. Croix they ditch the versa-grate (it constanly self cleans the pot and shakes the ash into the pan)... the put in a standard burn pot that's modified for corn. Some corn only stove don't use "negative' air pressure, either. never owned one but my St. Croix can use 50% corn as-is.

Lance1 said:

Can someone post a picture of a corn burn pot with a coin for size reference?

Never mind, I found one....

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I know that one.....that's the same one I have in my 10-cpm Englander. Is that what stove you have??

Lance1 said:

I will probably just end up mixing the 50/50. Looks like I don't have to do any mods that way.

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Still need to see if your vent pipe is corn rated. Corn creates corrosive gas's when burned. It will rot the vent pipe out pretty quick if you don't have the proper vent.

You must be getting corn cheap?

Still haven't told us what stove you have?

Lance, in the future, if you don't answer questions we ask when you have a problem, your not going to get any answers.....we asked 3 times what stove you have, exhaust set-up, etc, and you never answer.

macman said:

Lance, in the future, if you don't answer questions we ask when you have a problem, your not going to get any answers.....we asked 3 times what stove you have, exhaust set-up, etc, and you never answer.

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ditto!

Lance1 said:

With the forever increasing pellet prices, I'm thinking about growing my own corn next season.

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I wish it was this easy! You need to dry that corn to a moister level of around 14% or so. plus all the labor to go with it. Then a sifter or screen to remove all the junk. It's more work than you think.

Might be easier to find some free saw dust and make your own pellets.

jtakeman said:

Lance1 said:

With the forever increasing pellet prices, I'm thinking about growing my own corn next season.

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I wish it was this easy! You need to dry that corn to a moister level of around 14% or so. plus all the labor to go with it. Then a sifter or screen to remove all the junk. It's more work than you think.

Might be easier to find some free saw dust and make your own pellets.

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I think it'd be cheaper to use pellets than buy the $100,000 tractor, plus planter, plus harvester, plus dryer, plus storage bins,,,,ooooppss. Did I go to far????

littlesmokey said:

....Did I go to far????

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We all have gone too far with this thread...the OP doesn't want any real help, since he never answers any questions.....I'm done with it.

I tried to burn some corn tonite but the damn stuff seems too big for the stove... do you have to shuck it before you burn it? Or can you just toss in the whole ear?

krooser said:

.....Or can you just toss in the whole ear?

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Kroose, I'm disappointed in you...you KNOW that you can't put the whole ear in.


It has to be cut in half!!

<<<<wonders if it smells like popcorn when its cooking,and i agree with Macman, this thread is useless waste of space, he apparently doesn,t want any help.Off to a more valuable thread.