Auger motor help

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BenG

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Oct 14, 2009
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I posted a thread some time ago about issues with my auger jamming. I havent really resolved those issues but I think I am going to try replacing the auger motor. I want to replace it with something that will have the best chance to deal with long/harder pellets. I have 2 tons of Corinth pellets that I bought this year that are longer than the Pennington's I burnt last year and are jamming up the auger within 5 minutes of startup. I have read the thread about the Gleason-Avery motors and those sound like they are pretty good. I just have a question I was hoping someone could help with. The gleason has a torque rating of 90(run) and 160(stall), and I looked up the Dayton and it says it has a full load torque of 130. I am not really great with machinery so I was hoping someone could help me determine which would be better for my situation.

On a side note has anyone ever tried to use a wood chipper/shredder to process pellets that are too long?
 
put in another motor than what it calls for, and you will void any liability the mfg co would have on that unit should it fail or burn down your house.
we put a 4 rpm harman motor in a 1 rpm lopi we had in the workshop, and watched the cast brick plate behind the burn pot glow red on a medium setting. we called it the "Larman"
 
I am planning on putting a auger motor with the same RPMs as the one that is called for, it just may be a different brand that was in the stove from the manufacturer. I dont think that should cause any issues with it burning or feeding pellets any differently than it does currently.
 
If you are putting this motor in the Englander in your sig line, I would worry about any warranty.

Search my posts for a long history and analysis of their motors.

The life span of their motors falls short in my book and if you search the forums you will see i am not alone.
 
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