quick start tip........

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It takes exactly 6.5 minutes for my new stove to start flickering with the auto start.
I can cut that time to exactly 3 minutes by throwing a small handful of pellets towards the igniter .
Cutting the starting time in less than half in a cold workshop is significant. Anyone see any holes to punch in that method?
 
Gio, have you tried adding some starter fluid (cheap dollar store hand sanitizer) to that handful of pellets? Might make it start even faster......
 
macman said:
Gio, have you tried adding some starter fluid (cheap dollar store hand sanitizer) to that handful of pellets? Might make it start even faster......
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Yeah I could do that too. I got plenty of gel and 2 qts of 91% IPA that I use with the manual start Harman.. Maybe tomorrow I`ll give it a try.
 
I leave mine running on low or 2 ,doesn't take so long to warm up that way .I always use a hand full of pellets and fire starter ,after a shut down ,I am to impatient for the self starter .
 
Gio said:
It takes exactly 6.5 minutes for my new stove to start flickering with the auto start.
I can cut that time to exactly 3 minutes by throwing a small handful of pellets towards the igniter .
Cutting the starting time in less than half in a cold workshop is significant. Anyone see any holes to punch in that method?
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So, is cutting down start time all you're looking for? If so, guess that's fine. I DO wonder, though, what it's doing to your igniter, it's still on for the same length of time, right? Why not just remove the igniter, use the gel, and save the electricity? Just wondering if I'm missing something.
 
hossthehermit said:
......Why not just remove the igniter, use the gel, and save the electricity? Just wondering if I'm missing something.
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Hoss, he isn't worrying about the ignitor....he just wants the stove to heat up as fast as possible.
 
just use a 2 dollar propane torch. I just replaced mine after 3 years.
Also I saving the igniter because it turns off sooner as the convection fans start earlier.
 
dobie daddy said:
just use a 2 dollar propane torch. I just replaced mine after 3 years.
Also I saving the igniter because it turns off sooner as the convection fans start earlier.
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My ignitor went bad back in Nov. and I did not get around to replacing it until late Dec. In the meantime, I used a blow torch to start the stove and I started wondering why I should even replace it. The wife was not crazy about using the torch and refused to do it. This left all of the stove cleaning up to me so I figured I better replace the ignitor. The auto-ignite torch works slick.
 
Doocrew said:
dobie daddy said:
just use a 2 dollar propane torch. I just replaced mine after 3 years.
Also I saving the igniter because it turns off sooner as the convection fans start earlier.
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My ignitor went bad back in Nov. and I did not get around to replacing it until late Dec. In the meantime, I used a blow torch to start the stove and I started wondering why I should even replace it. The wife was not crazy about using the torch and refused to do it. This left all of the stove cleaning up to me so I figured I better replace the ignitor. The auto-ignite torch works slick.
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My ignitor is out and thats what I am using as well. Except I am using map gas and its very slick!
 
jtakeman said:
My ignitor is out and thats what I am using as well. Except I am using map gas and its very slick!
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Mapp gas is good stuff. We used to use it in the metal shop at school for melting aluminum for sand casting.....much hotter than regular propane.
 
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