OK, let's get real here. Before bed, simply open the hopper and scoop the pellets towards the middle. Geez! Never had a problem and I only have a 40lb hopper.
GotzTheHotz said:I have submitted this situation to Myth Busters in the hope that those two fun guys may have the final say on this topic (man, do they have the coolest job or what?). I’ll keep the board posted. Peace, Bob.
Mr Fixit said:Ok, here is the details of the lady in the hopper, as far as I know.
Last spring I sold and installed a pellet stove to the lady in questions sister in law. It was from her that I heard the story. I do know the lady in the hopper, but have not talked with her since her unfortunate hopper incident. I also heard this story from a volunteer firefighter, whom I work with, that got the same information from a fellow firefighter who was actually at the scene. So the story was confirmed by 2 different sources directly to me who both had direct contact with the victim. I told the story to you folks exactly as I heard it with no embellishments. Whether the fingers were lost in the auger or surgically removed after the fact, I cannot confirm. Either way they are gone. What kind of stove it was I do not know.
How accurate the information is as relayed to you all is as accurate as the 2 first hand accounts that I heard. If any of you chose not to believe it, thats ok, but as far as I know this really happened.
Apologies and sarchasms aside, I would like to know what failsafes you are aware of that I am obviously missing the boat on. Other than the auger motor siezing and stopping ( perhaps ratcheting under the torque of trying to turn) what is there to prevent damage to the motor when a jam occurs? The Savannah's have a shear pin that breaks, but other than that I am not aware of any other failsafes, but that is just because of my own inexperience with all models. Again, that is not a sarchasm, I am thinking that I am not understanding pellet stove design. My thought is, however, if an auger motor can torque a shier pin and break it, why is it so hard to believe that it can break a finger or strip flesh from a bone? A 1 1/4 amp motor will produce about 150- 170 ft lbs of torque, thats alot of force.
GotzTheHotz said:Sorry Syd, 'tis my nature, and really, I sure miss her. That had to be one of the most fun nights I've ever had on this site.
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