I tried doing a search on this site and couldn't find anything. Maybe I didn't do it right. I read on another site about clinker pots,so you don't have the problems of a stirer. I've received soo much help from this site and I really come to trust this site and the members. Some of you know the rough start I had,but now I can run for over two weeks and 35+ bags before turning off to clean. I do scrape the burn pot a few times a day to keep the holes clear and chip off the build up at the back top of pot. Any insight would be great.
Clinker pots
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Reefwonders said:
Never heard of "clinker pots". And as for the stirrer, it is one of the best things a stove can have to keep the pot "clean". There is a reason that multi-fuel stoves have them.....keeps hi-ash fuels feeding and burning.
And besides, how is the stirrer a "problem"? Never seen any mention of that on this forum from the people that have them in their stoves.
BobMac
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I think the use of a clinker pot is for corn.When you burn
straight corn,the carbon/sugars in it clump together.People
also use oyster shell and pellets to keep the clinker in check.
Corn has alot of ash,by not using the stirrer there getting rid
of alot of ash inside there stove,less cleaning.
straight corn,the carbon/sugars in it clump together.People
also use oyster shell and pellets to keep the clinker in check.
Corn has alot of ash,by not using the stirrer there getting rid
of alot of ash inside there stove,less cleaning.
cmooreburn
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Reefwonder
I have a 6039 and I use a clinker pot. My stove burns both pellets and corn. There is a stronger clinker with corn but pellets can create a soft clinker too. I will NEVER return to the agitator. What is your question or maybe I missed it? I bought my pot from from the magnum stove co and it fits perfectly. Others on different forums make them and some may sell them, maybe.
To remove the clinker I bend a 24 inch 3/16 steel bar to sit on the bottom of the pot. The clinker hanger is grasped by long handled pliers and placed in a metal covered bucket to cool.The the pliers easily strips of the clinker. This is done every 12 to 18 hours of burn time. My stove doesn't need to be shutdown for cleaning for about 2 and 1/2 weeks when burning on hr6, 3 to 4 weeks on hr3.
I have a 6039 and I use a clinker pot. My stove burns both pellets and corn. There is a stronger clinker with corn but pellets can create a soft clinker too. I will NEVER return to the agitator. What is your question or maybe I missed it? I bought my pot from from the magnum stove co and it fits perfectly. Others on different forums make them and some may sell them, maybe.
To remove the clinker I bend a 24 inch 3/16 steel bar to sit on the bottom of the pot. The clinker hanger is grasped by long handled pliers and placed in a metal covered bucket to cool.The the pliers easily strips of the clinker. This is done every 12 to 18 hours of burn time. My stove doesn't need to be shutdown for cleaning for about 2 and 1/2 weeks when burning on hr6, 3 to 4 weeks on hr3.
A salesman was showing me a corn stove that had a pot with a slicer in it, is that what you are talking about?
You push one lever in to slice off the top part of the fire, then you move another lever to open a hatch and dump the ash/clinker and then you pull the first lever back out and drop the fire to the bottom of the pot. For the life of me I can't remember who made that stove though....
You push one lever in to slice off the top part of the fire, then you move another lever to open a hatch and dump the ash/clinker and then you pull the first lever back out and drop the fire to the bottom of the pot. For the life of me I can't remember who made that stove though....
cmooreburn said:
Just wondering if anyone on this site has had good experiences with this. I've heard people using straight pellets too.
cmooreburn
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Reefwonders
In the fall and spring my stove runs on pellets.The burn pot does equally well with that. No noise,clanking,scraping off the stir rod,and wondering when,not if,the stir rod will catch on the pots carbon build up causing the pot to lift and stick up in the chamber.When the stir rod binds on the pellet carbon build up, by the fuel separating V in the pot,the stir rod motor burns out or the shear pin breaks.
However,the fuel auger doesn't know or care about this and keeps on doing its job.Burning pellets smoldering out side of the pot area,behind the pot and on the floor of the stove.
The clinker pot does get a small amount of build up but it will stay put. The only time the pot could overflow is if you don't remove the clinker/solidified burn material on a regular basis.Once the pellets/clinker rise above the burn holes in the pot, the flame goes out.No smoldering pellets laying about.
AVIVIII. that system sounds too complex for the 6039.I just use a long handled metal spoon and ovgloves to move the burning mass to one side to remove and replace the clinker hangers.
In the fall and spring my stove runs on pellets.The burn pot does equally well with that. No noise,clanking,scraping off the stir rod,and wondering when,not if,the stir rod will catch on the pots carbon build up causing the pot to lift and stick up in the chamber.When the stir rod binds on the pellet carbon build up, by the fuel separating V in the pot,the stir rod motor burns out or the shear pin breaks.
However,the fuel auger doesn't know or care about this and keeps on doing its job.Burning pellets smoldering out side of the pot area,behind the pot and on the floor of the stove.
The clinker pot does get a small amount of build up but it will stay put. The only time the pot could overflow is if you don't remove the clinker/solidified burn material on a regular basis.Once the pellets/clinker rise above the burn holes in the pot, the flame goes out.No smoldering pellets laying about.
AVIVIII. that system sounds too complex for the 6039.I just use a long handled metal spoon and ovgloves to move the burning mass to one side to remove and replace the clinker hangers.
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