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I have a Lopi Leyden. Just cleaned it today. When I turned it back on it wont feed pellets. How do I tell if my auger motor is shot? I stuck a screwdriver up the auger and nothing seems to be stuck. Please help.
 
Does it have a vacuum switch? Make sure the hose is connected tightly at both ends, and the fittings aren't blocked with crud. You may have accidentally plugged a fitting. Are all the wires still connected, such as to the vacuum switch? Is the hopper door closed fully, hitting the switch (if you have one)? It's unlikely the auger motor died just when you cleaned the stove - if it was working before. Is the combustion blower running? Without that, you get no "vacuum".
You need both the vacuum switch and hopper switch to be satisfied for the auger motor to run on most stoves.
 
I got my Avalon in December and had it installed by an independent with the OAK. It runs great and kept our house nice and warm. No issues to speak of. I cleaned out the pipes 2 times but it didn't really need it. The glass fogs up after 2-3 bags which I wish wouldn't happen but a paper towel cleans it up nicely.

I go through a lot of pellets (3 bags a day) when it is under 30 but we are heating a big space (3500+) with high ceilings and a 2 story foyer. Of course the kids are walking around in shorts and t-shirts.
 
smwilliamson said:
I think Travis makes some of the best built products on the market. I only deal with pellet but think that theirs is very tolerant, so the threshold for problems tends to be high. That's good as most stove owners fail to perform regular maintenance....or do not perform the maintenance in a timely fashion. The Lopi Leyden is one of the hardest working nicest looking stoves your money will buy. Their parts are very reasonable in price and for the most part so the dealers can keep a better inventory...all that stuff is good.

However; Travis seems to think that it is a league above many of us regular folk. A familiar anecdote of the Cabots and the Lodges comes to mind. I was not so impressed that in Utah I could not have access to the "back room" as it was reserved for dealers only. I have been somewhat scorned that as an independent out here in the field working on their product, when often none of their dealers will do the work because they didn't sell the stove that I am forced to pay at times higher than retail prices for parts. Not a problem, I'll make own igniter thank you very much.

Perhaps that attitude helps protect their brand...I don't know. I can recommend a Harman any day and know my customer will be treated right and the two local Travis dealers around me can go out of business for all I care. One dealer is absolutely arrogant and the the other is absolutely clueless. Those are your choices. If you want one of these great stoves you have to go through one of these two idiots. JMHPPO.

Hey SM, Clear out your inbox so I can PM you
 
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