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  1. MButkus
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    Nail in Pellets

    From my pellet stove web site replies, plastic is the big thing. A number of people wrote to me about their auger getting stuck with plastic. Most...
    Post by: MButkus, Mar 27, 2013 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  2. MButkus
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    Tip for giving an auger motor extra life- bearing switcheroo trick

    The plastic gear is for $$$. With a metal gear there.. what would wear out ? the motors are simple, no motor bushing to wear out. My original...
    Post by: MButkus, Mar 27, 2013 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  3. MButkus
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    Best/most economical way to run stove during power outage?

    A UPS (what I use) with two big car size batteries can run a stove for some 10 - 15 hours (only the stove). Once the batteries are depleted.. that's...
    Post by: MButkus, Mar 25, 2013 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  4. MButkus
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    Largest Pellet Stove

    Can you put up that plastic over the windows ? Figure a way.. single pane windows will suck out heat.
    Post by: MButkus, Mar 25, 2013 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  5. MButkus
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    Tip for giving an auger motor extra life- bearing switcheroo trick

    I bet your 1st gear is going (stripped) check out http://www.butkus.org/whitfield_operate/pellet-stove-auger-motor.html
    Post by: MButkus, Mar 25, 2013 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    A great loss (part II)

    O.K., it wasn't the auger motor armature, it was the first fiber gear in my auger motor that stripped. At 14 months my Merkel-Kroff motor should...
    Post by: MButkus, Mar 22, 2013 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  7. MButkus
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    A great loss (part II)

    Last Jan '12 my auger of 11 years gave out. The first gear stripped. So I replaced the auger in my Whitfield Advantage II in about 5 min and 15...
    Thread by: MButkus, Mar 21, 2013, 4 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  8. MButkus
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    "?" ON SALES TAX ON PELLTS

    There is no tax on pellets in NJ. But I had to tell one store that there was no tax on pellets when I was buying a few spare bags. If the computer...
    Post by: MButkus, Jan 8, 2012 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Great loss after 14 years.

    After 14 years my stove's auger motor decided to give it up. I guess it's the year 2012 that scared it ! I came home to find my Whitfield Avantage...
    Thread by: MButkus, Jan 8, 2012, 7 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  10. MButkus
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    Surge protector and UPS selection and store availability question for my wonderful Enviro M55

    My "Home Improvement" UPS is still running and during the NE snowstorm (10-29-2011) that killed my power for 3 days (first time beyond 1 day) the...
    Post by: MButkus, Nov 24, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  11. MButkus
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    Computer UPS for Pellet burner backup

    Any $100 UPS would do that... $200 and it'll run 1/2 hour or more. For a bits more time. http://www.butkus.org/ups/ups.htm
    Post by: MButkus, Jan 3, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  12. MButkus
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    Pellet stove battery backup on a budget

    Wet cell batteries will put out hydrogen gas.. a bit flammable. Plus the acid in the batter can be a danger inside a house. I have a setup like...
    Post by: MButkus, Jan 3, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  13. MButkus
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    just got the whitfield installed today....pics before and atfer...more pics with unknown sensor....

    Why can't you use a programmable thermostat? I do. It just adjust the time the stove "will have" or "not have" a contact in the back kicking it to...
    Post by: MButkus, Dec 26, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  14. MButkus
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    whitfield freestanding blowing cold air in 4 corners??? pic included

    The brick "should" be held on the sides by metal plates along the sides. Two screws hole them on, just loosen them and they slide up and out over...
    Post by: MButkus, Dec 12, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Harman Warranty Sucks - UPDATE - Now I am MAD!

    Small Claims court is for the COUNTY & STATE the business is in. So you have to go to court in that area. If the dealer sold you the item.. you...
    Post by: MButkus, Dec 12, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  16. MButkus
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    auger speed too fast

    The "trim" setting can really change the amount of fuel, so give it a try.
    Post by: MButkus, Dec 12, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Video link to Pellet Stove Cleaning with Leaf Blower

    Why don't you buy some flexible plastic drain to attach to the end and stick a shop vac filter bag at the end and see if that keeps the dust down....
    Post by: MButkus, Nov 8, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  18. MButkus
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    Whitfield Advantage(classic!) burn grate/pot questions/help.....

    Not pretty... but if it works. I would stick a smoke detector in that ceiling grate. Those pipes can rust out.
    Post by: MButkus, Nov 7, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    POLL: What do you use to clean the stove window??

    Rutland glass cleaner. On vacation in NH I found some at a store and snapped it up. It keep the glass cleaner longer too. You can get this on...
    Post by: MButkus, Nov 7, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Anyone else want to join in or know how to begin a class action suit against Napoleon?

    Small claims court ? Can you sue the seller of the stove ?
    Post by: MButkus, Nov 7, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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