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  1. breklaw
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    I cleaned the stove, now the combustion blower makes more noise...

    I would never use WD40 for a LUBE, but I would use it to see if a bearing needed lube or to clean one out- IMHO, the best lube you can buy, and also...
    Post by: breklaw, Mar 16, 2013 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  2. breklaw
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    bought used pdvc

    Hi folks, havn't been here for quite some time, looks and feels different! Picked up a second pdvc off CL for $300, as is for parts type sale, owner...
    Thread by: breklaw, Jan 20, 2013, 9 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  3. breklaw
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    today may be the last inside cleaning- she needs blowed out, gaskets and paint this spring

    today may be the last inside cleaning- she needs blowed out, gaskets and paint this spring
    Status update by breklaw, Mar 18, 2012
  4. breklaw
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    Harman Advance shutting down on Room Temp (Manual Ignite) with T-stat = I'm cold

    had the same problem w/ my 25 pdvc, had to turn up the low burn feed a notch- I want her to run as low as possible without going out on the lowest...
    Post by: breklaw, Mar 17, 2012 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  5. breklaw
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    heating through the night?

    Perhaps many have experienced, like me, a slow recovery due to the fact that MOST pellet stoves are more area heaters than whole house, and as such...
    Post by: breklaw, Mar 2, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  6. breklaw
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    i think i finally got it....

    I have had a few years w/ this stove, and mac hit the nail on the head. AOT = (air on temp) = room air blower temp on. Should always be at 1. LBA is...
    Post by: breklaw, Jan 26, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  7. breklaw
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    Vacuum clean up Hint

    I put my shop vac outside on the patio weekly, Sat or Sun, depending on the sun, shut my stove down, put a bag of pellets holding the patio door with...
    Post by: breklaw, Jan 25, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  8. breklaw
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    attn englander techs (mike holton)... please help

    I almost forgot- I am impressed with the air wash setup you have created for this bearing! Please let us know how it works !!! Even a small amount of...
    Post by: breklaw, Jan 25, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  9. breklaw
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    attn englander techs (mike holton)... please help

    I call BS on item 1. I have been working on things way more complicated and delicate, CT scanners, laboratory equipment and such, since 1975, and...
    Post by: breklaw, Jan 25, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  10. breklaw
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    attn englander techs (mike holton)... please help

    If you can get it that far apart, you can buy and replace the bearing for around 5 bucks. Google bearings where you live- there are stores with these...
    Post by: breklaw, Jan 22, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  11. breklaw
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    attn englander techs (mike holton)... please help

    Even the "sealed" bearings will wick oil into them. I use "TUFF OIL", a teflon "pen" oiler I find at auto parts stores. Soak the baerings on both...
    Post by: breklaw, Jan 22, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  12. breklaw
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    attn englander techs (mike holton)... please help

    The other thing you might want to try is running it on a cheater cord with full 110 VAC to see if it runs any quieter, thereby eliminating the...
    Post by: breklaw, Jan 22, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  13. breklaw
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    Bleeding Air From A Garn 1500

    Find the highest point in the system and put in an automatic vent. I have one in the basement, but when I open the manual vent I found on a baseboard...
    Post by: breklaw, Dec 12, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. breklaw
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    New member, old problem....

    The pressure reducing fill valves that I have seen seem to be 14 PSI. They have a lever you can pull which bypasses the regulator giving the output...
    Post by: breklaw, Dec 12, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  15. breklaw
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    Replacing Propane Stove with Pellet - Venting Question?

    I would trust only one person to allow this, and only with a signed letter- and that is your local inspector. And file a copy of that letter with...
    Post by: breklaw, Oct 2, 2010 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  16. breklaw
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    underground pex alternative?

    Something we have learned over the years is that you can't lay pipe directly on gravel. It must be surrounded by 6" sand on all sides, OVER gravel....
    Post by: breklaw, Oct 2, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  17. breklaw
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    Install Igniter into Englander 25-PDVC/55-SHP10

    I have been heating my ENTIRE 1800 ft 2 level house w/ my $375 , returned to Lowes as too small 25-PDVC since 05. After first season have always...
    Post by: breklaw, Sep 21, 2010 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  18. breklaw
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    Building Inspector Concerned with Outdoor Smoke

    My now dead best friend used to do rehab construction in Lynn MA and he loved to tell the story about the gas piping inspector, ( cities actually...
    Post by: breklaw, Apr 15, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  19. breklaw
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    Basics for Installing Flue Pipe on Freestanding Stove

    Sub, No elbows to go around stuff. I think you would use 45 to go over, then another 45 to get vertical again. But, try this- turn your outside TEE...
    Post by: breklaw, Apr 8, 2010 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  20. breklaw
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    Saturday morning laugh...

    So I take the day off yesterday to do 2 things- fix my auger squeak and work on my son's car while he is home for spring break. Complicating the...
    Thread by: breklaw, Mar 20, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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