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  1. Chris04626 Member

    joined: Sep 19, 2008
    233 posts
    Maine
    This morning my stove starting making the god awful LOUD noise. ANy thoughts on what it could be
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  2. Harvey Schneider Feeling the Heat

    joined: Oct 9, 2012
    467 posts
    Southbury, CT
    Motor bearings or auger bearings. If it's continuous that rules out the upper auger and it's motor. Does it change when you change the convection blower speed? Is it present before the convection blower starts ? I would bet on blower bearings because the augers are too slow to make much of a squeal. You could use the diagnostic mode to check which motor is making the noise.

    http://www.englanderstoves.com/help/PelletStove/diagnostic_mode04.html

    Oil on the bearings will temporarily quiet it, but once motor bearings start to squeal, the end is near.
  3. Chris04626 Member

    joined: Sep 19, 2008
    233 posts
    Maine
    some times it a higher pitch than others, then it will cut out for a quick second and then start again. I turned it off as soon as it started doing it.

    I will try diagnostics
  4. Chris04626 Member

    joined: Sep 19, 2008
    233 posts
    Maine
    Ok i just did the diagnotics and it never made that noise on either of the settings,
  5. donbryce Member

    joined: Jan 8, 2009
    110 posts
    NB Canada
    My 25PDVC makes lots of noises if I don't scrape the carbon build-up off the lip of the burn pot feed tube. It doesn't take much to get the auger to squalk/squeel/groan. I scrape every night before shut-down, depending on where the auger stops. Build-up is greatest between 2:00 and 8:00 o'clock (facing the tube, of course).
  6. Chris04626 Member

    joined: Sep 19, 2008
    233 posts
    Maine
    well i cleaned out the stove again, vacuumed the hopper started it up and so far is running without noises. Odd
  7. Mr. Spock Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jan 2, 2013
    460 posts
    SW MA
    I heard a loud groaning noise once. It sounded like a large pellet getting the squeeze all the way down the auger tube.
  8. jim3854 Member

    joined: Nov 20, 2011
    106 posts
    Rhode island
    Sounds like the exhaust fan. Room blower wont come on until its hot. Doubt its the augers
    Greg T likes this.
  9. CTguy9230 Feeling the Heat

    joined: Nov 22, 2011
    272 posts
    Northwest CT
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  10. Chris04626 Member

    joined: Sep 19, 2008
    233 posts
    Maine
    Been running fine ever since without noises. When i clean it next ill scrape extra hard on that

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