Fired up my stove for the first time this season...

[sculptor]

. When the stove is in operation, the auger cycle takes appox. 3 seconds, every so often, it will do a 1 second 'humft' and no pellets drop. This keeps a bare minimum amount of pellets in the stove, and will starve itself and shut itself down.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

. When the stove is in operation, the auger cycle takes appox. 3 seconds, every so often, it will do a 1 second 'humft' and no pellets drop. This keeps a bare minimum amount of pellets in the stove, and will starve itself and shut itself down.

Check your auger flight and auger for a possible obstruction that moves with the auger, also check for a bend in the auger that could cause the auger to scrape its flight during part of its revolution.

It could also be a failing augur motor or an auger motor whose gearbox is a might low on grease.

 

[stoveguy2esw]

probably want to call me at my shop so i can go over some things with you , the "bump" noise you hear is the air pump self cleaning the igniter and not the auger motor .

may be an off setting in the board causing the low input of fuel. call me at 800-245-6489 im in the office til 5 pm

 

[jtakeman]

. When the stove is in operation, the auger cycle takes appox. 3 seconds, every so often, it will do a 1 second 'humft' and no pellets drop. This keeps a bare minimum amount of pellets in the stove, and will starve itself and shut itself down.

Check your auger flight and auger for a possible obstruction that moves with the auger, also check for a bend in the auger that could cause the auger to scrape its flight during part of its revolution.

It could also be a failing auger motor or an auger motor whose gearbox is a might low on grease.

I'm thinking gearbox issue. Lack of lube? What he probably is hearing is the little shaded pole motor stalling! The motor itself has bronze bushings on the armiture. I would give them a drop or two of 20w oil. Just like the blower motors use the blue can 3in1 oil.