My stove: Country Flame Harvester
To make a long story short, I had a clog in my auger so bad that the auger would not turn at all. So I removed the motor and slid the auger out (it was stuck pretty good). The feed tube looked fine, no obstructions etc. so I reinstalled everything
Ran the stove for two hours on level 5 and it was barley dropping any pellets. The auger was turning fine but not forcing any pellets out. I turned the feed rate up full blast just for the hell of it, this is by no means the solution i'm looking for. Just wanted to see if it made a difference. It didn't.
So...removed the motor again and before removing the auger I tried turning it by hand. Guess what??? When I turn the auger by hand from the back where the motor mounts up, pellets come pouring out into the pot and there is no resistance so it can't be clogged.
Here's what I did notice upon inspetion of the auger for a second time.
On the bottom of the auger, that mounts to the motor, the plastic bushing looks pretty worn. I did not notice before but, the round piece of metal right above the bushing with the two screw holes that the motor mounts to, wobbles when I spin it. Is it possible, that when everything is connected the auger is wobbling slightly inside the feed tube and that this is the reason pellets are barley feeding into the pot?
Here's a pic....Any help will be greatly appreciated.
To make a long story short, I had a clog in my auger so bad that the auger would not turn at all. So I removed the motor and slid the auger out (it was stuck pretty good). The feed tube looked fine, no obstructions etc. so I reinstalled everything
Ran the stove for two hours on level 5 and it was barley dropping any pellets. The auger was turning fine but not forcing any pellets out. I turned the feed rate up full blast just for the hell of it, this is by no means the solution i'm looking for. Just wanted to see if it made a difference. It didn't.
So...removed the motor again and before removing the auger I tried turning it by hand. Guess what??? When I turn the auger by hand from the back where the motor mounts up, pellets come pouring out into the pot and there is no resistance so it can't be clogged.
Here's what I did notice upon inspetion of the auger for a second time.
On the bottom of the auger, that mounts to the motor, the plastic bushing looks pretty worn. I did not notice before but, the round piece of metal right above the bushing with the two screw holes that the motor mounts to, wobbles when I spin it. Is it possible, that when everything is connected the auger is wobbling slightly inside the feed tube and that this is the reason pellets are barley feeding into the pot?
Here's a pic....Any help will be greatly appreciated.
