Starting your pellet stove!

[OU812]

Just a quick question. Is it true that real men manually light their stove?

 

[South of Boston]

Just a quick question. Is it true that real men manually light their stove?

Not if you paid big $$ for yours.

Today I taught my wife how to clean the stove. Lets see if she will on occasion.

 

[OU812]

I like that idea but I dont think it will go far with the wife.

 

[bungalobob]

Only if the auto ignition gives up the ghost.

 

[heathracing]

i use wd 40 to start my stove works every time

 

[wilbilt]

No auto-start here.

Toss in some pellets, squirt on some go-juice, a few more pellets, and ignite.

After 3-4 minutes, start the feed.

My wife has no problem cleaning it and lighting it, either. Life is good.

 

[littlesmokey]

Sure thing. A quart of gel start is a lot cheaper than an ignitor, besides my stoves are so old they didn't even have them as options.

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Handful of pellets, quart or three of some good old gasoline (stand back) and we have heat.

What else you need but steak and shrimp.

Eric

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Gee Eric, why bother with the pellets?

 

[South of Boston]

Have tried Hand sanitizer the cheap stuff from the dollar store a squirt or two works great.
on the pellets not the hands......

 

[OU812]

Thats a good idea! Hand sanitizer is an alcohol based gel that is much cheaper than fire gel.

 

[tkrock]

Thats a good idea! Hand sanitizer is an alcohol based gel that is much cheaper than fire gel.

That is an interesting idea. I might have to try that. And, you know the stove won't get sick with all those bad germs!

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Gee Eric, why bother with the pellets?

Why?
Why the pellets?
Because that is 50% of my business. I am a pellet wholesaler, so keep burning.
Just remember we are not taking entire trees to make pellets (here anyway).
So you will still have a job, Smokey.


Eric

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Eric,

I have other means of sustaining myself, I don't worry about the possible lack of fires to stomp out.

I was really wondering if a handful of pellets was needed when you had plenty of BTUs in that quart or so of gasoline to finish the job. Not likely to be a structure doing it that way so there will be no need for a stove or pellets.