Thanks and I will. 1st problem is the controll board is junk and waiting on replacement 2wks now. So 1 step at a time. Should be here couple of days. Thank god the weather up here in New England had been mild so far. Just plsses me off that that company personal just feed you crap. Id expect problems if I was to buy used. Like motorcycles I've picked up, research, it's an old bike. There is no service dept or order parts from your local dealership. Don't expect it from a new product just outa the box.
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Thanks and I will. 1st problem is the controll board is junk and waiting on replacement 2wks now. So 1 step at a time. Should be here couple of days. Thank god the weather up here in New England had been mild so far. Just plsses me off that that company personal just feed you crap. Id expect problems if I was to buy used. Like motorcycles I've picked up, research, it's an old bike. There is no service dept or order parts from your local dealership. Don't expect it from a new product just outa the box.
To be honest, for the grand I paid for this stove, I'd just replace it with a better one and take the hit cost wise. Buy cheap get cheap!
vinny11950
Minister of Fire
Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.
If you decide to replace it, there should be some good deals on used pellet stove in the spring/summer. I think a lot of people will give up on their pellet stoves with the low oil prices. Something to consider.
Good luck, Chops.
If you decide to replace it, there should be some good deals on used pellet stove in the spring/summer. I think a lot of people will give up on their pellet stoves with the low oil prices. Something to consider.
Good luck, Chops.
Low oil fuel oil price won't last my friend. Something fishy with that anyhow. But that's a topic in some other form in some other place. I started this topic to warn others about us stove and my own experience with them. Trust me my friend it takes a lot to ruffle my feathers and thay did just that.
Peterfield
Minister of Fire
Nothing fishy about it man no, it's not happening because it's an election year. Saudis are trying to break the back of the U.S. fracking efforts and to a large extent, they have had some success. Iran will pump the bejejus out of their oil
fields soon and have no sympathy for OPEC. Financial houses, speculators and oil companies all say the price slump will have staying power and they are talking in terms of years, not months. The old wive's tales are not in play for this one.
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Anyway you slice it or dice it it will not last be it year or months. Big suv and big power wagons will sell during these happy days. Then bam it's over world will again be at war total or limited. There arming up and selling much more fuel at lower price to do so.
I bought my US BIG KING in October and Installed it right away. It's been my only source of heating my house all winter and I must say it's been great haven't had one issue with it. My only complaint is I wish it had a tray for the ash to fall into Instead of the way it's set up now, for this reason I have to clean it every 5 days but that's also because the pellets I've burnt haven't been the greatest
vinny11950
Minister of Fire
I thought it was Friday that was the real bad production day. Though Monday morning is probably just as bad.
Hope they treat you better, Chops.
Today finely I got my parts. I thought that were sending just controll board. But thay sent wiring harness and a switch for the hopper door. I should be great full but I'm not. Just a hassle to deal with this company and it just bugs me that this stove is brand new and I've got to install all these parts. I would expect it if the stove was used or had been working. Oh well let's see what happens next.
Lake Girl
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A good step in the right direction though ... let us know how you make out. Remember to put a surge protector on that stove to protect the board!
Pellet-King
Minister of Fire
You could of bought whole+ winter's worth of oil for the money you wasted, thats 2 winters in oil for me, you blew a G note, should of just bought a used Whitfield for few hundred on craigslist
FirepotPete
Minister of Fire
Be careful handling that board. If you don't know, you need to make sure to discharge any static from you body and the stove itself or that board will be junk.
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
I don't what good comes from kicking a guy when he's down. Sheesh.
Some peaple are like that. Could of bought oil blah blah. Quess what I didn't .arm chair quarterbacks calling the play after the game.
Bioburner
Moderator
Touch something that is properly grounded. Most appliances with a 3 prong plug should be ok and just touch a part that is metal
Lake Girl
Moderator
Thanks Pete! They do make wrist straps with an alligator clip that you use to ground you to the computer body ... think it would work the same with a stove body.
http://www.amazon.ca/Belkin-Anti-St...6591821&sr=8-4&keywords=wrist+grounding+strap
FirepotPete
Minister of Fire
That's what I use. I also have a dedicated ground for the stove and that's what I connect to to work on the stove if the board is hooked up but unplugged.
Ahh I fee like a dumb azz. I know the answer. I work on gas lines. Got my head, well you know.
FirepotPete
Minister of Fire
I hope my post didn't come off as you don't know what to do, just not sure how much people do know when they start messing with the electronics and hate to see them ruin a good board. You don't need anymore drama in you pellet stove nightmare.
Good luck!
No worries. I'm getting ready to change wiring harness and controll board. Hopefully this will clear up the problems and I can finely get a burn outs this junk. If this King pellet stove continues to be a problem. I'll just replace it with a better brand. And beleave me it will not be any brand that comes from us stove.
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Arrhahaha! Dam idiots sent the wrong wiring harness!...3 wks I waited, where's that bottle of jack.
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