How to burn wood pellets in 2006 Auburn corn burner

[Rxwoman1961]

Nothing a few pounds of creosote removal can’t fix hey?!
Congrats Happy to see it’s working properly

Thank you thank you!

 

[Rxwoman1961]

Your gonna be opening windows and doors when this gets rippin lol

LOL!! It went out and I thought "oh no! Now what?".
It was out of pellets! Ive never had it runnning long enough to use up all the pellets (I only put in a small amount at a time).
Now, to shop for a convection fan. I wonder if I got my "relief" check?

 

[SidecarFlip]

LOL!! It went out and I thought "oh no! Now what?".
It was out of pellets! Ive never had it runnning long enough to use up all the pellets (I only put in a small amount at a time).
Now, to shop for a convection fan. I wonder if I got my "relief" check?

You got your first Covid shot which is more than a lot of us have had. Got my pittance right away. Deposited to our Federal Employees Credit union account. Probably should not have posted that, people might think I'm some kind of Federal mole...

 

[Rxwoman1961]

You got your first Covid shot which is more than a lot of us have had. Got my pittance right away. Deposited to our Federal Employees Credit union account. Probably should not have posted that, people might think I'm some kind of Federal mole...

Yup. Nursing home and hospital staff offered vaccines at the front of the line. After watching some of my patients get sick and several die from pulmonary embolism ( this virus seems to cause unusual clotting in some people) I decided I would rather gamble with the vaccine than the virus.

 

[Rxwoman1961]

Ok. What needs to be adjusted when the pellets are starting to drop in faster than they burn? And how hot should this stove get? I accidentally touched the metal door frame while trying to get these pics. Its too hot to touch.
Is it too dampened?

 

[Washed-Up]

RIPPIN

 

[Ssyko]

Yeah open the damper a bit and watch the fire. Putting out some heat? Black goo from the pipe?

 

[Rxwoman1961]

Yeah open the damper a bit and watch the fire. Putting out some heat? Black goo from the pipe?

I'm on it.
No, not much new goo. Unless it's drying before it can drip much. The stove pipe has finally gotten hot. Not too hot to put my hands on, but hotter than before. Upstairs it's finally gotten just warm. Maybe it's burning up too much to condense on to the pipe? If this doesnt cook that crap out of there, it aint comin' out!

 

[Rxwoman1961]

But my glass doesnt blacken up like it used to!

 

[Ssyko]

But my glass doesnt blacken up like it used to!

That’s a good sign. Raise it to 4 and open the damper just a lil bit more

 

[Rxwoman1961]

That’s a good sign. Raise it to 4 and open the damper just a lil bit more

It's on 4.

 

[Ssyko]

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[Rxwoman1961]

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Thank you! Is that about the best one can do price wise? $80-ish?

 

[SidecarFlip]

Ok. What needs to be adjusted when the pellets are starting to drop in faster than they burn? And how hot should this stove get? I accidentally touched the metal door frame while trying to get these pics. Its too hot to touch.
Is it too dampened?

The door as well as the entire front of mine gets hot enough to light a cigarette on. No big deal. Mine is all light colored around the door where the paint has roasted off over the years, don't hurt a thing, just remember not to touch it. No big deal. My view glass never gets dirty, just a bit of fly ash and I take care of that with a paintbruish. Natural bristle one. A poly bristle brush will melt to the glass. I clean my view glass when it's running, only takes a second. Harbor Freight has cheap bristle paint brushes, 10 for 5 bucks.

If it's not hot, it ain't running right.

 

[Rxwoman1961]

The door as well as the entire front of mine gets hot enough to light a cigarette on. No big deal. Mine is all light colored around the door where the paint has roasted off over the years, don't hurt a thing, just remember not to touch it. No big deal. My view glass never gets dirty, just a bit of fly ash and I take care of that with a paintbruish. Natural bristle one. A poly bristle brush will melt to the glass. I clean my view glass when it's running, only takes a second. Harbor Freight has cheap bristle paint brushes, 10 for 5 bucks.

If it's not hot, it ain't running right.

Good to know! Thank you.

 

[Rxwoman1961]

Is this normal? Or should I adjust something?
It's like they blacken, but dont burn to ash.

 

[Rxwoman1961]

Oops. Tried to get some of out of the burn pot. They all kind of fell.
Well, theyre not in a big pile any more.

 

[Ssyko]

open the damper a little more its feeding faster than they are burning

 

[Ssyko]

this is s good one from enviro

 

[Ssyko]

id like to see yours more blow torch than lazy

 

[Rxwoman1961]

open the damper a little more its feeding faster than they are burning

That's what I thought.

 

[mikefromiowa]

Great to see you making progress, too much heat is a good problem !!

Getting a replacement convection blower like Ssyko recommended is the easiest way to fix that problem.

For those who might be interested in replacing the bearings in the old convection blower, the thread below has a lot of good information, including the bearing part #s (post #7, post #43)

Too many moving parts on these machines.

Arrrrrr! now I have to replace the convection fan. There is two sealed bearing on the spindle and one of them is making noise (enough to bother me). No wonder people sell these after a season or 2. Good thing I don't mind getting my hands dirty because I have put a lot of time into cleaning...

www.hearth.com

 

[gfreek]

Progress. That flame looks like you are making headway here , good to see...

 

[Rxwoman1961]

Great to see you making progress, too much heat is a good problem !!

Getting a replacement convection blower like Ssyko recommended is the easiest way to fix that problem.

For those who might be interested in replacing the bearings in the old convection blower, the thread below has a lot of good information, including the bearing part #s (post #7, post #43)

Too many moving parts on these machines.

Arrrrrr! now I have to replace the convection fan. There is two sealed bearing on the spindle and one of them is making noise (enough to bother me). No wonder people sell these after a season or 2. Good thing I don't mind getting my hands dirty because I have put a lot of time into cleaning...

www.hearth.com

Interesting pictures. So now I know it can be done if I ever need to. It sounds like Ssyko is recommending the whole blower and he hasn't steered me wrong. I would have thrown this thing through a window by now if not for him and this forum.
Everyone has been wonderful. 10 heads are better than 1!

 

[Ssyko]

Thank you! Is that about the best one can do price wise? $80-ish?

yeah i searched all my know spots and some i don't usually go to $80ish is actually alot better than the going $149 and up. maybe we can walk ya through a bearing change off season..


hows the fire looking i need to see fiiiiire