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    Bixby Maxfire 115 troubleshooting

    My Bixby is over 10 years old and has served me well; I love it. However, this spring, just before shutting down it started to act odd; Conditions as occured In sequence as best I can recall: 1. touchpad no longer responding; The stove was operating on setting 1; touchpad was unresponsive to...
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    Bixby Maxfire Feeder Wheel Motor Mounts Broken (fixed)

    I'm posting this just because it may be of help to others. I saw one other person somewhere on the internet report the same problem I once had, which is that all four of the little legs on the feeder wheel motor snapped right off. The motor frame and the mounts are one piece cast aluminum, I...
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    How to burn Cherry Pits in Bixby Maxfire

    If I found a source of cherry pits (I think I might have), what do I need to do to burn them in a Bixby Maxfire 115? I'm currently burning wood pellets. Corn is too pricey in my area. Can I edit the corn burning parameters for cherry pits, so that I can switch between wood pellets and cherry pits?
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    Bixby Corn/Pellet Stove Help

    Hi everyone, I bought a Bixby Maxfire 115 about 2 months ago and I have had problems. I burn wood. 1.2.3&7 lights blink but the igniters are good. I have new metal igniters also. The stove ran for a little on the corn setting but the temps dropped and now it runs well for about 2 hours and...