Hello everybody!
New member here. I saw a couple threads about aging pellet stoves but I am looking / hoping others have the same experience with the same stove.
I’m wondering what item or components are most likely to need attention, fail or would be worth spending on for a refresh.
I bought my P68 for its first winter in 2008.
It’s been very little trouble the whole time and has been a pleasure to use.
Over the years I have replaced the combustion motor once, auger motor twice due to noise, 1 burn plate, two ignitors, the control board once due to dead spots in only one of the potentiometers, one esp probe and the glass once. I clean it regularly, deep clean every couple years. There is some gunky soot near the very bottom of the ashpan area. I scrape that off during a deep clean. I’ve also scrubbed and refinished it once due to a couple spots of surface rust on the very top because an intermittent water leak above it that was fixed years ago. It still looks great!
I run it with side heat shields for clearance to the walls in a corner installation.
It’s been my primary heat since I’ve owned it although I do have electric baseboards that I avoid using at all but I have at times for convenience.
It doesn’t seem to be in any trouble.
When I bought it, I went in looking to replace a gas stove with a larger one. The shop owner suggested it saying he had customers with pellet stoves over 20 years old still going strong. I’m hoping to keep it until I sell the house which isn’t on the horizon now but I am only a handful of years away from retirement age myself.
I have always repaired and maintained all my appliances, cars, and home myself and I have no problem spending money for maintenance vs many thousands for a new unit.
Thanks for any input!
New member here. I saw a couple threads about aging pellet stoves but I am looking / hoping others have the same experience with the same stove.
I’m wondering what item or components are most likely to need attention, fail or would be worth spending on for a refresh.
I bought my P68 for its first winter in 2008.
It’s been very little trouble the whole time and has been a pleasure to use.
Over the years I have replaced the combustion motor once, auger motor twice due to noise, 1 burn plate, two ignitors, the control board once due to dead spots in only one of the potentiometers, one esp probe and the glass once. I clean it regularly, deep clean every couple years. There is some gunky soot near the very bottom of the ashpan area. I scrape that off during a deep clean. I’ve also scrubbed and refinished it once due to a couple spots of surface rust on the very top because an intermittent water leak above it that was fixed years ago. It still looks great!
I run it with side heat shields for clearance to the walls in a corner installation.
It’s been my primary heat since I’ve owned it although I do have electric baseboards that I avoid using at all but I have at times for convenience.
It doesn’t seem to be in any trouble.
When I bought it, I went in looking to replace a gas stove with a larger one. The shop owner suggested it saying he had customers with pellet stoves over 20 years old still going strong. I’m hoping to keep it until I sell the house which isn’t on the horizon now but I am only a handful of years away from retirement age myself.
I have always repaired and maintained all my appliances, cars, and home myself and I have no problem spending money for maintenance vs many thousands for a new unit.
Thanks for any input!
