Any Harman PF100 users ever try corn in their stove?

[ex-oil slave]

Just curious if anyone has experimented. I'm considering it.

 

[mcmaxx]

tried it last season at several different blends of corn and pellets seemed to work fine as long as the corn was less than 30% of the mix more than that I would have issues during low burn rates: clinkers that would snuff out the flame, dirty flame to name a few but these could of been due to less than ideal corn, this year I've found two pellet mills within a half hour with reasonable prices so haven't given it another shot this year.

 

[summit]

I would stay away from any more than a 20-30% mixture of corn in any pellet stove that advertises that you can mix w/ corn: preferrably none at all. Corn is pretty dirty to burn, lots of black gunk carmelizing everywhere. maybe w/ a true multifuel, but unless you own a feed store, why bother trying to find acceptable burn corn?

 

[MSmith66]

I would stay away from any more than a 20-30% mixture of corn in any pellet stove that advertises that you can mix w/ corn: preferrably none at all. Corn is pretty dirty to burn, lots of black gunk carmelizing everywhere. maybe w/ a true multifuel, but unless you own a feed store, why bother trying to find acceptable burn corn?

I do agree! If it is a pellet stove/furnance, then I would burn pellets. Corn burns hotter and most multifuel stoves/furnances are made for that. Also make sure your stove pipe is rated for corn. I have replaced stove pipe that corn has burn in, it starts to break the pipe down over time.

 

[ex-oil slave]

I do appreciate the comments from all the posters. I guess I'll stick with pellets and leave corn to the cereal makers and feed lots. My stove is working fine on pellets and I don't want to screw it up. I was just curious due to the drop in corn prices and the potential energy (and heat) in corn as a fuel. Once again, thanks for you input.