Anyone have and auger jam from leaving the stove outside for a months in the New England weather?

[Don2222]

This Whitfield Profile 20 was tarped and left outside for a few months.
The auger motor died with the set screw towards the bottom and the auger jammed up solid from pellets getting moisture and then hardening around it. So I had to chip them out with a hammer and screw driver. The auger also had a lot of rust on it from leaving the stove outside for a months in the New England weather!
The convection blower had to be removed to get at the set screw for the auger motor. Then the motor came off and the bolts to the auger end plate and auger came right out.
The auger cleaned up with a wire wheel on a drill by using it before and after sand blasting with white aluminum oxide?
Has anyone else done this?

 

[Whitenuckler]

She was looking a bit rough, and needed some love and attention

 

[Dieselhead]

Note to self; if you’re cold they’re cold. bring in your stove.

 

[Whitenuckler]

Note to self; if you’re cold they’re cold. bring in your stove.

I think he was conducting one of those accelerated aging tests to verify it will last for 30 years indoors

 

[Don2222]

Note to self; if you’re cold they’re cold. bring in your stove.

It was not my stove and the guy that had it went full bore and purchased a Harman P68 with Nickel Trim Kit and scenic tile and a Harman P61a and a Harman P38
So I picked it up and brought it on from the cold to put into Mechanical Intensive care to recessitate it and give it some TLC. 😄

 

[Dieselhead]

It was not my stove and the guy that had it went full bore and purchased a Harman P68 with Nickel Trim Kit and scenic tile and a Harman P61a and a Harman P38
So I picked it up and brought it on from the cold to put into Mechanical Intensive care to recessitate it and give it some TLC. 😄

Looks like a great fixer upper, keep up the good work on her!

 

[Whitenuckler]

Looks like a great fixer upper, keep up the good work on her!

I would say by the look of the auger it's going to look brand new. I have seen some amazing restorations on utube. Guys get a hold of something that was buried for 100 years, and somehow make it look brand new.

 

[stovelark]

Keep the old Whit going Don- let us know the outcome. Stay warm.

 

[Don2222]

It took a little work Stovelark to keep it going as you can see below. Now it just needs cosmetics
Finally cleaned and lubed the new auger. The top bushing was black and also replaced the bottom auger bushing with end plate and 1 rpm auger motor.
(49) Lennox Witfield Profile 20 Auger Turning - YouTube

 

[Don2222]

Put in a new Convection Blower and refurbished control panel and it fired up! Just testing out this new Wood Pellet Only burn pot.

 

[Don2222]

Just got the stove running longer than the 10-15 min start time. Turned out to be a bad low limit ( POF ) snap disk next to the exhaust blower. So the stove shut down and the power on/off LED was blinking very fast to show there was an error with the safety switches.
Then after replacing the low limit and exhaust blower I plugged the stove back in and the power light was still blinking fast until I pressed the power button to turn the stove back on. Then the stove ran properly and the LED stayed on constantly.
Also the new snap disc is almost impossible to screw the bottom screw in tight because the access hole on the bottom of the stove is partially blocked by the back of the ash pan housing. It is not like that on the larger Profile 30 pellet stove.therefore I cleaned around the hole with a wire wheel and drilled 2 new holes on the sides with number 10 1/2” long stainless steel self tappers for easier replacement the next time.
If the screws are loose and the stove metal around the stove is too dirty the snap disc will not work. It works on good metal to metal contact.
The last pic shows that the wood pellet burn pot seems to burn pellets more completely only just a few last min fresh pellets fell in.
See pics below

 

[stovelark]

Looks great Don- glad to see an old Whit brought back to life, they were amazing heaters. Take care.

 

[zrock]

Looks like it had been left outside with no tarp..LOL

Do yourself a favor and get a silicone gasket for the blower motor. Those fiber ones fall apart after you pull the motor out to clean it a few times..

 

[Don2222]

Looks like it had been left outside with no tarp..LOL

Do yourself a favor and get a silicone gasket for the blower motor. Those fiber ones fall apart after you pull the motor out to clean it a few times..

Thanks
Yes but it did have a tarp! Not much help!
Some silicone gaskets melt if they are not rugged enough? Do you recommend any? I do use them for convection blowers.

 

[Don2222]

Does the aluminum trim and satin black finish look a little more modern?

 

[Washed-Up]

Absolutely Don! Well done sir

 

[stovelark]

Hey Don, she looks fantastic. I used Quad gaskets (812-4710) on 6 screw exh blowers a lot, they fit and lasted well. Take care, looks like the Whit is ready to heat someone's house again. The color decor is great...

 

[Don2222]

Hey Don, she looks fantastic. I used Quad gaskets (812-4710) on 6 screw exh blowers a lot, they fit and lasted well. Take care, looks like the Whit is ready to heat someone's house again. The color decor is great...

Hi Stovelark
Good idea on the exhaust blower housing gasket. They can be reusable.
Thanks for your good comments.
This stove is 26 years old and no reason why it cannot last another 26 years?

 

[NS P-68]

Nice job...!! Quite a transformation on that stove...