Castle Serenity auger issue this am

[pourlepayssauvage]

This morning was roughly the tenth or so time I've run the stove -- everything was running fine and then I realized the fire was out. Shut down the stove and attempted to restart -- no pellets falling into the burnpot. Went into the diagnostics to confirm and sure enough the auger wasn't feeding. Had to go to work, but looking into it when I get home -- hoping there's just a pellet jammed in there or something like that . Haven't done any maintenance on this stove yet as it's new so not sure how much of a job this is going to be....

 

[Lake Girl]

If auger jammed, try to loosen jamb from drop tube before tearing into auger assembly Ensure your pressure switch integrity too!

 

[pourlepayssauvage]

Found a jam at the bottom of the auger - turning fine now...never had to deal with one of those before - the 10-cpm just pushes them through with some squeaking lol.

 

[Lake Girl]

Good to hear it was a simple jamb ... more powerful motor on the 10-cpm? If it becomes frequent, you may want to take a closer look at the auger assembly ... or the pellets you are using

 

[rich2500]

Hmmm I have thrown many different brands at my serenity and never had a jamb.atleast it was a simple fix for you.

 

[Lake Girl]

or the pellets you are using

Some brands have longer pellets .... depends on what brands are available locally.

 

[pourlepayssauvage]

Some brands have longer pellets .... depends on what brands are available locally.

I typically burn Maine Woods pellets -- for the price they're pretty good. I had a thought though -- they're a pretty dusty pellet...with the Englander being a top feed it really doesn't matter as gravity eventually gets those fines into the burn pot. The Serenity feeds from the bottom though - I wonder if it's possible that the fines will collect and the bottom of the auger and cause binding over time. I could test it I guess by sifting a few bags....

 

[Lake Girl]

I routinely sift mine ... to keep large amount of fines out and to reduce dust when dumping them in. You still get some dust but it reduces the amount

Some folks spray the auger with graphite (hopper empty and stove not burning). Haven't done mine since last year

 

[Old Spartan]

I typically burn Maine Woods pellets -- for the price they're pretty good. I had a thought though -- they're a pretty dusty pellet...with the Englander being a top feed it really doesn't matter as gravity eventually gets those fines into the burn pot. The Serenity feeds from the bottom though - I wonder if it's possible that the fines will collect and the bottom of the auger and cause binding over time. I could test it I guess by sifting a few bags....

The Serenity feeds from the top

 

[pourlepayssauvage]

The Serenity feeds from the top

Correct - I wasn't very clear in what I wrote. What I was trying to say was the Englander auger feeds from above the burnpot in the direction of gravity from the hopper so that fines can slide down as well, whereas the Serenity auger starts from below the burnpot against gravity. They're both top feed stoves relative to the burnpot itself.