Comfortbilt hp41 greasing the hopper help

[cabinner]

Hey all,

I own the comfortbilt hp41 for a year now. Very happy with it. I did need to replace the temp gauge the other day but they shipped me out two for free so no complaints and took 20m to do.

My stove gets very light usage. It is in my cabin and I also have a wood stove so a little during the day then during the night a few times a month..

Anyhow, I read that I should lubricate the hopper auger. I bought the right lubricant but I am not clear how is this done.

Anyone can explain to me?

 

[johneh]

Some clarification would help
Lube the Auger?
Lube the hopper walls?
Or Lube the auger bushings?
What kind of lube did you buy?

 

[cabinner]

Some clarification would help
Lube the Auger?
Lube the hopper walls?
Or Lube the auger bushings?
What kind of lube did you buy?

I bought this one - https://a.co/d/irNljnT

In the manual fur stove, under maintenance, it recommends lubricating once a month.. I never done this. It shows a photo as well but not very clear

 

[johneh]

It is not the auger that need lub .
It is the walls of the hopper, so the
dust and pellets flow into the auger with little resistance.
I use a good past wax once a year
You can also remove the auger and put the graphite on all the metal
of the auger itself as a lub
To do that, remove the auger motor and mounting plate, then the
auger should just pull out as a complete unit

 

[cabinner]

I don't think so... See screenshot from manual

 

[cabinner]

 

[johneh]

What you see in the screenshots is the bottom of the auger where the pellets feed in.
They are saying to use a Synthetic liquid. lug allowing it to penetrate the bearing plate
With all pellets removed, you will be able to see this picture at the bottom of your hopper
Their directions are very good

 

[funflyer]

Lube in and around the auger is not necessary, makes a mess, and is a band-aid fix for the lower bearing locking up due to dust/fines getting past the seals. When the bearing locks up it starts to turn inside the housing and makes groaning sounds. All graphite lube does is quiet down the noise but does nothing for the locked up bearing. What needs to be done is to pack the bearing completely full of grease which will prevent the dust/fines from entering. My HP22s bearing locked up within the first 10 bags when it was new so I cleaned the bearing, packet it with grease and it's been trouble free for three seasons.