Hello,
Hopefully somebody can answer a few of my questions regarding the Englander Stove. First off, i wanted to say i am loving the stove. It has a nice heat, and these issues listed below i would consider to be minor annoyances. So far, i am on my 12th bag of pellets this season burning Lignetics.
1) Squealing from the auger, primarily on shutdown only. - I am noticing a squealing on shutdown. It is a high-pitched squeal that happens every 10 seconds, and lasts for 2 seconds. It happens on shutdown, and mostly when the fire is out. I am pretty sure the squealing is coming from the auger chamber. My initial thought is that this is a creosote/carbon build up in the tube. The problem i have though is that i cannot get in there deep enough to clean the bottom chamber. So, my questions are: a) Am i right in my diagnosis? b) How do i get the auger out of the way so that i can clean that tube properly? I am a little concerned that i have only burned 12 bags and this is already occurring.
2) Fast burn rate - So I had mentioned that i have burned 12 bags of fuel so far. I have not burned all 12 bags in a row. Up untikl this point, it has been warm enough where i am burning at a clip of 4 hours per evening. 2 days ago, i tested the stove to see what the burn rate would be straight through on a 40lb bag. I started it at 8am on Setting 1/1. It made it to about 7:30.. So not quite 12 hours. My gut tells me this is way too fast, considering the manual states 16-24 hrs as a guide. I am burning Lignetics Pellets. One thing i do notice is that when, i clean my ashes, they are clumpy. they don't have a fineness to them. They aren't all clumpy, but to me it seems that the feed might be coming in too fast and not allowing the pellets to burn through. The fire seems to be pretty good at that level as well. Sometimes it is a small flame, and then sometimes it seems rather large. Any thoughts or recommendations?
Thanks for your help on these two items.
Hopefully somebody can answer a few of my questions regarding the Englander Stove. First off, i wanted to say i am loving the stove. It has a nice heat, and these issues listed below i would consider to be minor annoyances. So far, i am on my 12th bag of pellets this season burning Lignetics.
1) Squealing from the auger, primarily on shutdown only. - I am noticing a squealing on shutdown. It is a high-pitched squeal that happens every 10 seconds, and lasts for 2 seconds. It happens on shutdown, and mostly when the fire is out. I am pretty sure the squealing is coming from the auger chamber. My initial thought is that this is a creosote/carbon build up in the tube. The problem i have though is that i cannot get in there deep enough to clean the bottom chamber. So, my questions are: a) Am i right in my diagnosis? b) How do i get the auger out of the way so that i can clean that tube properly? I am a little concerned that i have only burned 12 bags and this is already occurring.
2) Fast burn rate - So I had mentioned that i have burned 12 bags of fuel so far. I have not burned all 12 bags in a row. Up untikl this point, it has been warm enough where i am burning at a clip of 4 hours per evening. 2 days ago, i tested the stove to see what the burn rate would be straight through on a 40lb bag. I started it at 8am on Setting 1/1. It made it to about 7:30.. So not quite 12 hours. My gut tells me this is way too fast, considering the manual states 16-24 hrs as a guide. I am burning Lignetics Pellets. One thing i do notice is that when, i clean my ashes, they are clumpy. they don't have a fineness to them. They aren't all clumpy, but to me it seems that the feed might be coming in too fast and not allowing the pellets to burn through. The fire seems to be pretty good at that level as well. Sometimes it is a small flame, and then sometimes it seems rather large. Any thoughts or recommendations?
Thanks for your help on these two items.
