Harmon p38 low flame

[Mxracerx199]

My Harmon p38 stove has a low flame. The flame is burning in the bottom of the pot almost near the auger. Has anyone ran into this issue before? Thanks

 

[rickwai]

With stove off, put into test mode to see if auger is pushing pellets the way it should. I f there is something in the vottom of the hopper blocking the pellets flow it will not allow enough pellets to feed causing low fire.

 

[m159267]

Has the stove been OK in the past? What settings are you using?
Make sure the hopper and ash doors are fully closed.

 

[Overfireinthehole]

Had this on a p43 the other day. Opened the feeder up and pulled the auger and removed the pencil that a kid had stabbed into a bag of pellets and it fed great afterwards

 

[Doug Doty]

That is interesting, I got a P-68 that will not build a big fire, seems to be running on about 20% potential and will do no more. I have done literally everything !! but I have not run it empty and looked at the auger. it pushes a very normal amount of pellets on start up but once it lights it seems to go into limp mode at the 20% of max as stated above. I think normal startup eliminates the pencil trick but I am outta other ideas.

 

[Overfireinthehole]

Esp isn’t getting hot enough either cause it’s bad or you’ve got a blocked airway.

 

[Mxracerx199]

I’m thinking about changing the esp and going from there. Stove has worked well in the past. Did notice at the end of last season that it wasn’t buring correctly but I just thought it was the pellets which I wasn’t a fan of.