Hopper

[naughted]

What do some of you do to keep the pellets from clinging to the side of the hopper and not feeding the auger. I have had the fire go out a couple of times due to this. The brand of pellets I was using was inconsistent in size and had a lot of fines in it. I have switched brands and the new pellets are larger and more consistent with a lot less fines. I have done a thorough cleaning of the stove and emptied and cleaned the hopper. Before I add pellets is there something I should coat the hopper with?

 

[Michael6268]

You can try regular car wax.

 

[Andre B.]

Bolt one of these to the stove, or anyplace in the house if you get one of the bigger ones.
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I am not laughing, honest, it will work.

 

[restorer]

I started having problems and emptied the hopper, scrubbed it down with scotchbrite and a little paint thinner. let it dry for about three hours and sprayed the whole thing with Teflon lube. It hasn't eliminated the problem, but has greatly improved the movement. I have thought about lining the hopper with HDPE, but I want to run so temperature tests first. I think it's good to about 400*F, but I want some margin. I'd only do the upper half where the jams occur, not the lower parts where the heat really builds.