Increasing feed rate without increasing blower speed?

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Dec 15, 2019
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SE Missouri
I've been running a CAB50 for this my 3rd winter. I love it, but have a simple question.
Is there any way to increase the feed rate without increasing the blower speed. I run my stove in the medium setting, mainly because I don't like the loud fan when running it the high setting.
FYI - I have the pellet feed rate lever wide open, and the air shutter is also wide open. I get the best flame from this stove the first 4 mins when it starts., and this is when the feed rate is set to high from my understanding.
 
They are set up to run simultaneous. Too much flame at lower fan speed could trip a safety disc, and shut feed, and or stove down. kap
 
Besides tripping the safety disc the temperature of the motors will go up as the heat is not being distributed properly. More trapped heat in the case equals less lifespan on the motors.
Ron
 
With most people in a hurry nowadays. Stoves have taken over their operation
so heat and fan speed are controlled by a computer.
That's why I like my old I control Enviro I set the auger speed and the fan speed
then sit back and enjoy the heat. But what else does an old man have to do
 
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