Hi everyone!
Moving into my in-laws summer house I came across the heating system.
It's a Latvian pellet stove and as far as I can see it is mainly made from Soviet-time materials.
(I'm a Dutch guy living in Latvia)
Here comes the fun part: the unit's manual is very brief, the company that made it long out of business and the Latvian heating guys all refuse to come and have a look. The same attitude with our wooden windows: they are looking for quick easy jobs and are not interested in trying to service an older unit.
So as per my usual strategy in this country, I decided to learn about things myself.
Here is the thing:
The stove worked okay-ish (due to my lack of understanding) untill the original pellets ran out.
I went to the local Depo to buy some sacks but it seems these seemed softer? Anyway, the stove clogged up.
Now that I have vacuumed out all of the pellets, I see that the auger does turn ever so slightly. I let it run for half an hour and then chuck in some pellets after which it immediately stops running. I can also move the auger slightly up and down which sounds to me something that I also shouldn't want.
My guesses are:
- These pellets are too soft, get crushed and clog up the auger
- The auger is not sharp enough anymore to cut through them (also has a bit of surface rust at the sharp end)
- The motor is not powerful enough anymore
- The auger has too much wiggle room. I read something about brushing plates?
Every time I googled issues I stumbled on this forum and I see everyone is very helpful. So I hope you can help me tackle my problem! My girlfriend is freezing so she stays with her parents now. Can't have that now can we?
Moving into my in-laws summer house I came across the heating system.
It's a Latvian pellet stove and as far as I can see it is mainly made from Soviet-time materials.
(I'm a Dutch guy living in Latvia)
Here comes the fun part: the unit's manual is very brief, the company that made it long out of business and the Latvian heating guys all refuse to come and have a look. The same attitude with our wooden windows: they are looking for quick easy jobs and are not interested in trying to service an older unit.
So as per my usual strategy in this country, I decided to learn about things myself.
Here is the thing:
The stove worked okay-ish (due to my lack of understanding) untill the original pellets ran out.
I went to the local Depo to buy some sacks but it seems these seemed softer? Anyway, the stove clogged up.
Now that I have vacuumed out all of the pellets, I see that the auger does turn ever so slightly. I let it run for half an hour and then chuck in some pellets after which it immediately stops running. I can also move the auger slightly up and down which sounds to me something that I also shouldn't want.
My guesses are:
- These pellets are too soft, get crushed and clog up the auger
- The auger is not sharp enough anymore to cut through them (also has a bit of surface rust at the sharp end)
- The motor is not powerful enough anymore
- The auger has too much wiggle room. I read something about brushing plates?
Every time I googled issues I stumbled on this forum and I see everyone is very helpful. So I hope you can help me tackle my problem! My girlfriend is freezing so she stays with her parents now. Can't have that now can we?