Bought a older Afton off CL from a guy. $300. It seems 98ish. Auger seems to dump at the same speed no matter what. 1 to 6 seems change fan speeds fine. Manual Start is new to me. But the burn basket has a teetering base and it,
has a 1" hole in the center. Should I just weld a washer or something in there. Or is this part common size for a lot of these Stoves. Got it to burn. Just took my "new to pellet stoves " ass longer then I would ever admit to get it to light.
The Ceramic tiles were destroyed. Do I need them? Can the back be exsposed metal.? Any tricks to lighting this thing quicker.?
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The Ceramic tiles were destroyed. Do I need them? Can the back be exsposed metal.? Any tricks to lighting this thing quicker.?
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