So I'm refurbing this Breckwell Big-E, I think I've now successfully repaired the circuit board (time will tell), and some other little things, but the biggest issue right now is the stove doesn't get the exhaust duct / outlet hot enough, fast enough. The start-up cycle is 15min, but it takes 18-19 min at the startup feed rate for the outside of that duct to hit 110F and trigger the POF. Even 10 minutes later with the stove running on its highest setting, it only read 125F at the POF. I'm burning these white pine "stallion" bedding pellets that were given to me when I got the stove. Could this be the culprit? I can get fir premium pellets here at $339/ton vs the white pine bedding pellets at $245/ton, so there is a considerable difference, but I will do what's best.
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Is my auger motor wearing out and not delivering enough fuel. I have timed the run times and they match up with what the manual says, 12 seconds on in a 14.5 second cycle on high (5/5). Sometimes at the lower levels, I notice that on some of the auger cycles no pellets come out, or maybe just one, then other times at the same setting a dozen will drop out, is this normal?
At level 2/5 the exhaust duct external temperature at the POF is only 89-91F. The stove will maintain a fire on level 1, but just barely, so maybe it is getting enough fuel but not hot fuel? I've read on here of others using bedding pellets quite successfully, but nothings to say that those pellets are the same makeup as these.
I'm a little stumped here.
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Is my auger motor wearing out and not delivering enough fuel. I have timed the run times and they match up with what the manual says, 12 seconds on in a 14.5 second cycle on high (5/5). Sometimes at the lower levels, I notice that on some of the auger cycles no pellets come out, or maybe just one, then other times at the same setting a dozen will drop out, is this normal?
At level 2/5 the exhaust duct external temperature at the POF is only 89-91F. The stove will maintain a fire on level 1, but just barely, so maybe it is getting enough fuel but not hot fuel? I've read on here of others using bedding pellets quite successfully, but nothings to say that those pellets are the same makeup as these.
I'm a little stumped here.