USSC 5502M Question

[wangdutenzin]

Hey guys, I bought a used USSC King 5502M pellet stove. I was wondering if there is a way to bypass the pressure switch so that I can run the stove with the door open? Also is there a way to run just the combustion fan without burning any pellets? I know this could be a safety hazard, but I'm running it in a huge empty space.

Thank you!
P.S this is only my second post, but I've been lurking on here for a while and you guy's have been very helpful.

 

[Lake Girl]

Why would you want to run it with the door open? Safeties are there for a reason...

PS - your insurance would drop you in a heartbeat too.

 

[wangdutenzin]

Hey Lake Girl, You helped me last time I posted lol. I want to run it with the door open because I'm in a wide open space. I know it's a weird question but I read somewhere that you can bypass the vacuum switch

 

[Metal]

1st off, if your exhaust fan goes out for some reason you will quickly fill even the largest space with smoke. Secondly, on pellet stoves the vast majority of the heat comes from the heat exchanger, not out the door, especially so on your stove. Your exhaust fan will be pulling air from the room instead of THROUGH the burn pot which will make for horrible combustion. All in all a bad idea.

 

[wangdutenzin]

Hmm, I see. Okay is there a way to run the combustion fan without burning pellets?

 

[Lake Girl]

I realize you said you are using this for test purposes but ... cannot allow the potential for extended liability to the forum or its members. This is what happens when you screw up the air/fuel ratio: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/soooooo-the-quadrafire-mt-vernon-e2-just-exploded.139686/

 

[begreen]

There's usually a way to defeat safety controls. You could put a brick on the gas pedal of your car to make it run at a set rpm.

Could you explain why you want to run the stove with the door open? Why run the stove with the combustion fan on with no pellet feed?