Why is the hopper opening so small?

[latichever]

I can speak only of my personal experience with my Breckwell, but I wonder why the hopper opening is so small and narrow. Is this true of other stoves? Is there a functional reason for the narrowness? Why can't I have an opening big enough simply to upend a pellet bag and let them all just drop in?

 

[Tonyray]

I can speak only of my personal experience with my Breckwell, but I wonder why the hopper opening is so small and narrow. Is this true of other stoves? Is there a functional reason for the narrowness? Why can't I have an opening big enough simply to upend a pellet bag and let them all just drop in?

Not owning a Breckwell I wouldn't know but,
I have noticed that many Inserts appear to have more narrow Hoppers than Freestanding units. Even Harmans. Is yours an Insert?

 

[bioman]

Never had that problem with my Big E.

 

[Chrisnow86]

I think I saw in a wood stove store they make a funnel that you out in the hopper when loading.. It's just a big piece of tin steel folded up.. It would be easy to make

 

[Tonyray]

I can speak only of my personal experience with my Breckwell, but I wonder why the hopper opening is so small and narrow. Is this true of other stoves? Is there a functional reason for the narrowness? Why can't I have an opening big enough simply to upend a pellet bag and let them all just drop in?

what are the measurement?
Harman P61 here is 8" x 22". holds 72 Pounds.

 

[DneprDave]

It must be a brand specific problem, About 2/3 of the top of my stove opens up for access to the hopper, for a very large opening.

Dave

 

[Chrisnow86]

Wait do you have a insert?

 

[Pellet-King]

My Whit Insert has a small slit to load pellet's, when i purchased my stove i saw a new model then, the whole top lid opened, might of been a Quest, but they said the Advantage 2T puts out better heat, so thats what I bought 15 year's ago

 

[bogieb]

My Harman has a nice big opening, just slice the bag of pellets open and dump the bag in.

The St. Croix has a very narrow opening; I only open 1/2 the top of the bag of pellets, which helps me aim and keep control so not too many end up at the top of the stove.

 

[Roadstar]

What model Breckwell do you have?
My P24i had a large opening and holds 70 lbs.
I can open a bag and place it in the hopper with no problems.
How many lbs of pellets is your hopper rated for?
Can you shoot us a picture?

 

[latichever]

Yes, I do have an insert, Breckwell P2000I.

The hopper holds 70 lbs.

But I see by the responses that hopper openings vary.