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Hastings stove or Barefoot Pellets?

Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by BHags, Feb 1, 2016.

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  1. jtakeman

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    The neighbor needs a sense of humor...
     
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    I burned about 20 lbs of last years brand and had good luck. No clinks. Just started it up with a full load of barefoot. This will be the real test.
     
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    It takes a lot of poking and prodding with all of the instruments of torture to completely clean a St Croix stove and that includes their "furnace" units.
     
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    And a garden hose.
     
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    He should look on the bright side of things, free fertilizer :D
     
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    I just finished burning 40 lbs of Barefoot. Looks like I have to let them off the hook! One thing I noticed after the Leafblower thing, was the little sparks flying around the burn pot when pellets drop in. That's a good sign, looks like air is flowing well again. I would have sworn that thing was clean! Time for a beer!
     
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    Sounds great I'll join you :thumbs::cheers::pete:
     
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    Me too as the weekend has begun:cheers:
     
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    ivanhoe you in Brother ??:drunk:
     
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    You beat me to the post :drunk:
     
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    Me too! I've been "in" for about 2 hours already. :cheers:
     
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    Just cracked my first one! :drunk: Was up at 3am to go push more white stuff :headbang:.

    Glad you got her running good again BHags !
     
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    Had one awhile back and soon to have the following others. You could say I'm in:drunk:
     
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    Just some more praise about the leafblower clean out. My versa grate was making a knocking noise when I was having the clink problems. That noise is gone. The stove is running like brand new. I'll have to do it again in another 9 years!
     
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    BHags do you pull the grate out when you clean the stove? If you get a bad enough clinker or a build up on the grate it will push against the bottom sides of the burn pot
     
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    I pull everything out and scrape it clean. Now that the air flow is corrected, clinks don't build up, and it's running like new.
     
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