Fahrenheit Technologies Endurance 50F Information

Corn does burn hot with a Low Moisture content. But it's a PITA because of the sugars and the clinker. So it had to clean more often and left more of a mess. I also sifted/vacuumed the Pellets and Corn then.

Corn is much more expensive now. But even if it were cheaper than Pellets? It would have to be far (FAR) cheaper in order for me to burn them. It just mucks up the whole stove and is far more work.

The original owner of my furnace ran it one year and ran almost 5 ton of corn and 1 ton of Pellets. After seeing that mess (when it burned dirty) and after seeing how dirty it burned corn with my upgrades? It would have to be below $125 a ton and I'd still mic it 50/50 so it was a clean burn and I could go at least a month without cleaning. I clean my 50F 2-3 times a year. I cleaned it once mid season 2 years ago just to see how far I could push it (I emptied the ash pan every 3 weeks or so). When burning proper and operating at the top of thier efficiency range? They don't need touched for weeks. I add Pellets and pull the heat exchanger cleaning rod every day or two depending on temps. It's been edited weeks since I've cleaned the furnace now. I may go another 2 or 3. If a cold snap comes I'll do a deep cleaning and brush the heat a change tubes and hit them with a blast of air from the compressor

 

Not knowing my background? I cleaned my 1st pellet stove when I was on "a former site" and Iburncorn almost every day. And it was my sole source of heat as a freestanding stove. It burned great. But after everything I read. I wanted it clear and clean (and safe for my family). I spent over $4 with the stove (Quadra fire CB 1200), Pellets, Hearth, and pipe.


I've since sold that stove and installed another freestanding stove upstairs, the pellet furnace, and a wood stove.

I've just slowly pushed the limits on my stoves and seen what the temps were at what time durations. A dirty stove does affect heat output. But I would much rather go a month or better and not need to take the time. If it's not needed.

I highly recommend to this day that new burners clean weekly and clean the flue every ton. But after years of burning and seeing what my stoves do verses those I've seen online as well as those I've worked on? I know that I am still in a safe zone with my units. My pellet flue for the furnace still wasn't that bad this year. I went 2 season's without cleaning it. I only did it because of the horizontal section (4 ft). It had about 1/4" of an inch lying in the bottom. And that's expected in a longer horizontal section near the end of a run. But the color was still a light grey ash.

 

I now have an Enerzone Eurostar (one room over from where the Quad was. It's now in the very Center of my Ranch). It's a bottom feed stove similar to a Harman burnpot.



And the Fahrenheit and Englander 30-NC Wood stove are downstairs in my man cave.




I only burned around a cord (just over last year) and will probably burn the same amount this year. I burn more Pellets this way. But it's easier to burn 3 ton of Pellets than cord of wood!

 

I haven't used a drop of Propane in 8 years.

As for the Somersets. Almost every Menards carries them and the Hardware store in Wellington Oh (Farm & Home) also carries them (the only pellet they will sell because they know they are good)!!

And I'm just west of Lodi. So we are technically Neighbors!!

 

Being so close? If you ever need a hand or just want to shoot the sh--! I can swing by your place or you can come to mine!! I never checked your profile till you said NE Ohio!

 

No problem bud!!

 

Take a pic of the other side.

Does the old one have the plate that comes off for the clean out?

Mine is oblong, but I have the 2nd Gen. The 3rd Gen has a cleanout.

 

If it has the Cleanout? Then just remove the combustion blower from the old one and clean it up and put the new combustion blower on it. Problem solved.

 

Actually? Looking at the intake side of that manifold? It's much larger. So you have a newer furnace with the Gen 3 manifold.

I call them up and say you sent the wrong manifold and ask for the money back for it and just put the new blower on the old one. Scrape it, wire brush it, paint it (inside and out to prevent further rusting) and use it instead of a new one

 

The old manifold is fine. Just clean it up. (I'd paint the outside to prevent further rusting. Don't want it to rot through like an Ohio Truck).

 

I'm only 10-15 minites away if you ever need help. I'm free after noon tomorrow if you want any tips or help? I'd gladly stop out. That way I could bring back some Wendy's for the family on my way home

Seriously though. I'd stop out and help you.

 

Sent my # in a text.. Let me know and I deleted your number and Addy from this post.