Cold here, but dont do this!

A customer's stove went out, due to a power failure. It would appear the gaskets were getting weak, as the stove started to weep smoke. What was done? Water thrown on the burnpot. Now wonders why every time they try and light the stove, it blows fuses. Hmmm

 

face, meet palm.

 

I wish I had known this trick. When I had a smolder issue last year, I took the burn pot out and dumped it in the ash bucket. Now that I know I can just throw water on the burn pot, this will make life easier lmao! I love hearing your customer stories, it never ceases to amaze me.

 

You can't fix stupid.

 

But you can numb it with a 2X4.

 

These kind are out there.

Sort of like those who will squirt a VOLATILE LIQUID ON A SMOLDERING PILE OF PELLETS

Wooooooof

 

What's wrong with going from 60 MPH to 0 in a few tenths of a nano second? LOL! Something has to give. If they made a car or bike that could stop that quick nads would likely be rolling around on the floor board or tangled up in the instrument cluster. Ouch!

 

I hate it when that happens

 

come on! unzip and put it out like a REAL MAN!

 

Nah, I'd like to keep Little Elvis around..... He is the king and does my weather and temp checks every morning out in the country off of the deck or wherever. It has been real cold so I have enough trouble not pizzing on myself as it is. Definitely do not need any type of possible whiplash trauma.

It wouldn't be cool trying out for the rodeo with a string lasso ruined by G-Forces. Little Elvis likes to be on the up and up and not much into being a registered offender either trolling around in public. Besides, every time I pull it out it winds up costing me money somehow....... Slow learner here, but I think I am figuring that one out. LOL!

That might work out about as well as cold water on the hot burn pot. All would be entertaining sights to see but not fun paying the piper.

 

There is a difference between the Regency GC-60 and a Harman, the igniter for the Harman is directly under the burnpot, so the water probably shorted out the igniter and blew the fuse.

The igniter in a Regency is behind the burnpot so water may not do that.
However the Regency is a top loader so if water is dumped in there, the steam and moisture can and will travel up the drop chute and clog the pellets in the auger chute and create a nice auger jam!
I have seen that happen.
Therefore:
Conclusion:
Water and moisture is the pellet stove's nemesis. (Def: - a long-standing rival; an archenemy)

No water in pellet stoves or they may not function properly! LOL

 

I knew a man who ran his own saw mill. a spark started a small fire that he put out just the way you described. At least that is how he told the story. Mainers are very resourceful!