I think the price depends on the condition...not sure how familiar you are with these...but it's easy to tell a well used unit from a relatively...
I think those need to be scrapped/chipped off...never burnt corn so I could be way out in left field on this...
...and you'll probably need to increase your maintenance schedule a bit as it's my understanding corn will create more clinkers...
Standard metal duct products...the air inlet is unfortunately close to the exhaust so using metal plumbing is prudent...
I have a 3" elbow from HD that I notched to help it get pass the damper arm...it's not on tight, just on enough to allow the draw of the cold air...
Yeah...I have an adjustable locking system (similar to Dex', but not spring loaded)...I think I got it at HD...I left the bottom stock latch and...
Correct...the Copper is pretty thin so it draws the heat very quickly from the surrounding steel it is touching and is more efficient at releasing...
The holes in the re-light plate only serve a "re-light" function during a pot change...the air is drawn into the pot frame directly...from there...
Ok...I'll share a "secret mod"...I mentioned I'm building a gravity fed pellet rocket stove...so I did quite a bit of investigating to get the...
Not sure how the re-light plate would impact how the stove runs...guess it doesn't matter as long as you're happy with the results... Exhaust...
Hit 172 degrees constant temp last night...first time running 100% CleanFire DF (just got them last week not fully dried)...I used to be happy...
You can get more out of the 50F...and pretty cheaply...It's all about heat transfer...
More likely than not your brass bearing is shot (you can also tell by peeking inside the unit and see if there are fines all around were the auger...
I guess I'm confused by your statement...the 50F's auger moves pellets up under the hopper and they fall down the chute and into the burn...
I think I need a better understand of "pellets back up in chute and fall all at once"...if all your auger blades are intact I'm not sure how this...
Your comment about the outside of your house has me a bit concerned as pellet stoves generally burn very clean...mine only smokes on startup and...
Kinda curious about where you located the furnace...looks real close to the "house" furnace...not sure how you service the exhaust fan...might...
Ivanhoe...to save that scraper plate I'd just cut along the angled edge and weld in 1/4" SS...easy fix...
Been busy...building my own gravity fed pellet rocket stove...just about done...I like the F50...but too many moving pats and the auger set-up is...
Glad to see someone else has gone down the SS route...my 1/4" SS pot will outlast the rest of the machine! Always looking for improvements, I've...
