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Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by eatonpcat, Oct 30, 2015.

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  1. eatonpcat

    eatonpcat

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    Looks good JT...now I need a welding and metal fab class!
     
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    Nah, The plates I made just bolt on. I got to find the print. And post it for others.

    Xmas is coming, Maybe I'll make ya a set?? ;)
     
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    I finally know what an agitator looks like!
     
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    ????? Really? I thought you had kids....... :D
     
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    :rofl: :lol::picard:
     
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    Mine has long brown hair and happens to be sitting a few feet from me.
     
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    Here's my agitator
    Mine too...just replace the brown with blonde...they're great at it too
     
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    Hey hey! Found my old print! I was going buggy looking for it. But had it on a backup drive that I left at work!! See attached PDF.

    Also I posted a pic of the Pacific Warmland. Very similar burnpot design, Kind of where I got the idea for the fingers! :whistle:


    warm land firepot.jpg
     

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    hey eaton,

    How's the stove running? I got a set of the plates almost fabbed, I'll snap a pic once they are pretty. Made a spare set for my heap, But I might be able to pay it forward if you absolutely need assistance!!
     
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    Thanks JT...It's running better this year than ever, so far.

    Appreciate the thought, but I think I will go without the plates for now.
     
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    Our Quad 1000 will on occasion see a pellet or two drop in the pot after the stove shuts off and smolder there and stink up the house.

    The big Whit will from time to time see a build up of shell fines fall through the grate into the ash pan and smolder along.

    Never an issue until ya shut it off and then it smokes into the room with the fans off.

    Sounds like you're getting (as mentioned) pellets being partially burned and shoved over into the ash pan.

    Too high of feed rate ???
     
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    Yeah Snowy...I was just turning it on and off too much, I t spills some unburned pellets into the pan and then the partially burned fall in and start them on fire. Lucky no stink here!
     
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    Hey Eaton, I run 2 burn pot liners (one modified for the exact same reason) pellet spillage. The four "tabs/wings" we're welded on. I think it reduces my spoilage by about 95%. I still get some falling through the curved area below the agitatator bar. Hope this helps someone! image.jpeg image.jpeg
     
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    Great 1st post!! Welcome Bostonfan49

    Regarding that line in your sig....no worries on being a dual site poster. Many come over and a good potion find this place to be their home :cool:
     
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    I have a lot of carbon build up here, started burning sporadically last month with no weekly chiseling.....
     
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    ....hey gbreda, if that good "potion" is available, I'll drink some and then I won't ever go back
     
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    Talk about a Freudian slip........that's so good, I dont think I will fix it :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:

    By the way :pete: seems to be the potion of choice around here :whistle:
     
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    Welcome BF49!!

    Drilling small holes has helped me in the area's where the carbon builds. Usually 3/32 is where I start. My liner for the Omega doesn't have as many slots as the M55 liner. I might try an M55 liner the next go round.

    I went the with fingers on the burn grate as to keep pellets in but not restricting the ash falling off/over the edge of the liner. Certainly easier to add the tabs/fingers on the liner than the burn grate. By the time the ash works to the edge, Its pretty fine. I wonder if drilling holes in your tabs/fingers would help ash fall over, Yet keep pellets put??
     
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    Nice to meet you:)
     
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    Welcome BF49! :handshake:
     
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