Adjusting blower and auger speed with potentiometers

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Woodsman

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Feb 12, 2008
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New Jersey
Hello all,

I bought a house last year which came with a 25 year old Austroflamm Integra pellet stove. Aside from needing a new low-limit switch and a really good cleaning, the stove worked great.

After doing some research I realized that I can probably get more efficiency out of the stove by adjusting the combustion blower speed and auger feed. My stove uses potentiometers to adjust these. My stove right now develops a tall lazy flame especially on the higher settings.

Are there any general guidelines adjusting the potentiometers?

Thank you
Brian
 
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