Hi,
This is my third season using an older Breckwell p24i pellet stove insert. The first year I had issues with the auger jamming up and nothing dropping out of the shoot. I tried 10 or so brand of pellets and found Lignetics was best. So the second season I bought 5 ton of Lignetics. This year I could not find Lignetics. I bought American Wood Fiber from TSC. They were doing good, but now on setting 3 and setting 4 (this is the non digital stove) pellets are dropping all the time, the auger moves, but many times nothing comes out and it takes me a minute or two of my pressing the auger button to get something to drop out. The auger appears to be turning every 14 seconds. (As I write this I had to stop and mess with the stove.) I find that I hear a loud thud like a pellet is jammed, but this happens a lot. My question is does this constant lack of dropping pellets and my flame going down to just red coals show me that the auger is junk and needs replacing, or? I know the guy I bought it from had put a new auger in it. If I run Lignetics it goes good. The thing is, I think this should burn these pellets and other without issue. Should I replace the auger? I am glad it isn't too cold right now or I would chuck this thing out the back door if I could pick it up by myself : ) Any help would be appreciated. I really don't want to spend $3k on a new one. Thanks
This is my third season using an older Breckwell p24i pellet stove insert. The first year I had issues with the auger jamming up and nothing dropping out of the shoot. I tried 10 or so brand of pellets and found Lignetics was best. So the second season I bought 5 ton of Lignetics. This year I could not find Lignetics. I bought American Wood Fiber from TSC. They were doing good, but now on setting 3 and setting 4 (this is the non digital stove) pellets are dropping all the time, the auger moves, but many times nothing comes out and it takes me a minute or two of my pressing the auger button to get something to drop out. The auger appears to be turning every 14 seconds. (As I write this I had to stop and mess with the stove.) I find that I hear a loud thud like a pellet is jammed, but this happens a lot. My question is does this constant lack of dropping pellets and my flame going down to just red coals show me that the auger is junk and needs replacing, or? I know the guy I bought it from had put a new auger in it. If I run Lignetics it goes good. The thing is, I think this should burn these pellets and other without issue. Should I replace the auger? I am glad it isn't too cold right now or I would chuck this thing out the back door if I could pick it up by myself : ) Any help would be appreciated. I really don't want to spend $3k on a new one. Thanks