Jim44 said:I cleaned everything out. fines in box. used powdered graphite to lubricate. was running great for about an hour then started whistling again.
.Lousyweather said:J said:I cleaned everything out. fines in box. used powdered graphite to lubricate. was running great for about an hour then started whistling again.
Im sure you did, Jim, but we get that alot.....then you get out there, and the hard mass is still sitting in the bottom of the burnpot, smiling back at us.......common exclamation from the customer at that point is often....."wow.....I didnt know THAt was supposed to come out of there....!".......So, if yours is cleam, maybe its the gearmotor, but now, since you did the graphite thing and got some relief, Im thinking not, as it did stop and came back.......im thinking one of a few things.....
1. deposits on the flight of the auger causing misalignment of the auger and contact with the auger tube
2. loosening of the auger retaining bolts in the back of the stove, causing the auger to contact the auger tube
3. deformation of the flights of the auger, causing auger tube contact
4. a hopper gasket which has been compromised
one problem with these whistles is that they often come and go, and its darn hard to fix something that isnt making noise at the time...
Glad you found it.Jim44 said:carbon buildup... It was much quieter after i cleaned it and added the powder graphite. then it stopped all together.
Jim44 said:I cleaned everything out. fines in box. used powdered graphite to lubricate. was running great for about an hour then started whistling again.
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