heat seeker
Minister of Fire
Just finished firing mine up for the first time this season. Other than a slightly delayed start (because I forgot to reconnect the ignitor), things went perfectly. It put a big grin on my puss seeing the first smoke and sparks come out, and then the flame. It's like seeing an old friend again!
This past spring, I disconnected the ignitor to clear the auger of pellets. I then ran it through a start cycle, and the auger ran long enough to clear itself into the pot (with the hopper empty, of course).
Went from this:
To this:
This past spring, I disconnected the ignitor to clear the auger of pellets. I then ran it through a start cycle, and the auger ran long enough to clear itself into the pot (with the hopper empty, of course).
Went from this:
![[Hearth.com] How did your pellet stove start up go this year? [Hearth.com] How did your pellet stove start up go this year?](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi662.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu347%2Fnairb155%2FStove%2FIMG_2359.jpg&hash=c7c3f4c782fbb1e295b28916040070d2)
To this:
![[Hearth.com] How did your pellet stove start up go this year? [Hearth.com] How did your pellet stove start up go this year?](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi662.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu347%2Fnairb155%2FStove%2FIMG_3644.jpg&hash=164f64146d89eed95eb0aafc2e997ec7)