LOPI Pioneer Pellet Stove - constantly feeding

[hangtown_ca]

Hi there.

Recently bought a house with LOPI Pioneer pellet stove. It runs but doesn’t seem to provide enough heat - bedroom of ~300 sq ft with ~15’ ceiling.

Stove powers ON, I can switch between manual and auto with no problem. No fault codes indicated.

The issues are:
- the auger keeps firing every five seconds
- the fan seem to only provide warm air on the left side, facing the stove. The right is almost room temp air - not sure if by design. I didn’t find anything about it in the manual

The auger constantly feeding causes wasted pellets and also faults as the pellets outside the firebox ignite.

I went to a local wood stove shop and was told that it’ll probably easier to replace than fix.

Thanks for any inputs.




Jo

 

[johneh]

When was the last time the stove had a full cleaning?

 

[hangtown_ca]

When was the last time the stove had a full cleaning?

Last cleaning is unknown but I’m in the process of doing a full cleaning per the instruction manual. It’s the first time I used it and that’s how I found the issue.

Any specific parts or things to look for that I should focus on as far as cleaning?

Thanks again.

 

[johneh]

Just find and clean all hidden exhaust passages. Clean and oil fans if called for