pauly2110 said:
hey guys just wondering what your cleaning schedule is for the EP, as i also have an EP and its my second year with it and i love it so far, i clean mine (including, vac ash, scrape pot, brush tubes, clean window) every 3 days or so, and i also vac the hopper and auger trough the hopper about once a week, then after each ton i clean all that i mentioned and add cleaning of outside tee and vent with brush, the two ash collection traps behinde the fake brick and take the baffle out and clean it good along with all the air tubes. Then after season i take back of stove apart and vacum the blowers and inside the back of stove. My biggest Pet peeves of the stove so far is when i shut it down after 3 nights of running the ash is all piled up on the door and when i open the door it goes all over the floor, Do you guys have that problem. I usally run it on 2-2 and only run it on 4-4 0r 3-3 when it reaches the teens. I only had one slight problem when the augur was sqweeling a times last season every times it turned, when i got it fixed they said there was a piece of rough metal on the auger that was rubbing every time it turned so they grinded it smooth and so far it has been running quiet again ...i would like to hear some of your experiances
I installed a 25-EP this summer. Really liking it so far. I do a quick clean, scrape burn pot, dump ash pan, vac it all out about every 5-6 bags. Sometimes I have to dump the ash pan before then, depending on what I am burning. After 10-12 bags I do the same cleaning but clean out the inspection ports and vac out heat exchanger. I vac/sift all my pellets so I haven't vacuumed out the hopper yet.
After burning 1 ton I figure I will do the leaf blower deal. Then a full teardown in the spring.
I'm Pretty sure the 25EP only has one auger unlike the other model they make
I get the ash dropping on the floor too when I open the door. I just don't open it until I am ready to clean.
My auger started squealing every so often too. I dumped a little powered graphite in the hopper and it hasn't come back yet.
I run mine normally on 2-3 and sometime 3-5 at night when it gets cold. There is a big difference in heat from 2 to 3.
My room fan will kick up to max pretty frequently when I run 3+ heat range. I have been working with Mike H and Englander on a fix for this. Hopefully they will figure it out soon. It is kind of annoying and I don't believe the stove is "too hot". I did add a washer under the thermocoupler and also loosened the screw which has helped a little.