Well, we have a 25-PDVC/55-SHP10 (not 100% sure exactly why it has two model codes, anyone know?), and aside from it having some problems over the past 24 hours, and all 5 of us getting a rude awakening with almost a full miserable, freezing cold week.... It is a great wood pellet stove. I have never personally used a wood pellet stove before now, but over the last week or so, I have been learning how to use the one in the house I am now staying at. Before today, with everyone here's combined knowledge of wood pellet stoves, and their maintenance wouldn't even tell you about fines, or cleaning the blower fans, etc. I've read a great deal about it.
The POINT ---> This stove has aparently not had a thourough cleaning of any kind in atleast 2 years, with active use between Nov. 1st and April 1st, 5 months. Burning on average 3 tons per winter. No filtering of fines, just straight upside down emptying of the bags into the hopper. This stove deffinately has my blessing, if it can go mistreated for that long and not have any problems until now? Tough! Rest assured now though, it will be in the best of hands now that I know the proper maintenance, and everything else I learned almost solely from this forum today.
Our stove is down until we can get our lower auger motor fixed (is that possible?) or replaced. During this time, me and one other guy are going to be tearing the rest of the system apart and giving it that once over that will make it think it's brand new again! Hopefully we can find some way to get the present motor fixed, since its all about $130+shipping for a new one. Shipping next day makes it just under $200... literally, JUST under. So we hope to find someone local to southern NH, VT, or Northern MA who might be able to help with finding someone able to repair these things... Assuming that the repair of something like this would save a good deal of time and money...
The POINT ---> This stove has aparently not had a thourough cleaning of any kind in atleast 2 years, with active use between Nov. 1st and April 1st, 5 months. Burning on average 3 tons per winter. No filtering of fines, just straight upside down emptying of the bags into the hopper. This stove deffinately has my blessing, if it can go mistreated for that long and not have any problems until now? Tough! Rest assured now though, it will be in the best of hands now that I know the proper maintenance, and everything else I learned almost solely from this forum today.
Our stove is down until we can get our lower auger motor fixed (is that possible?) or replaced. During this time, me and one other guy are going to be tearing the rest of the system apart and giving it that once over that will make it think it's brand new again! Hopefully we can find some way to get the present motor fixed, since its all about $130+shipping for a new one. Shipping next day makes it just under $200... literally, JUST under. So we hope to find someone local to southern NH, VT, or Northern MA who might be able to help with finding someone able to repair these things... Assuming that the repair of something like this would save a good deal of time and money...
just burn the dam things and be done with it. (PS you been taliking with slickplant??) :lol:
