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danmar
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Anyone that owns a 50F should post here.....
Regarding tips and other usefull tips.....
Stickies are usually a post for a product on do's and don'ts.
I will add more on the Fareinheight as more posts come in to put a sticky together....[/list]
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lowcostheat
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| Posted:Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:06 am Post subject |
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Be sure to adhere to the maximum horizontal vent limits for easier less frequent cleaning. Vertical vent is my preference.
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snapcrackpop
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| Posted:Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:55 pm Post subject |
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| Super clean corn, otherwise it might plug up in the feed tube on burn 5 or 4. |
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danmar
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| Posted:Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:14 am Post subject |
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Get a good vacum when cleaning...there is a lot of fine dust and soot with any biomass stove.
Also be sure to cover your filter on your shop vac with cheese cloth or whatever..its saves your filter and it can be washed and reused. |
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danmar
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| Posted:Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:56 am Post subject |
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| snapcrackpop wrote: | | Super clean corn, otherwise it might plug up in the feed tube on burn 5 or 4. |
I thought I could get away with corn out of the bag....I see what you mean....the feeder tube gets so hot it burns whatever does not fall down the tube....I wonder if there is a remedy....I was under the impression it could burn a lot of different biomass materials......I guess non of these stoves are bullet proof |
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snapcrackpop
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| Posted:Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:29 pm Post subject |
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| Quote: | | ...I wonder if there is a remedy.... |
Redesign?
My countryside furnace had an auger that terminated right where the corn falls into the burn pot. My St. Croix has a steeper drop angle...
Otherwise I guess we are stuck with getting cleaner corn or burning on 1-3. |
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Mike774
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Location: Cortland, NY
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| Posted:Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:36 am Post subject |
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Here is a sticky tip:
I use my 3" chimney brush to clean out the two ports behind the ash pan. I also use my chimney brush to clean out the exhaust chamber behind the two exhaust ports.
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Mopar1169
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| Posted:Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:34 am Post subject |
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Try adjusting your air some. I burn some pretty dirty corn with no problems at all. With the right air adjustment the fire will curl out away from the feed tube keeping it cooler and less sticky. Also add a cup of pelletized lime lawn fertilizer everytime you fill it ,will make your life alot easier.
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danmar
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| Posted:Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:38 am Post subject |
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Whats with the lime?
Also how do you burn it on setting 4 or 5 ..on mine the fines burn on the tube that the corn comes from and then builds up and falls behind the slide plate..not good.. |
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Mopar1169
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| Posted:Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:22 pm Post subject |
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The lime keeps the klinkers soft they normally break up with a normal cyclean cycle. Been 3 weeks since I have shut the stove down since I started using pelletized lime vs. every week to unplug the holes in the pot so I could get air throgh pot. Does the same thing wood pellets do when added with corn. But much better and cheaper. Plus the lime will neutralize the acid from burning corn also. With the lime I get pieces instead of a solid wafer you don't need much just a cup spread out on top of the corn everytime you fill it up. The pelletized stuff is little pellets so there is no feeding issues. With the fines I just played with the air till I could get it to burn with out plugging the feed tube. Take a good steel wire brush and clean your feed tube to make sure there is nothing to slow down the fines. Takes some playing around. We screen our corn with a 1/8 screen so it takes most of it out but there is still some fines.
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snapcrackpop
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| Posted:Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:46 am Post subject |
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Thanks Mopar.
Have you burned on 4 or 5 much? |
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Mopar1169
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| Posted:Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject |
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Mine burns on 4 almost all the time I hardly ever have it off or 4. Then 5 when it gets really cold I have only used the 2 and 1 setting once when it got up to the mid 50's. I need to get some more insulation in my house. My dad runs his on 2 or 3 almost all the time. But he is insulated alittle better then me.
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snapcrackpop
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| Posted:Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:35 am Post subject |
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| Thanks for the great tip(s). |
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