replaced feed wheel gasket

[cmason]

I replaced my feed wheel gasket last year (per intructions from DLS (I think)). Now from time to time the feed wheel seems to lift up so it's hard pressed against rubber gasket...which will not allow any pellets to drop in hole. The pellts the fall down bewtween the feed wheel and the piece it's bolted/screwed to. then the stove shuts itself down due to insufficient fuel. doesn this makes snese to anyone that may be able help or has had this problem before??

fyi-when i replaced the feed wheel gasket i popped 2 holes and mounted with set screws per wiki/dls or ??

Thanks,
Chris

[blume98]

sounds like too many fines in pellets, you will have to clean hopper more often, as they start to get under wheelit gets progressivly worse as it lets bigger pieces under, you could check wheel adjustment, if you t ake big nut off wheel ,back it off, then turn down till it touches then 1 1/2 turns more, then tighten nut

[Corny]

Blume is correct. Either that, or the pellets are too long. They break at the fill tube. This creates excessive dust. I had a very bad spell with 1.25" long pellets from Curran that required cleaning under the feedwheel with almost every fill.
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[cmason]

thanks guys...I will check into it. sorry for all the mis-spelled words....I had 20 things going on and I wanted to get the post up. As it's getting cold here in Maine.

thanks again

[DOLLARBILL]

cmason please do let us know how you make out Im also in Maine where are you buying Corn/Pellets and who is your dealer we no longer have a dealer here in Southern Maine thanks man ! ohhh and we have snow on the ground

[cmason]

hey Dollarbill-
things are going good for now. Thanks.

We do not have a dealer up here either...I have had my stove for 3yrs. and havent had a dealer. I depend on this site to get me through.

I typically burn pellets but have burned some corn. Pellets seem to be cheaper up here in Bangor. I buy my pellets from a stove shop in orono and they are Corinth pellets. I get corn by the bag @ Blue Seal.

where in Southern Maine are you?

Chris

[DOLLARBILL]

In between Augusta and Lewiston my best friend has been burning pellets for two years now, last year he used the Canadians,this year he is using Corinth pellets another friend of mine has used just about everything made in Maine and beyond he does not have a Bixby but has had lots of good burning with a Harmon P68 , Right now Corinth Pellets are delivered for 199 a ton to your door from North Jay.