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Beth Clemensen
Joined: 14 Jan 2010
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Location: Scottville, MI 49454
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 Posted:Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:14 am Post subject |
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I've just started burning corn. I asked at the local agriculture center if they had corn dry enough for pellet stoves, and they said yes, 15%. When I got it home it turned out to be cracked corn. I burned it, but I'd like to be sure it's OK. Is it? Is one better than the other?
I've seen previous threads on this question but the answers seemed to go back and forth. |
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rickw
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Location: Ohio
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| Posted:Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:10 am Post subject |
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if you tried to burn cracked corn in your accentra you have a mess!! vac all the corn out of the hoppper and see if the auger will turn in test mode auger may need to be removed and unclogged.
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Beth Clemensen
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Location: Scottville, MI 49454
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| Posted:Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:14 pm Post subject |
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I almost got through the bag of corn, burned, and then the auger stopped. Last night my favorite handyman came over and took the Accentra apart until he could rotate auger by hand, and yes indeed a mess came out.
I didn't know he'd be so successful so fast.
Thank you. From now on, whole corn only! |
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rickw
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| Posted:Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:53 am Post subject |
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in that stove i would only burn pellets. it is a PELLET stove
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Beth Clemensen
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| Posted:Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:12 pm Post subject |
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| The manual says it's designed to burn 'biomass', 80 per cent wood pellets plus 20 percent of other materials such as dried corn. |
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Location: ohio
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| Posted:Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject |
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all harman pellet stoves including the accentra are now approved to burn up to 50/50 mix of pellet and corn
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