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achtermann_03
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Location: xenia ohio
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 Posted:Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:46 am Post subject |
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needing some help....i just bought a used snow flame 1100...i am having trouble turning it up past the 1 setting....if i set it above 1 the fire box fills up to fast because the corn isnt burning very well....the corn balls up and just burns into black and sits in the burn box and then it eventually fills up and will start backing up in the auger...then the fire goes out.....can anyone help me please because i want to turn it up to the 3 setting so that i can keep warm....
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tallcorn
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Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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| Posted:Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:27 pm Post subject |
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I guess we have to start with something. Do you know what the moisture content of the corn you are trying to burn? The corn will burn better if it is about 12% moisture but will more likely be about 15%. Any higher moisture content should not be used.
You have a used stove and it may need cleaning. Your stove's working right is very dependant on being clean.
Are you using the correct exhaust and outside air intake pipes?
Is the burn pot warped? The burn pot should be in the correct location and fit correctly or the fire will not burn correctly. There is a air adjustment on the burn pot. If that isn't adjusted right the fire won't burn right.
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achtermann_03
Joined: 09 Feb 2010
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Location: xenia ohio
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| Posted:Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:38 pm Post subject |
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| the corn is right around the 15%....the pan is older but all the holes are there and they are not covered.... the corn burns well until i turn it over the 1 setting then the corn just burns partially up and turn black and balls up...but if its on 1 or 0 then the corn burns all the way and i dont have any problems with it then....the stove has been cleaned recently and isnt bad...def will need cleaned at years end tho.... where is the air adjustment at???? and i am using dryer vent pipes double lined |
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tallcorn
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| Posted:Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:53 pm Post subject |
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Whoa Nell!!!! Explain those dryer vent pipes. If they are real dryer vent pipes you are in danger of having a very nasty fire or worse. 
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SidecarFlip
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Location: Deerfield, Michigan
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| Posted:Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:48 am Post subject |
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Dryer vent pipe would fit, I think.....Dryer vent pipe should last about a week maybe.
Dryer vent pipe will burn your house down.
Something about nitric vapor and aluminum don't mix.
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toodeep
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| Posted:Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:40 am Post subject |
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| I hope he/she means the direct vent kit that resembles a dryer vent style???? |
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acerad
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Location: Eastern PA
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| Posted:Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:46 am Post subject |
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check the burn pot air inlet. it should have a half moon tab at the inlet. that should be bent in approx. 3/8 of an inch. something else to check is your combustion fan and motor
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STINEY
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Location: Bucyrus Ohio
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| Posted:Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:32 pm Post subject |
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| achtermann_03 wrote: | needing some help....i just bought a used snow flame 1100...i am having trouble turning it up past the 1 setting....if i set it above 1 the fire box fills up to fast because the corn isnt burning very well....the corn balls up and just burns into black and sits in the burn box and then it eventually fills up and will start backing up in the auger...then the fire goes out.....can anyone help me please because i want to turn it up to the 3 setting so that i can keep warm....
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You are fairly close to me... I have a SnowFlame, clone of your stove.
In my experience, I'm betting you are burning uncleaned corn. While the stove will burn uncleaned corn, what you describe is the problem with it.
After watching mine closely for most of my first winter burning corn, I finally saw what was happening. The dust and fines that slid down the chute would sit on the dispersing peg (above the firepot and below the chute) and an occasional tall flame would scorch it. Then the partially burnt dust/fines would catch more fines, and pretty soon a whole kernel would stick there.
Soon the chute opening was blocked with what looks like a burnt popcorn ball, and the fire goes out, starved for fuel. After cooling, sometimes the ball breaks off and all the backed up corn drops into the pot, leaving you to try to figure out what the heck is going on.
After cleaning my corn with a cheap internet cleaner, the burnt popcorn balls have become a distant memory.
This year, I'm burning 14% directly out of the field. It has no dust, very little cob or stalk pieces, and so far I have not had to clean anything.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have more questions. Also, I am running the larger burn pot with a cast iron bottom. I love it, but have a friend with the same stove who has good luck with the stock pot. Together we've learned a lot about these stoves.
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