Keep in mind that I've only used it for a couple weeks, that being said, so far so good th-cam.com/users/postUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM . Using it at 8 ft. by 8ft. deer blind that is insulated. I have to keep the door cracked for it to get enough air to burn, but that is very likely the wood I've used. Much better quality than I expected for the price. Now if I can just take it easy in the beginning it won't be 90 degrees in my blind. All in all it seems like a keeper.
Damn man!! Thank you so much for sharing this info...I feel like such a dumb ass! My stove went from zero to hero due to you sharing this...big thanks!
Hi George. I laughed out loud at your comment but it’s true. I couldn’t believe it took me 7 years to say “hey, might want to clean the other fan...?” February is almost over, I have gone through 3 tons of pellets so far, my house is 70F and my pellet stove is my primary heat source. This time last year, I had gone through almost 5 tons. Cleaning my fan made a huge difference. Glad this video helped you, thanks for watching!
Great advice! Thanks for the heads up on what not to miss when cleaning. We just got our first pellet insert last year and burned about one ton plus another 40 bags probably. It's only July, but we want to make sure we are ready when it's time to fire it up. We're in Michigan with some bitter temps, so it was shocking to hear 4 tons is what you burned. But that is still way cheaper than propane!!! Best decision we've made in a long time!! How in the world are people going to afford propane this year???
Maintenance Maintenance. Looking up the process in your manual is paramount! If you have access to an air compressor or portable air tank 🤔 Take a vacuum and stick the hose in back where the fan goes to catch the mess. Blow air in the front of the exchanger with the compressor. This will ensure you have all the dirt out. Some of the blower motors also have places to lube the bearings/bushings.
Hi, My stove is about 11 years old. I have made certian that it has been thoroughly cleaned. Initially the stove would not fire up and get going. Based on the Circuit Board blinking on the #3 position after going into safe mode and reviewing the owners manual troubleshooting, I replaced the POF Switch and while I was there, replaced the High Limit Switch. The stove Now Starts and runs for about 15 minutes which it wasnt doing prior to the switches being replaced, and then the pellets started dropping. One thing I have noiticed is that the Convection Fan does not seem to be kicking in as it used too. I remembered that I used to hear both the combustion and convection fan both come on for awhile before one (I assume the convection) fan would shut off for a period of time. I believe the convection fan does work as It will turn on IF I push in on the red reset button on the High Limit Switch and stop upon release of the the reset button. I can also visually confirm that the combustion fan is running upon the stove running. Based on the information that I am able to provide, do you have any idea of what the issue may be? I was going to replace the Fan unit, but as I said it does turn on when I push the reset button which tells me that its getting power and does run. Not sure if it would act any different if I run power directly to the motor leads. Is there a relay or switch which causes it to come on that I have missed? Any help that you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Thank you! I knew that I was missing something with my annual pellet stove cleaning. I’ll be all set this year and maybe I’ll burn less pellets? Time will tell. Thanks again!
To combat this problem on my Harman p68, with that round open-hole plate removed from the blower, stretch a women's thigh-high leg hosiery over the opening. Screw the plate back onto the blower. The fine mesh of the hosiery acts as a filter protecting the blower from dust and hair. .. Then, every two or three days, use a small brush or vacuum to clean the surface of the hose. My squirrel cage still looks almost new. .. Replace the thigh-high hosiery if it starts to tear, usually every two or three years.
Good video, it does make a huge difference. Believe it or not I have seen much worse on used pellet stoves I purchased.Three things that are missing on my pellet stoves: 1) Casters 2) Quick, positive seal disconnect for the exhaust gas connection 3) Internal ducting to a filer housing for convection air blowers I live in California and burn Home Depot stove chow and our home is a dust magnet due to the low humidity. I'm going to experiment with than fan filter idea if anyone has suggestions...
Ok, I took my cover off the next morning, I must tell you my squirrel cage fan was dust free but the intake to the motor was very dirty, vacuumed it out then put it back with also a new filter. With me cleaning my furnace quite often and changing the filter twice a year maybe the secret. I burn 4 tons per year which are spruce and pine, I did find burning fir it was a hotter burn and way less ash.
Great video. I clean the air blower twice a year. Once before the winter season starts and half way through the season. Also I have a Harmon Advance which has a chain motor and that should be oiled once a year as well.
I just ordered 2 distribution blowers for an old 1993 Englander pellet stove. It has been sitting on the back porch for 10 years. Brought it in and set it up today, put a new control board in it and found out both fans were stopped dead.
I bought a new blower motor and squirrel cage just last year this year it got so loud that I couldn't stand it. When I opened it up to look, i noticed the squirrel cage was filthy. So dirty that it was out of balance. Cleaned it up with a bottle brush and vacuum, ran like the day I bought it. I also noticed that the new squirrel cage is just a little different. The blades are smaller and a little closer together. And that's probably why it got so dirty so fast.
must be from New England, HAHA your ascent. me too, New Hampshire. I have a window screen on my Intake for the distribution blower. I clean it often do to me having to replace a $300 distribution blower, do to it getting clogged up with CRAP, dog fur, Dust, and other debris getting sucked into it. I rinse the sreening about once a week.. Holy Cow it is nasty. been doing this for a few years, WORK GREAT!! thank you for your video, thumbs up. Rdownergarage
Also don't forget to check the chimney cap. I normally run a wire brush through the chimney pipe at least once a season. Last year I was having problems with the exhaust and discovered that the chimney cap was plugged with soot.
Great down home video, I thought that was pretty cool to know that you went from 4T to 5T . Are you saying that you burn 10,000 lbs. each season Wow. Last year I tried zoned heating with those little cheep felipo 6" heaters/w thermostats $24, I bought like 8 of them, used them as I needed them, heated pad for the seat, heated mattress pad for sleep average bill $150.00 per month. The Province is handing out mini-splits, they gave me 4-18,000 btu units, their cost $35,000, I only use 3 for a total of 30 hrs. per day set @ 61 degrees, my Bills are now @ $500.00, just restored a wood furnace, time to cut down some trees. electricity is going crazy. Only a couple of days in on the wood furnace...zoned heating is much much more easy and convenient, I don't mind using my body as a furnace dressing warm...cheers
I just moved somewhere with my 1st pellet stove can you elaborate on the pellet quality you mentioned? What to look for and what to avoid? What it effects?
Can you do a follow up video to this? Just bought a home that has a pellet stove. Cleaned out the blower like you said. I must have taken out about a half a pound of plastered dirt and dust from the blower alone.
Good call. I just replaced my (Englander) blower motor last week after 12 years when if finally just died. It looked just like yours - very clogged. My new motor ($109) runs very well and will get an annual cleaning so this never happens again.
Thanks I am a widow at 70 and can't afford the 150.00 check stove clean husband did all will look at it when stops was having issues with blower on not feeding hit manually on back only works 1 time then have to wait again blue light blinked did not catch how many. Cleaned vent pipes afew spider webs, need to buy new vacuum now😢
I clean the squirrel cage every other week. But recently I discovered that a lot of that dust hair lint etc had collected on the inside of the volute the fan rotates in. Used the good ol toothbrush on that too.
Bought a pelpro 130 two years ago, just finished cleaning it, planned on doing the squirrel cage tomorrow, (first time)I don't imagine it'll be as dirty as yours.
These blowers need a filter over the fan. This happens to any fan that does not have a filter. Even your house hold AC unit has a squal cage fan that can be clogged with dirt and cause high heating and Cooling bills. Keep the filters replaced often.
I don't think I have that part on my stove but it is a boiler rather than a room heater. I'm trying to find advice on general maintenance on these stoves. I have just installed this thing secondhand and it is not going well! Latest problem is with the auger feed for the pellets. For some reason the motor is not bolted down but is free to rotate instead of the screw rotating. Perhaps it is a safety feature so that if something jams the screw it does not burn out the motor? I will have to empty the hopper with a vacuum cleaner and check for a blockage
Stove Chow lol. I'm in Vermont, having the same issues with my P68. Except, mine is exploding with some crazy shit inside, which cracked my glass in half. Starting from cold, but after ignition, large pops inside. Everyone says I'm a loon and there is nothing that would cause this. It threw something out on the floor one of the times that it did this, too. Something that glowed for a second, like an ember.
Patriot4TheTree please don't use your pellet stove until you have it checked by a professional, what you described is an extremely dangerous situation. Thanks
@@10minutenewhampshirebreak77 I haven't run it since the glass broke. I talked to one gentleman, who said he had like 40 years in the business and said that everything I described sounded like it needed a good cleaning. I was unaware that you were supposed to clean the back of the stove innards, as well as the front. I'm sure there is a ton of dust and dog hair in there. I have watched a ton of videos on it, in the past few days.
Sounds like you should take it Outside and thoroughly clean and blow it out with an Air Compressor! And have All the High Limit switches tested or replaced. Sounds like your heat exchanger is full of dirt that caught fire and blew a chunk out into the room! You possibly have a limit switch that didn't shutdown the stove or turn on the fan. This in turn would explain the extreme heat to crack the glass!! SCARY SHEEEET🥺💣💥
I have had my P43 for almost 10 years, this was the first year I took mine out to look at it and there was almost nothing in there as far as dirt or buildup.
Knowing how bad the fan on my wood insert would get and need cleaning I can’t believe I’ve never thought to clean on the P61. I left the blower attached and just cleaned with toothbrush and shop vac. Yours was clean compared to mine it’s been about 7 years. huge difference in the increased air flow. Do you think it was easier to detach the blower to clean? I will be adding this as a step to the year end cleaning. Thanks for the video!
Hi CBockhoff, I laughed while reading your comment that yours was worse. I could not believe my eyes and could not believe that I never had thought to clean this fan as well, not my brightest moment. I felt like I pulled the hair equivalent of a small dog out of my fan, yours must have been quite a mess as well. I think detaching it is easier and less awkward but, if you got at it with a toothbrush, I'm sure you did a nice job. I'll tell you, this time last year, I was almost through my 5 tons of pellets, this year, I have consumed 2.5 tons, have 2.5 tons left and my house is 70 degrees all day every day, this made a huge difference.
@@TheComebackKid I never cleaned my Harman 44 Mag distribution blower in 20 years. It was impossible to get to anything but the motor intake, but now that I have a PelPro, I'll be doing this every year.
Hi Robert! Good to go, thanks for watching! Follow up in the future if you find anything when cleaning your fan. I burned an entire ton LESS pellets after unclogging my fan. Thanks for watching!
@@TheComebackKid I've never burned a ton during a 9 month year! I had the convection fan maxed on a separate circuit at all times, but you cant do that with these modern computer controlled units.
ok, the best cleaner for your firebox door or pellet stove glass is from the dollar store or 99 cent store is called awesome carpet spot and stain remover. it's in a red spray bottle. works like crazy. spray it on and wipe it off!!! all so it's a great degreaser works on all kind of stuff
Is there anything internal on a stove you need to grease? We moved into a house with a pellet stove and after it’s been on for the day, the pellet turner in the little fire box screeches and makes an awful noise. Afraid it’s going to break on me or something. Def gong to try and clean the blower fan now though.
Hi Joseph. Some people will tell you to oil/grease the auger and blower motors. I never have because my maintenance manual doesn’t tell me to. You should Google your stove model and read the owners manual regarding maintenance and follow the manufacturers recommendations for maintenance . Thanks for watching!
My fan doesn't blow like it used to, it probably needs a good cleaning, my control panel not working good at all probably got alot of dust inside my panel
My question is how do you get to that motor and stuff? My pellet stove weighs a ton and I'm sure the person that lived in this house before did not clean it well and stuff. The pellet stoves not operating properly it's feeding too many pellets and I know the airflow is not good.
@@TheComebackKid that’s awesome! I’m looking at getting a pellet stove. My home is all electric and I’m in a region of Washington State where we lose power often in the winter. So I need to reduce my amps to a point that my 9000 watt generator can keep up.
just cleaned my Ravelli 100 pellet ,fan blocked ,great flame but code states need smoke sensor , ordered 1 , do you know how to change it? thanks Mike from Westerly, R.I.
Well thank you for your great video ,I just bought a pellet stove ,bought a Harman ( Absolute Series ),The same kind in your home in video . Looking forward to your next video , 45 years of fire wood , at some point , it time ,I went to pellets from Elk Wash. ,firewood is $350 to $400 a cord for red fur or tamarack. Pellets (North Idaho Pellets ) $210.per ton . I used 6to7 cords of wood .expensive ,hope fully at $210 per ton The salesman .? stated I would use maybe 2 tons , I think he be wrong .I was wondering if you have a good idea of what type of vacuum cleaner to use ?
I use a shop vac with a super fine filter, just let your fire go out completely before vacuuming. I have been doing this for 12 years now. No issues, when bag is full toss it.
...So if the fan is collecting that much dirt, how much is in the heat exchanger and hot air tubes? ....This would cause the loss of heat transfer and the stove would not blow the hottest air possible....How would you clean (other than blow and vacuum ) the whole heat exchanger ? ......We are trying to get the stove in my shop to put out more heat as it only blows luke warm even after the complete combustion system has been thoroughly cleaned.....The distribution air blower was pretty clean already, but a previous owner may have seen to that, so the heat exchanger/tubes has me curious........
What you heard was the fire burning hotter and faster, a "rocket" sound. The You have an air gap somewhere that is allowing unregulated oxygen to reach the burn chamber and cause the fire to burn faster and hotter than designed. Your clogged fan was just diminishing the flow of warmed air into the room. Good tip though, you're right about how easy it is to overlook a fan!
DEAD,DEAD,DEAD..I have Enviro Empress FS, my combustion fan stopped working. While I was troubleshooting I popped the circuit board, changed the fuse…nothing. I order a circuit breaker but no juice. I tried what you said about disconnecting all the motors then adding them back no juice at all. I have been a pellet stove user for 10 yrs and this is the first time this as happened. Maybe I need a new wire harass or Do you think they sent me a bad circuit board..is there anyway of testing any thing. Nothing is working😮
My wife has 2 cats & my fan gets clogged with cat hairs & needs to be removed & cleaned every year. I clean mine with a toothbrush and soap & water outside using a very fine high pressure mist careful not to get water into the motor or motor bearings.
Just moved into a house I’m renting that has one of these damned pellet stoves. What a racket: these things require cleaning daily, monthly, yearly and a 40-lb sack of pellets ain’t cheap and won’t last but several hours tops even at 70-F. Why in hell can’t they just build a house with a heat pump? Simple, efficient, heats/cools the whole house, no cleaning required and no fire hazard. Just change the indoor filter twice a year, you’re done. And unlike pellet stoves, a quality heat pump will last 15 years or longer, easily. I doubt I’ll be here long enough to worry about this stupid stove; the location is bad enough w/o worrying about stomping outside in snow and ice just to feed that greedy pellet-gobbling thing.
If you're fan is that bad it's because when you clean your stove you need to vent your vacuum exhaust out side when cleaning.Your house is full of dust not good.
this is what happens when people dont clean, PROPERLY, in the off season when your not using it,, clean everything in it,,, thats pure laziness,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Keep in mind that I've only used it for a couple weeks, that being said, so far so good th-cam.com/users/postUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM . Using it at 8 ft. by 8ft. deer blind that is insulated. I have to keep the door cracked for it to get enough air to burn, but that is very likely the wood I've used. Much better quality than I expected for the price. Now if I can just take it easy in the beginning it won't be 90 degrees in my blind. All in all it seems like a keeper.
Can you do a video on how to access the blower, remove it, then putting it back? That would have been super helpful! Many thanks.
that is a great idea. I have an Astroflam that is not heating as it did before. I have no Idea where the blower is.
Damn man!! Thank you so much for sharing this info...I feel like such a dumb ass! My stove went from zero to hero due to you sharing this...big thanks!
Hi George. I laughed out loud at your comment but it’s true. I couldn’t believe it took me 7 years to say “hey, might want to clean the other fan...?” February is almost over, I have gone through 3 tons of pellets so far, my house is 70F and my pellet stove is my primary heat source. This time last year, I had gone through almost 5 tons. Cleaning my fan made a huge difference. Glad this video helped you, thanks for watching!
Great advice! Thanks for the heads up on what not to miss when cleaning. We just got our first pellet insert last year and burned about one ton plus another 40 bags probably. It's only July, but we want to make sure we are ready when it's time to fire it up. We're in Michigan with some bitter temps, so it was shocking to hear 4 tons is what you burned. But that is still way cheaper than propane!!! Best decision we've made in a long time!! How in the world are people going to afford propane this year???
Maintenance Maintenance.
Looking up the process in your manual is paramount!
If you have access to an air compressor or portable air tank 🤔
Take a vacuum and stick the hose in back where the fan goes to catch the mess. Blow air in the front of the exchanger with the compressor.
This will ensure you have all the dirt out.
Some of the blower motors also have places to lube the bearings/bushings.
Hi,
My stove is about 11 years old. I have made certian that it has been thoroughly cleaned.
Initially the stove would not fire up and get going.
Based on the Circuit Board blinking on the #3 position after going into safe mode and
reviewing the owners manual troubleshooting,
I replaced the POF Switch and while I was there, replaced the High Limit Switch.
The stove Now Starts and runs for about 15 minutes which it wasnt doing prior
to the switches being replaced, and then the pellets started dropping.
One thing I have noiticed is that the Convection Fan does not seem to be kicking in as it used
too. I remembered that I used to hear both the combustion and convection fan both come on
for awhile before one (I assume the convection) fan would shut off for a period of time.
I believe the convection fan does work as It will turn on IF I push in on the red reset button
on the High Limit Switch and stop upon release of the the reset button. I can also visually
confirm that the combustion fan is running upon the stove running.
Based on the information that I am able to provide, do you have any idea of what the issue
may be? I was going to replace the Fan unit, but as I said it does turn on when I push the reset
button which tells me that its getting power and does run. Not sure if it would act any different if
I run power directly to the motor leads. Is there a relay or switch which causes it to come on that
I have missed? Any help that you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Thank you! I knew that I was missing something with my annual pellet stove cleaning. I’ll be all set this year and maybe I’ll burn less pellets? Time will tell. Thanks again!
We have a Napoleon NPS 45. Both the exhaust and intake blower are super easy to clean and I clean them after every ton I burn.
To combat this problem on my Harman p68, with that round open-hole plate removed from the blower, stretch a women's thigh-high leg hosiery over the opening. Screw the plate back onto the blower. The fine mesh of the hosiery acts as a filter protecting the blower from dust and hair. .. Then, every two or three days, use a small brush or vacuum to clean the surface of the hose. My squirrel cage still looks almost new. .. Replace the thigh-high hosiery if it starts to tear, usually every two or three years.
Good video, it does make a huge difference. Believe it or not I have seen much worse on used pellet stoves I purchased.Three things that are missing on my pellet stoves:
1) Casters
2) Quick, positive seal disconnect for the exhaust gas connection
3) Internal ducting to a filer housing for convection air blowers
I live in California and burn Home Depot stove chow and our home is a dust magnet due to the low humidity. I'm going to experiment with than fan filter idea if anyone has suggestions...
Ok, I took my cover off the next morning, I must tell you my squirrel cage fan was dust free but the intake to the motor was very dirty, vacuumed it out then put it back with also a new filter.
With me cleaning my furnace quite often and changing the filter twice a year maybe the secret.
I burn 4 tons per year which are spruce and pine, I did find burning fir it was a hotter burn and way less ash.
Great video. I clean the air blower twice a year. Once before the winter season starts and half way through the season. Also I have a Harmon Advance which has a chain motor and that should be oiled once a year as well.
I just ordered 2 distribution blowers for an old 1993 Englander pellet stove. It has been sitting on the back porch for 10 years. Brought it in and set it up today, put a new control board in it and found out both fans were stopped dead.
I bought a new blower motor and squirrel cage just last year this year it got so loud that I couldn't stand it. When I opened it up to look, i noticed the squirrel cage was filthy. So dirty that it was out of balance. Cleaned it up with a bottle brush and vacuum, ran like the day I bought it. I also noticed that the new squirrel cage is just a little different. The blades are smaller and a little closer together. And that's probably why it got so dirty so fast.
Thanks
Good to know, I’ll clean mine this spring
must be from New England, HAHA your ascent. me too, New Hampshire. I have a window screen on my Intake for the distribution blower. I clean it often do to me having to replace a $300 distribution blower, do to it getting clogged up with CRAP, dog fur, Dust, and other debris getting sucked into it. I rinse the sreening about once a week.. Holy Cow it is nasty. been doing this for a few years, WORK GREAT!!
thank you for your video, thumbs up.
Rdownergarage
Hi Richard! Nice to see a fellow new englandahhh on here. Great tip about the screen. Thanks for watching!
Also don't forget to check the chimney cap. I normally run a wire brush through the chimney pipe at least once a season. Last year I was having problems with the exhaust and discovered that the chimney cap was plugged with soot.
Great down home video, I thought that was pretty cool to know that you went from 4T to 5T . Are you saying that you burn 10,000 lbs. each season Wow. Last year I tried zoned heating with those little cheep felipo 6" heaters/w thermostats $24, I bought like 8 of them, used them as I needed them, heated pad for the seat, heated mattress pad for sleep average bill $150.00 per month. The Province is handing out mini-splits, they gave me 4-18,000 btu units, their cost $35,000, I only use 3 for a total of 30 hrs. per day set @ 61 degrees, my Bills are now @ $500.00, just restored a wood furnace, time to cut down some trees. electricity is going crazy. Only a couple of days in on the wood furnace...zoned heating is much much more easy and convenient, I don't mind using my body as a furnace dressing warm...cheers
Glad I found your website. very helpful indeed. my Bixby stove has a pleated paper air filter before the fan but the fan still needed cleaning.
Holy crap, now I know what to do first thing in the morning, never cleaned in 11 yrs
Hi Magnum. 11 years, ha! You have me beat by about 4 years. Follow up and let me know what you find after you clean yours!
Great video, i have a chimney sweep service.
They are suppose to clean the blowers.
I will check them. Thank you
I just moved somewhere with my 1st pellet stove can you elaborate on the pellet quality you mentioned? What to look for and what to avoid? What it effects?
Can you do a follow up video to this?
Just bought a home that has a pellet stove. Cleaned out the blower like you said. I must have taken out about a half a pound of plastered dirt and dust from the blower alone.
Hi Ken, I pulled a second German Shepherd out of my fan in the video haha...thanks for watching!
That was a great tip! Thanks very much! How difficult was it to get the blower out to clean it?
Hi Shane, it was a little tricky because I did not want to undo my chimney but its definitely doable.
Good call. I just replaced my (Englander) blower motor last week after 12 years when if finally just died. It looked just like yours - very clogged. My new motor ($109) runs very well and will get an annual cleaning so this never happens again.
12 years of use I'd say you got your money worth thats for sure
Thanks I am a widow at 70 and can't afford the 150.00 check stove clean husband did all will look at it when stops was having issues with blower on not feeding hit manually on back only works 1 time then have to wait again blue light blinked did not catch how many. Cleaned vent pipes afew spider webs, need to buy new vacuum now😢
Thank you for the heads up on the fan
Hi Magnum, thanks for watching!
I clean the squirrel cage every other week. But recently I discovered that a lot of that dust hair lint etc had collected on the inside of the volute the fan rotates in. Used the good ol toothbrush on that too.
Bought a pelpro 130 two years ago, just finished cleaning it, planned on doing the squirrel cage tomorrow, (first time)I don't imagine it'll be as dirty as yours.
Hi Jester. Sounds like you got your pellet stove ready for the winter, thanks for watching!
These blowers need a filter over the fan. This happens to any fan that does not have a filter. Even your house hold AC unit has a squal cage fan that can be clogged with dirt and cause high heating and Cooling bills. Keep the filters replaced often.
I don't think I have that part on my stove but it is a boiler rather than a room heater. I'm trying to find advice on general maintenance on these stoves. I have just installed this thing secondhand and it is not going well! Latest problem is with the auger feed for the pellets. For some reason the motor is not bolted down but is free to rotate instead of the screw rotating. Perhaps it is a safety feature so that if something jams the screw it does not burn out the motor? I will have to empty the hopper with a vacuum cleaner and check for a blockage
Stove Chow lol. I'm in Vermont, having the same issues with my P68. Except, mine is exploding with some crazy shit inside, which cracked my glass in half. Starting from cold, but after ignition, large pops inside. Everyone says I'm a loon and there is nothing that would cause this. It threw something out on the floor one of the times that it did this, too. Something that glowed for a second, like an ember.
Patriot4TheTree please don't use your pellet stove until you have it checked by a professional, what you described is an extremely dangerous situation. Thanks
@@10minutenewhampshirebreak77 I haven't run it since the glass broke. I talked to one gentleman, who said he had like 40 years in the business and said that everything I described sounded like it needed a good cleaning. I was unaware that you were supposed to clean the back of the stove innards, as well as the front. I'm sure there is a ton of dust and dog hair in there. I have watched a ton of videos on it, in the past few days.
Sounds like you should take it Outside and thoroughly clean and blow it out with an Air Compressor!
And have All the High Limit switches tested or replaced.
Sounds like your heat exchanger is full of dirt that caught fire and blew a chunk out into the room!
You possibly have a limit switch that didn't shutdown the stove or turn on the fan.
This in turn would explain the extreme heat to crack the glass!!
SCARY SHEEEET🥺💣💥
I have had my P43 for almost 10 years, this was the first year I took mine out to look at it and there was almost nothing in there as far as dirt or buildup.
Hi Dave. Thanks for watching!
Hello… how about showing us where it’s located and how to take it out to clean. 🤔
Where can I find parts. Mine is an insert. Just needs a tray where the pallets fall into. Or do I go with a fireplace cleaning company
Thanks for the advice own pellet stove
Knowing how bad the fan on my wood insert would get and need cleaning I can’t believe I’ve never thought to clean on the P61. I left the blower attached and just cleaned with toothbrush and shop vac. Yours was clean compared to mine it’s been about 7 years. huge difference in the increased air flow. Do you think it was easier to detach the blower to clean? I will be adding this as a step to the year end cleaning. Thanks for the video!
Hi CBockhoff, I laughed while reading your comment that yours was worse. I could not believe my eyes and could not believe that I never had thought to clean this fan as well, not my brightest moment. I felt like I pulled the hair equivalent of a small dog out of my fan, yours must have been quite a mess as well. I think detaching it is easier and less awkward but, if you got at it with a toothbrush, I'm sure you did a nice job. I'll tell you, this time last year, I was almost through my 5 tons of pellets, this year, I have consumed 2.5 tons, have 2.5 tons left and my house is 70 degrees all day every day, this made a huge difference.
@@TheComebackKid I never cleaned my Harman 44 Mag distribution blower in 20 years. It was impossible to get to anything but the motor intake, but now that I have a PelPro, I'll be doing this every year.
Hi Robert! Good to go, thanks for watching! Follow up in the future if you find anything when cleaning your fan. I burned an entire ton LESS pellets after unclogging my fan. Thanks for watching!
@@TheComebackKid I've never burned a ton during a 9 month year! I had the convection fan maxed on a separate circuit at all times, but you cant do that with these modern computer controlled units.
When youre married, everything seems to start grumbling after 7 years.... :)
ha! :)
Sorry for your sad comment that nobody needs to read...
Check the blower bearings too.
Hi Terry, will do, thanks for watching.
Any suggestion for a new Italian pellet stove with a negative pressure switch alarm ?
Yes.
ok, the best cleaner for your firebox door or pellet stove glass is from
the dollar store or 99 cent store is called awesome carpet spot and
stain remover. it's in a red spray bottle. works like crazy. spray it on
and wipe it off!!! all so it's a great degreaser works on all kind of
stuff
If you take some ash and mix it with water and make a paste, its free cleaner
@@simonmarx34 the cleaner is 99 cents and its a de greaser as well grate for your cars interer and lots of other stuff i use it on my eng as will
Welp, time to go out at 12:30 in the morning and check the Englander stove in my shop....
Hahaha! 'stove chow' - nice. thanks for the fan tip.
Is there anything internal on a stove you need to grease? We moved into a house with a pellet stove and after it’s been on for the day, the pellet turner in the little fire box screeches and makes an awful noise. Afraid it’s going to break on me or something. Def gong to try and clean the blower fan now though.
Hi Joseph. Some people will tell you to oil/grease the auger and blower motors. I never have because my maintenance manual doesn’t tell me to. You should Google your stove model and read the owners manual regarding maintenance and follow the manufacturers recommendations for maintenance . Thanks for watching!
Thank you! Good video 😊
My fan doesn't blow like it used to, it probably needs a good cleaning, my control panel not working good at all probably got alot of dust inside my panel
My question is how do you get to that motor and stuff? My pellet stove weighs a ton and I'm sure the person that lived in this house before did not clean it well and stuff. The pellet stoves not operating properly it's feeding too many pellets and I know the airflow is not good.
Thanks a lot
SO .... did you use 4 tons or 5 tons of pellets????? GREAT cleaning tip!!
Lol, I first thought I only had my pellet furnace for 11 yrs, but no 15 yrs, went back on my accounts
Hi Magnum thanks for watching!
Ok and the update on tonnage in the last year? Are you back down to 4 tons?
Hi Jeremy. I am back to four tons a year, this got me back to the efficiency of when my stove was brand new.
@@TheComebackKid that’s awesome! I’m looking at getting a pellet stove. My home is all electric and I’m in a region of Washington State where we lose power often in the winter. So I need to reduce my amps to a point that my 9000 watt generator can keep up.
thanks brodie
Where do you find it??
just cleaned my Ravelli 100 pellet ,fan blocked ,great flame but code states need smoke sensor , ordered 1 , do you know how to change it? thanks Mike from Westerly, R.I.
Hi Michael sorry I am not familiar with replacing that on your raveling, best of luck. Thanks for watching!
I pull my stove in spring and vacuum out back and all fans
Well thank you for your great video ,I just bought a pellet stove ,bought a Harman ( Absolute Series ),The same kind in your home in video . Looking forward to your next video , 45 years of fire wood , at some point , it time ,I went to pellets from Elk Wash. ,firewood is $350 to $400 a cord for red fur or tamarack. Pellets (North Idaho Pellets ) $210.per ton . I used 6to7 cords of wood .expensive ,hope fully at $210 per ton The salesman .? stated I would use maybe 2 tons , I think he be wrong .I was wondering if you have a good idea of what type of vacuum cleaner to use ?
I use a shop vac with a super fine filter, just let your fire go out completely before vacuuming. I have been doing this for 12 years now. No issues, when bag is full toss it.
I clean mine monthly with a stiff toothbrush as the bristles flex and reach places near the sides..
Hi Martin, great tip, thanks for watching and sharing!
I clean my blower every year!
...So if the fan is collecting that much dirt, how much is in the heat exchanger and hot air tubes? ....This would cause the loss of heat transfer and the stove would not blow the hottest air possible....How would you clean (other than blow and vacuum ) the whole heat exchanger ? ......We are trying to get the stove in my shop to put out more heat as it only blows luke warm even after the complete combustion system has been thoroughly cleaned.....The distribution air blower was pretty clean already, but a previous owner may have seen to that, so the heat exchanger/tubes has me curious........
Great video! We have the same profile picture!! Haha
Thanks. Great advice...
Thanks for watching Craig!
Where is the distribution air blower thing on the stove?
Hit it with some compressed air in a can or from your compressor and have a vacuum to it at the same time to grab the dust
Great video, great presentation and right to the fucking point. You make great video's keep it up.
Hi Phase, thank you for watching!
What you heard was the fire burning hotter and faster, a "rocket" sound. The You have an air gap somewhere that is allowing unregulated oxygen to reach the burn chamber and cause the fire to burn faster and hotter than designed. Your clogged fan was just diminishing the flow of warmed air into the room. Good tip though, you're right about how easy it is to overlook a fan!
DEAD,DEAD,DEAD..I have Enviro Empress FS, my combustion fan stopped working. While I was troubleshooting I popped the circuit board, changed the fuse…nothing. I order a circuit breaker but no juice. I tried what you said about disconnecting all the motors then adding them back no juice at all. I have been a pellet stove user for 10 yrs and this is the first time this as happened. Maybe I need a new wire harass or Do you think they sent me a bad circuit board..is there anyway of testing any thing. Nothing is working😮
I think im at 7 years too, it started really struggling and making noise
Why does my Castile pellet stove burn hot then almost go out over and over
My wife has 2 cats & my fan gets clogged with cat hairs & needs to be removed & cleaned every year. I clean mine with a toothbrush and soap & water outside using a very fine high pressure mist careful not to get water into the motor or motor bearings.
I'm going to clean mine now more often than every 7 years haha
Just moved into a house I’m renting that has one of these damned pellet stoves.
What a racket: these things require cleaning daily, monthly, yearly and a 40-lb sack of pellets ain’t cheap and won’t last but several hours tops even at 70-F.
Why in hell can’t they just build a house with a heat pump? Simple, efficient, heats/cools the whole house, no cleaning required and no fire hazard. Just change the indoor filter twice a year, you’re done. And unlike pellet stoves, a quality heat pump will last 15 years or longer, easily.
I doubt I’ll be here long enough to worry about this stupid stove; the location is bad enough w/o worrying about stomping outside in snow and ice just to feed that greedy pellet-gobbling thing.
Here in Ireland 🇮🇪 we have certified pellet stove installers and all pellet stoves should be cleaned and serviced by a certified engineer
I burn 2 ton HEAT’RS pellet very good... 255.00 a ton.. 3ded/2bath home keep it at 65 degrees for me
Hi Lisa, thanks for watching!
Where is it located???
Hi William, in the back of the stove.
If you're fan is that bad it's because when you clean your stove you need to vent your vacuum exhaust out side when cleaning.Your house is full of dust not good.
I put a sock on the exhaust side of shop vac. It's amazing how much dirt and dust it collects which would have ended up in house and back into stove.
How do I access this part?
Back of the stove.
I clean ours out every half ton burned. Clean
I'm the 800th like... Booyah... Oh btw great advice
Hi, it maybe not a bad idea to just order and install a new blower motor section.
Need to oil the blower bearings!
This looks like the one Noah had on the Ark.
Just an idea while you're cleaning fans!
Check your Fart Fans in your bathrooms that should be cleaned once a year also. Lol🤭🤔☠💩
That poor poor pellet stove. What did it do to you to get that treatment :)
hollah
Prix berger allemend!
Hi, you must have a dog? Those hairs look like cat or dog hairs. Please do not forget to oil the blower bearing when cleaning the blower cage.
Hi Mike, great tips, thanks for watching!
this is what happens when people dont clean, PROPERLY, in the off season when your not using it,, clean everything in it,,, thats pure laziness,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Have you ever thought about oiling your motor
harman advance