Auger
“Is This an Original Part or a Knock Off?”
Continuing my fight against High Home Heating Cost! I get this question every now and again from customers looking for parts for their stoves so I wrote this to refer you to for the answer because it’s not a simple “yes” or “no.” Stove manufacturers DO NOT make motors, electronics, wiring harnesses, control boxes or […]
“My Auger Stopped”
When an auger motor fails it usually just quits but sometimes they can also get weak or slow. If so, replace it. Can you repair or rebuild and auger motor? I have had a lot of people try to repair an auger motor but I have not found anyone successful at it. The other issue […]
Should I Even Try To Fix This Thing???
I just got an email the other day from a guy who has an older pellet stove in need of some replacement parts. His question to me was should he even bother trying to fix it or just buy a new stove. This is a great question and maybe one you’re thinking about right now. […]
Troubleshooting Pellet Stove Motors
Not everyone has a local pellet stove repair guy they can call to come fix a problem. Many of us are left with one of two choices: fix it ourselves or freeze. You may run your pellet stove 24/7 during the winter as some of my friends in Montana do. If the motor is very […]
How to replace an Auger Motor
Most pellet stoves are built exactly the same with few differences. In my 10 years of repairing pellet stoves, I don’t remember every working on one with an auger motor that wasn’t installed this way. I hope this helps. Unplug your stove from power. If your stove is free standing you will need to remove […]
Englander Auger Motors
You may wonder why these motors only last for a year or two. They seem to fail more often than other auger motors. I have a theory. Englander uses two auger motors on their stoves. One runs intermittently and the other runs continuously. Englander is the only pellet stove that I know of that has two motors and […]
Troubleshooting Englander Pellet Stove Motors
Not everyone has a local Englander pellet stove repair guy they can call to come fix a problem. Many of us are left with one of two choices: fix it ourselves or freeze. You may run your Englander pellet stove 24/7 during the winter as some of my friends in Montana do. If you’re reading […]
Englander 2 Auger System
I finally saw a picture of one of these the other day. On occasion I will have someone who has seen my eBay items call and ask me if the auger motors are both the same. They are. I think what is confusing is that you have one motor that turns intermittently and the other turns […]
Fire Going Out
I received a very interesting question today on my eBay site and I thought I’d post it here for the people who may be having the same problem. Dear jason.munson, hi Jason, I bought the controll board and used the troubleshooting guide for the board that was already on the stove. I have some questions […]
Rebuilding or Resurrecting Englander Pellet Stove Motors
It seems like two or three times a week I get a call or email from a customer who is looking for information or parts to assist them with rebuilding a motor for their Whitfield pellet stove. This can be and auger motor, a convection fan or an exhaust/combustion blower. Usually there is a bearing […]