cleaning
Should I Replace The Door Gasket On My Pellet Stove?
There are two gaskets on the door of a pellet stove; there is the glass gasket and the door gasket. You may be wondering if this is something you should plan on replacing and how often should it be replaced? The reality is this is not a gasket that needs to be replaced regularly. The […]
Oil for Pellet Stove Motors
What is the best oil to use on pellet stove motors? It seems reasonable that pellet stove motors need to be lubricated periodically. In my experience with pellet stove motors I have come up with another question; should you oil a pellet stove motor? Therefore I propose that it is not a matter of what […]
Worst Case Scenario for an Austroflamm
Hi Jason, My name is Mike. My mother has the Integra and last spring the fire started going out and finally started actually “coughing” out smoke around the door seal. We had a local “expert” come to see if it needed to be cleaned. My mom had forgotten about the cleaning rods and so the […]
How to clean a pellet stove…
Many problems with your stove can be solved by a good cleaning. Many stoves have safety features that shut down the auger motor if too much ash is in the stove. If you have black glass or are having trouble with the fire going out this is your first step. Clean the stove first and […]
Englander Pellet Stove Pellet Pile Ups, Low Heat, and Black Glass
I’ve had two phone calls and one email this morning about this same issue and I haven’t even made breakfast yet so I figure I should address it here. This is the situation of having a very lazy flame that is smothered by incoming pellets usually accompanied by the glass getting black. The most common […]