Jason Munson
The Best Pellet Stove Fire Starter
About 15 years ago my Dad starting selling for a company that had finally broken the pellet stove fire starter code. The stuff was magical. It was one of the first ethanol products to be used in the U.S. mass market. To use it you just sprayed it on the pellet and lit them and […]
The Best Pellet Stove Glass Cleaner!
In my 14 years as a pellet stove repair technician I have cleaned enough stoves to keep me up at night dreaming about them. I have seen all varieties of pellet stove glass cleaner and dirty class and some work better than others. There have been one or two that I’ve really like that worked […]
Amperage For Auger, Convection, Combustion/Exhaust Motors…What Should It Be?
I got a question today about the amperage listed on a motor that I sell. The amperage on my new motor was different than the one he was replacing and he was concerned that it would not work correctly. Depending on when your stove was made there may be any variety of revisions on the […]
How to Replace a Austroflamm Integra I Convection Fan.
It is easy to replace. You access the fan by removing the side panels of the stove. To do that you open the hopper and look for some screws at the top of the hopper towards the front of the stove pointed in the general direction of the sides. Take off both front side panels. […]
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 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 […]
St. Croix Igniter/Ignitor
Every so often I get a question from one of my customers who has a bad igniter on a St. Croix stove asking if I have a replacement. The answer is always yes and no. There are a couple of different igniter styles for St. Croix Pellet Stoves. Most St. Croix igniters have a collar at the base of […]
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 […]
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