Pellet Stove
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 Find Glass For Your Pellet Stove
It seems like once a week I get a call or email from a customer with an older stove that is looking for replacement glass. This can be because the glass has cracked or in the case of gas fireplaces the soot can actually bake into the glass and be nearly impossible to remove. For […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Positive & Negative Feedback
Earlier this year I had a brilliant idea! I was so excited about my idea that I immediately put it together and executed it the same day thinking that it would be great. My idea was to send a note with my packages to thank you for buying a part from me and asking for […]
Amperage For Auger, Convection, Combustion/Exhaust Motors on Whitfield Pellet Stoves…What Should It Be?
I got a question today about the amperage listed on a motor that I sell for Whitfield Pellet Stoves. 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 Whitfield Pellet stove was made there may be […]