I'm back after a year (didn't use my 6220 last heating season ... long story), but I put it back into my heating mix this year.
I originally had it as an add-on, but I decide to split it form my HHO forced air furnace so I know have 2 separate systems ... and I am much happier.
My stove is currently down as I grenaded the end of my auger shaft after grabbing on it to it too many time with vice grips to undo jams. During the removing the auger, I was shocked to fined that some pellets had burned into the fire cloth that is underneath the auger cover (inside the hopper). They are burnt/caked on so hard that I had to chisel them off ... my guess is this was the route the frequent jamming. Pulling the auger cover off was a much easier job than and I thought. I assumed the RTV sealant was all over it, and it's just the top ... so I plan on cleaning this out more often. The auger is not a friends/co-workers house where he has a small machine shop and he's redoing the end for me.
While it's down, I'm tackling a few other maintenance issues that are overdue.
1) I've removed the baffle in the firebox to clean behind that - first time every in what is my 3rd heating season. As you can guess, I broke off all four screws. I've having a heck of time drilling out the old screws? Any suggestions here ... also what are pple using for replacement screws?
2)I'm also going to open up my drive motors and grease them up. I'm burner clinker style (pellets thought not corn) and so I'm not using the agitator motor - but I'll have it as a spare for the auger (same exact part number).
I'd love hear what ppl are doing for the baffle issue and what they are using for high-temp grease in the drive motors.
JYette
Upstate NY ... like WAY upstate
