Agree with blume that is a lean error. Have you tried setting your trim pots to 0,0 and start over?

If interested I am selling my Bixby 115. Runs perfect. Black with gold trim. I am in Rochester Mn.

Bixby 115:
$650 OBO (will entertain offers)
Runs excellent, I have one hopper of corn left to burn this winter and then I am done.
Comes with following bixby piping, 2 elbows, 4' section of straight, 2' straight, all of the wall piping sheilding required, and 10 feet standard corn stove stainless pipe which is not bixby. extra convection fan bearings, bix check cable, & more I have probably for gotten about over the years.

Hello fellow burners,

This has been a difficult decision to make, but the price of corn has finally chased me to the natural gas furnance.
I am selling everything except my 7500 lbs capacity bin which was too large to get out of my garage so I took it appart for lumber.

ITEMS FOR SALE

Bixby 115:
$650 OBO (will entertain offers)
Runs excellent, I have one hopper of corn left to burn this winter and then I am done.
Comes with following bixby piping, 2 elbows, 4' section of straight, 2' straight, all of the wall piping sheilding required, and 10 feet standard corn stove stainless pipe which is not bixby. extra convection fan bearings, bix check cable, & more I have probably for gotten about over the years.

Brand New Feed Wheel motor in box:
$125 obo

22' long 4 inch feed auger:
$600 obo
Comes with poly hopper
See my listing online.
rmn.craigslist.org/grd/3658265556.html

12' TWO piece 3' inch auger:
$300 obo
comes with gear box for speed reductions
this was in the bottom of my bin to feed my screener.

Custom screener:
$100 obo

If you want a picture of something send me a note.
I am also working on placing adds for these items on craigslist.

Hello fellow burners,

This has been a difficult decision to make, but the price of corn has finally chased me to the natural gas furnance.
I am selling everything except my 7500 lbs capacity bin which was too large to get out of my garage so I took it appart for lumber.

ITEMS FOR SALE

Bixby 115:
$650 OBO (will entertain offers)
Runs excellent, I have one hopper of corn left to burn this winter and then I am done.
Comes with following bixby piping, 2 elbows, 4' section of straight, 2' straight, all of the wall piping sheilding required, and 10 feet standard corn stove stainless pipe which is not bixby. extra convection fan bearings, bix check cable, & more I have probably for gotten about over the years.

Brand New Feed Wheel motor in box:
$125 obo

22' long 4 inch feed auger:
$600 obo
Comes with poly hopper
See my listing online.
rmn.craigslist.org/grd/3658265556.html

12' TWO piece 3' inch auger:
$300 obo
comes with gear box for speed reductions
this was in the bottom of my bin to feed my screener.

Custom screener:
$100 obo

If you want a picture of something send me a note.
I am also working on placing adds for these items on craigslist.

The window getting black in common when running on low settings. Just wipe it off once in a while with a soft rag.

Have you checked the little rubber boot around your puck ejector arm for tears or cracks? I have never had this happen... but I have heard of this happening.

What kind of pellets are you using?
Hard wood or cheap soft wood...?

I have found in the past the cheap softwood pellets cause problems.

A friend of mine only burns hard wood pellets and loves them.
I personally do not like pellets, but that is just me... I have found they do not burn as clean as corn.

Pellet quality may be part of your problem.

Just a thought...

I agree all good advice from everyone above, always a good idea to check those items to avoid problems. I let my hopper drop to almost empty about once a month and suck the fines out.

As far as Bixby's setting recommendation... well yes and no...
It comes down to your installation, what you are burning for fuel, & the weather in your area. Everyones settings will vary slightly.

I have mentioned this in the past but once you clean EVERYTHING and you still have the problem, then I have found it is best start from the beginning at 0,0 and adjust at "small" intervals until you flame is bright & consistant.

Example: I have been burning since 2005 or 2006 with my 115 been a great unit with only a couple of repairs. I have burned many other product but have been happiest with good old American corn from my local farmer. My installation is way out of the box! (3 elbows, 1 four foot vertical, & 12 feet of horizontal run.) yes that is a lot of pipe but I only use bixby pipe in the home, once the pipe exits the house I split the exhaust & air intake. My settings vary slightly depending on the weather. Currently I am running a exhaust of 1 and a feed of 3. I run the stove currently on the #1 setting due to the mild winter with no problems at all. I clean the stove probably once a month or when the flame looses its flicker and color. I have used this install and from the beginning with no problems. Should I clean it more... probably... but I hate doing it. LOL.

I have had this situation in the past. And have found sometimes it is just easier to start at the beginning.
Set everything to 0 & 0 again. Let it start and burn until it cycles out a puck. I have found reading the puck is like reading a spark plug. It will either be to lean or to rich... no way around that. You will find the puck WILL tell you what is happening. You need to find what setting work for you climate and installation. The wiki did have some good info on reading pucks I believe, but it has been a long time since I looked. Pucks can be to thick, to think, to hard, to soft, and lets not forget the color. It is very important to understand what it means. Make "small" adjustments, document the temp outside and settings. This alone can save you a lot of trial and error in the future.

Hope this helps

Check if your exhaust fan, is is operating up to speed?

Clean "entire" exhaust system. You may have partial blockage. I totally tear mine down every summer and clean it totally. I am guessing you have build up somewhere.

When you clean yourstove for next season you should be pulling out the exhaust fan & exhaust box and clean them. I have found partial blockages in the past where the exhaust fan tube connects to the stoves internals.

I think Blume has a good solution using the 5" with the 3" duravent inside. I did this for a while on my install and later split the two pipes because I did not want to purchase a new bixby end cap and section of pipe.

My installation is in the basement also. I run a vertical 4' section, and then out the side of the house. Then I split my pipes and run a 3", 10' horizontal section all the way under my deck.
Note: if you do run a pipe "under" a deck you do need to have specific clearances for code. Granted this is indeed a long run but I have been able to make it work very well for 5 or 6 years now with no problems.

As far as looks... I cleaned and painted the pipe with stove pipe black satin. You can get that at fleet farm or any other supply stove.

I have been using DuraVent pipe for a couple of years. Just note that you will have to split your exhaust from your air intake. I use Bixby pipe still from the stove to the outside and then split the exhaust off just outside my home. I have an over 10' long exhaust pipe and have done other things to get this to work, but that is another story.

DuraVent: works well for me.
Quality: seems to be pretty decent.
FasNSeal: I do not use this exact product from DuraVent. I use DuraVent 3" pipe from fleet farm it has a twist lock which seems ok. I screw the sections with one small stainless screw just to add piece of mind. Then put silicon over screw.

It is still up just like t1adler said.

Is LET still around?
He might know where to get the code.

It will be very interesting to see/hear how this impacts the Bixby corn stove future side of things.

Does anyone else have any insight on this?

Hello,
I can see how that could be a problem with returning the cable. I did the returns thing for a while years ago in business. If it was myself I would not want the hassle of getting the cable back in one piece. Or you may have to have a deposit kind of like you mentioned.

FYI
I made mine out of a old computer speaker jumper end and a 9 pin serial cable I had sitting around. I have about 2 or 3 bucks into it. And the download for 2.71 and bixcheck use to be a free download. I think I may have see something in a thread on it a long while back.

Hello Blume98,
Yes I know of the 120 version in production, however have not seen one. I hope the 120 can hold up with this struggling economy. I know of a number of vendors which are dumping inventories and moving to another brand. That is never a good sign. I sure hope Bixby can make it threw this, they are a great unit and when they came out they were WAY ahead of the industry. I know the company is moving into clean coal technology also. Have not heard much on that to date. Don't get me wrong I am in Bixby's corner I have just read a great deal on the problems Bixby's been having in the home nest.

Do you have any recent insight on the Bixby Company problems?

Where are you located?

Hello,
This is a good unit but...
You have a few things stacked against you on this unit.

1st Yes the time of year is not the best to sell it, but other factors are more pressing than the time of year for this unit.
2nd Bixby Maxfire 115 is soon if not already discontinued forever and parts are still availible but for how long???
3rd Bixby's corn stove company's affairs are not doing well. which is sad because the product is cutting edge.
And 4th Bixby is moving to clean coal technology. Therefore the future of the company as far as corn stoves is uncertain.

You purchased this in 2008 and that was around the beginning we the Bixby owners began to hear of problems in the nest. I see they are releasing a new stove however, a number of vendors are currently trying to unload their inventories of maxfires to get out from under them. I am sure someone else may have more insight I know there is other threads about this topic.

I would consider purchasing it for parts for my 115 however, I would pay $300 or so for it since i would break it down for parts for mine. I realize that is not what you probably want to hear and I understand totally. I have been pondering the future of my 115 as well and what to do.

On another note, I am happy to hear you are looking at geothermal. I have a friend with it and loves it. From what i hear is if your friends system does not keep up they may need more wells. My friends house called for 3 wells and he put in 5 and he is sure glad he did, because it keeps up easily now.

Let know on the stove