My set up is similar minus the primary loop so I can see temp swings in the boiler as much as 30 degrees. That usuall only happens when there is a big call for heat. I have a dump zone in my garage. It keeps my garage toastie warm all winter and I burn about 11 tons of corn a season. That's November 15 - march ish time frame. I thought about going black pipe for a primary loop and still haven't ruled it out. Are you using the 3 RPM motor on the bin auger or did you go with the short piece of 2" PVC? How much sq ft do you heat? My house is fairly heat efficient but I tend to go through more fuel than you would think. I have three ladies in my brood that keep the heat at 75 and shower or bath 2x a day. I fought the good fight but I'm out numbered and have since thrown in the towel. How would you rate your homes insulation factor?

I called Mike and we talked for about an hour. He didn't mention the "2 inch restriction tube but then again we talked mostly about setup and temp differences of water leaving and coming back to the boiler. It seems there are alot of differences with corn vs pellets due to fly ash. Not sure I want to make all the changes he suggests?? I don't have a problem with corn and keeping the temp of water a constant 160 - 170 degrees 24/7 seems like I'll use a fair amount more of pellets. Are you guys running a primary loop and mixing cold water coming back to furnace/boiler to keep the return water with in 10 degrees of whats in the boiler? If so, do you find you use a lot more fuel running that loop 24/7? In case anyones interested, the conversion kit is about $220 and the 3 RPM motor is $140. Adding in a primay loop and doing it right will be another $400 - $500. 7 years ago I heated my whole house (2600 sqft) and water with corn for less than the all changes added together. Got to love those corn prices!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YooperSlim. Is the PVC auger tube coming from the hopper a 3" and are you still using the 2 RPM motor from the bin? Also, what timer settings are you at?

Thanks guys for all the picks and info. Looks like a pretty simple set up. I have a boiler but the set up will be the same. Keep you posted should I make the change. I may need some pointers on changing timer settings etc.

Thanks for the Pics YooperSlim. Now I have a few more questions...What's the flex hose on the blower for and where does it tie in? Is it pulling fresh air from outdoors? Also looks like you have a controller on the blower. Is it set up to run at different speed and different timing than it would for corn? Lastly, what's the PVC rig with all the hose in the other pics? Looks like a corn cleaner of sorts... You have a unique user name. Might you be from the UP of Michigan?

Looking to find a photo of the pellet conversion kit for my LDJ corn boiler. Its the 165k BTU unit. I've been burning corn 7 seasons now and my unit ticks like a Swiss watch. Not sure I want to convert to wood but corn prices are a bit high for me. I'm on my last ton of last years stock so I have to make a decision soon. I saw some old posts and called a dealer that sells the kit but they don't stock them. I don't want to buy something for $300 plus with out seeing how it hooks up to my system. I'm really interested in seeing the part that T's into the blower and where that goes. I undestand how the rest of the kit works. I've read some posts but I'm unclear how air is fed into the low fire auger. A picture is worth a thousand words.