Well put Corny. It is a tremendous amount of time and money to make sure things run well here. THANK YOU!

To everyone here... have a great summer, thanks for the friendships, and hopefully we will meet again in the fall. I will still check in once in a while, but you know how it is. There's fishing, chores, motorcycles, chores, softball, chores, and did I mention beer?

Yep. Heavy film on glass usually = exhaust needs cleaning

Hahaha... like a friend once said, "Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn".

Well Timberframe... I dont think your being ignored.. Just dont know how to help.

tfgrower wrote:


lol, I really doubt it. Mine are sold by Walmart, made by chinese.

Wow... that was fast. I guess it comes down to 1 masher every three weeks or a new mesh applied after every clinker. Decisions decisions. You are running a really hot fire. Hotter than I expected.

Pete... I agree with everything you said. Multi fuel is the way to go because of the choices you have. But I do think that there is a fear created by the multi-fuel companies going out of business. If you CAN still buy a new multi-fuel stove, will you be able to get parts? If the price of corn does fall, what will we burn it in if the companies went belly up? The companies that make strictly pellet stoves seem to be healthy, and appear that they will to continue to make stoves and parts for a while. That will be a comfort to people who are making a decision on what to buy. Then, when grain is cheaper to burn than pellets they are stuck with pellets. Not that pellets are bad. I love the smell and ease of burning pellets. Which way do you go???? I do prefer to have a choice of what to burn.

That is horrible. Price gouging at it's finest.

AC wrote:


Thanks for the kind words AC but I can't take much credit. It's a group effort here and everyone contributes when they can. Heck, there are many people here who have helped waaay more than me and many have helped get my stove running well. I think it's that "tinkerer" gene that we all share

Anymore I feel like we are a dying breed. High corn prices, manufacturers going out of business, owners selling their stoves/furnaces, less and less action on the forum, etc, etc.
Kind of sad really. This idea really took off for a few years. Heck, for a while you had to get on a waiting list to buy a stove. When you saw gravity wagons parked in city folk's back yards you knew exactly what they were up to. Nothing else smelled quite like corn burn'in exhaust lingering around the neighborhood. Ahhhh, the good ol' days. Here's to hard cllinkers

Sorry... I thought maybe they just took them off the website but would have the products if you called them. Maybe not though

I found this in the old forum. Hope it helps!
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If you compare the Fasco part numbers to the AES corn stove part numbers you will see they are the same.
USSC 6039 is almost identical to the AES countryside and magnum models and use most the same parts.

MF3542 DRAFT INDUCER BLOWER
MF3541 CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER


AES parts. (note part numbers)
www.americanenergysystems.com/motors.cfm

AES Service Bulliten pdf
www.americanenergysystems.com/Stock/Libr...modelinformation.pdf

Burden Surplus Center.
www.surpluscenter.com/

This is the room fan. (AES part# MF3541)
www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?Item=16-1386

This is the draft inducer fan. (AES Part #MF3542)
www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?Item=16-1384

This is the auger motor & gearbox. (AES #MF3573)
www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?Item=5-1740

This is the agitator motor & gearbox. (AES #MF3540)
www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?Item=5-1737

Blowers won't be a problem. Augers, exhaust, and fire pots could be the big hitters

Thank you for the update. Maybe parts will be available on e-bay for a while. This is bad news, but certainly no surprise.

I just do what the indians did when the heat went out.... get cold

Close one huh? Glad it wasn't worse for you! Those boards can be toucy. Even static electricity can fry one.

That's great news! Glad you discovered the problem. The old disc is probably still good huh? Anyway, enjoy the nice, healthy heat.

Noth'in worse than burnt spuds Pete