Help identifying a leisure line stove

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robert1978
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Post by robert1978 » Sun. Jan. 03, 2021 8:06 pm

Hello coal burners.
I have a stove that I rescued for cheap and it is a leisure line stoker stove with a bed stoker I also have the coal-trol and thermostat with it i know it says i can burn rice coal but was wondering if anyone burns buckwheat in this model? Also if I have a 20ft chimney does this model require a direct vent because of where the chimney piping goes? any input is appreciated. If any one knows the plug layout for the coal trol thats helpful otherwise I can bang around the forums till i find it

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Post by lincolnmania » Mon. Jan. 04, 2021 8:19 am

the coal trol cable for the thermostat is an ethernet cable.
that looks like an econo1
does it have a 6" exhaust outlet?

 
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Post by lincolnmania » Mon. Jan. 04, 2021 8:20 am

and yes you can burn buckwheat coal in that stoker.


 
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Post by robert1978 » Mon. Jan. 04, 2021 8:33 am

Ok I will look into that thanks. I know you say I can burn buckwheat I am just wondering is it because of the feeder Design and do I need to worry about a gearbox striping out. What kind of replacement parts should I keep on hand

 
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Post by robert1978 » Mon. Jan. 04, 2021 5:27 pm

Also yes it does have a 6" outlet

 
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Post by lincolnmania » Tue. Jan. 05, 2021 5:36 am

Matt has a lot of information on the leisure line youtube channel, i have never owned a leisure line. they are good stoves and the owners are members here.
there is a lot of information in the videos, he explains how to light, clean and repair the stove and how to set the coal trol. you can call them too if you need assistance. Matt is a good guy, he helped me out a lot years ago get my coal stoves working better.
https://www.youtube.com/user/LeisurelineStoveCo



 
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Post by robert1978 » Thu. Jan. 07, 2021 3:43 pm

Thanks I called Matt yesterday and spoke with him he was able to identify it as an econo stove. Super helpful gentleman aswell

 
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Post by WNY » Thu. Jan. 07, 2021 5:04 pm

LL stoves and owners of the business are great. I have older Hyfire I, still works great. Just keep the motors oiled and clean it out good when finished in the spring.

 
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Post by LouSee » Sun. Jan. 10, 2021 4:12 am

I have an Independence for the garage. There are a bunch of threads here with good info and those videos are well worth the watching.

Buckwheat will burn just fine and the gearbox should handle it just fine. I think rice burns better. I ran buck for a year or two since the EFM stoker in the house runs buck and I shared the coal. I now have a separate bin for the garage and tried rice and it seemed better to me, so...

These ideas are all for my stove - yours should be the same or similar. If it has the regular LL sliding carpet, just make sure it's clean and free of fines under the plate. Vac out the ramp support and make sure the squirrel cage fan blades are clean. I oil the motors once a month or so. The combustion motor has an oil port inside the electrical box, which is kind of a pain. I vac out the exhaust duct every couple/few weeks, just the horizontal part coming out the back of the combustion chamber since that's the part that gets 95% of the flyash. I have a regular chimney and if you do, I'd try that first.

I bought a spare combustion fan motor since without that, I can't make heat and the motor was cheap. If the carpet's motor dies, it's also a DOA condition but that motor was $100 so I'm living dangerously on that. An extra ashpan or two will make life easier. I custom fabbed up some handles for the ashpans from 5 gallon bucket handles.

I clamped a small vice grips to the feed adjustment key/bolt/adjuster?/whatever since mine would spin every once in a while and the feed rate would change. This way, the weight of the pliers keeps the rod from spinning and the feed stays as set.

I scrape out the inside with a painter's putty knife, vac it out well, stuff apiece of insulation in the exhaust port and put a 75w light bulb in the box for off-season.

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