Hitzer 608
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My hitzer 608 will not stay stay lit and running I’ll get it going and it will start fine and get a roaring bed of coals going but when it dials itself down it goes out everytime I use to be fine with minimum feed at 6 but I have turned it up to 8 and it’s still going out on my what could be the issue thanks
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- Location: Junction of PA-OH-WV
- Stoker Coal Boiler: AXEMAN-ANDERSON 130 "1959"
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: BUCKET A DAY water heater
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm Morning 414A
- Coal Size/Type: PEA,NUT,STOVE /ANTHRACITE
- Other Heating: Ground Source Heat Pump and some Solar
Not much to go on here, but venture a guess of accuumulated fines under the grates and/or degraded grate gasket now leaking air. Has your stove been serviced since new?
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I did clean out the fine ashes yesterday and it has went out twice since then. I’m going to replace the door gasket to rule that out and look at the grate gasket as well
- McGiever
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- Joined: Sun. May. 02, 2010 11:26 pm
- Location: Junction of PA-OH-WV
- Stoker Coal Boiler: AXEMAN-ANDERSON 130 "1959"
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: BUCKET A DAY water heater
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm Morning 414A
- Coal Size/Type: PEA,NUT,STOVE /ANTHRACITE
- Other Heating: Ground Source Heat Pump and some Solar
The fines refered to were the black coal fines that sift down thru grate holes and acuumulate...not ash fines.
Does this have the Coal-trol?
Does this have the Coal-trol?
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Thanks sorry ya that’s what I meant u took the grate off and vacuumed underneath and cleaned the holes out as well
- McGiever
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- Joined: Sun. May. 02, 2010 11:26 pm
- Location: Junction of PA-OH-WV
- Stoker Coal Boiler: AXEMAN-ANDERSON 130 "1959"
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: BUCKET A DAY water heater
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm Morning 414A
- Coal Size/Type: PEA,NUT,STOVE /ANTHRACITE
- Other Heating: Ground Source Heat Pump and some Solar
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I called hitzer talked to Dean very knowledgeable man. So after going over some things with him my wiring on the fans were wired backwards the fan underneath the bed Of coals would shut off once up to temp and choke out. Which is what the front blower fan should be doing got them swapped around and seems great now. It use to be such a task getting a fire started now ik getting good air blowing through the grates it was very simple
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- McGiever
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- Posts: 10130
- Joined: Sun. May. 02, 2010 11:26 pm
- Location: Junction of PA-OH-WV
- Stoker Coal Boiler: AXEMAN-ANDERSON 130 "1959"
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: BUCKET A DAY water heater
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Warm Morning 414A
- Coal Size/Type: PEA,NUT,STOVE /ANTHRACITE
- Other Heating: Ground Source Heat Pump and some Solar
Glad you were able to get the help you needed!