Wood Heat Stoves & Solar — pellet stove manuals

How to ID your Whitfield pellet stove MODEL: Use our helpful guides to identify your pellet stove, download your parts list and technical manuals, watch our instructional videos and repair your stove. The first step in servicing or repairing any pellet stove is to identify the correct model so that you can get the correct owner’s and technical manuals and parts list. Our web site also has the parts lists and manuals for these and many other brands of stoves. We have over 30,000 parts and product pages to help you in your stove installation, service and repair. You can...

You might ask "What is Biomass?". It's the vegetable residue of agricultural operations such as growing crops, milling timber, farming cattle and clearing ground. Residential, or premium grade wood pellets contain nothing else but wood. No glues are needed in the production of pellets. When the pulped wood or sawdust is forced into the wood pellet die under pressure and heat, natural binding material already present, (lignin), allows the pellet to hold its shape. A premium grade pellet contains very little potential ash. 1%. Standard, or commercial grade pellets contain more impurities, 3% potential ash. This is because paper, bark,...

Pellet Stove Maintenance After The Winter or Before Take out all the fuel in the hopper and feed system. Pellets left in can become damp and cause problems later. Give the stove a "spring cleaning". The fans for the air inlet and exhaust should be brushed of accumulated debris. The air inlet should be checked for obstructions now, and again before re-lighting the stove. Pellet Stove Troubleshooting Pellet stove cleaning on a regular basis will prevent problems arising through lack of maintenance. A slow, orange or sooty flame can mean: Burn pot air intakes blocked Ash pan full Blocked flue...

              Pet owners know compressed paper pellets make good cat litter, and alfalfa pellets are good rabbit food. Either could also be considered biomass, and used for home heating. Advantages Pellet stoves burn small pellets of dry organic material, typically compressed sawdust or wood shavings. They are inspired by the old-fashioned wood stove, but improve on the idea in several ways. •  Pellet stoves are more eco-conscious. Instead of using new wood, most pellets are made from leftover sawdust, wheat hulls, and other waste and industrial byproducts. They are more efficient and clean, creating...

There are a few things you should think about doing prior to the next burn season. Late spring is an ideal time to schedule your annual deep cleaning. The company that provides you with this service will most likely send you a reminder with some sort of “Spring Discount”. Try and set up your appointment so the work is performed when you are done using the stove for the season, that way the stove should be in perfect condition at the beginning of the next burn season. If you wait until August or September to call and schedule your cleaning...