SteveBNy

One lb of corn has about 8,200 btu's depending on its moisture content. Stove burns between 1 1/2 to 6 lbs per hour. Most will average less then 3 lbs/hr depending on your heating needs.

Steve

hardcorehunter

Bingo!!

hardcorehunter

My corn tested at 11.5% moisture and I am still putting a cup of oyster shell to a 5 gallon bucket. Do you feel this is neccessary Steve? My buddy has had one fora year and this is how he runs his. Is the stove going to operate fine automatically with only corn or is this adjusting that a tech does?

terbzz

we have one of those two it is a lot cheaper than gas

MountainHunter

Thanks, HCH.A couplemore followup Q's:
(1) can it burn just wood?
(2) Does the burn rate vary depending on whether you're burning just corn, just wood, or a mix?
3) Does the top get hot enough to use to cook (or at least boil water for coffee/tea?

Looks like an awesome piece of equipment for the house/cabin!

SteveBNy

11.5 is great. Oyster shell does help - some corn is starchier and needs it more to keep clinkering on the agitator down. You can try cutting back a little and see if it effects clinkering.

If yours is the newer model with the air slide under the door, tuning is easy. Most want to give too much air - flame should be lazier then a pellet stove.

Steve

hardcorehunter

Thanks Steve; Mountainhunter,you can run just wood pellets in you choose.Wood pellets can burn at a lower setting than corn.Corn requires a hotter fire than wood to burn efficiently. No, you are not going to cook food on it or boil water. All of the heat is coming out of the heat exchanger via of a blower. The stove itself does not get all that hot on top. You could definately burn yourself on the glass door though.

ia buck

GOOD JOB GRASS HOPPER.

LOOKS GOOD IN YOUR HOUSE. I DONT HAVE THE AIR INTAKE ON MINE IN MY SHOP.
I NEED TO ADD THAT SO IT WILL BURN CLEANER.

WE NEED TO GO UP RIVER AGAIN.

I WILL BE GLAD TO HELP WITH THE VIDEO ON TREE STANDS SINCE I HAVE THE SUMMIT OPEN SHOT CLIMMER.

IL BE IN MY STAND ALL WEEKEND.

hardcorehunter

ia buck; good luck this weekend. Whack a big one buddy.

spudrow

Thatseems like it works great, although I must say if I had $800 fuel bills I'd be drinking that corn instead of burning it !!!!