Bullseye Cleaning the auger

[RNcooker]

My balls I stopped heating. I cleaned out the hopper and when I cut the bull’s-eye on the auger is not feeding. When I looked at the auger and in the firebox it looks like there is some clumped up pallets which may be the result of having had it rain here a lot and I left the pellets in there, and we were away so probably did not use it for a month. Any easy solution to getting in and cleaning out the auger? I tried using a coat hanger from the firebox end and try to vacuum on it I got a little bit but I think that the clumped pellet dust is what’s blocking the auger feed.

 

[Simarti28]

My balls I stopped heating. I cleaned out the hopper and when I cut the bull’s-eye on the auger is not feeding. When I looked at the auger and in the firebox it looks like there is some clumped up pallets which may be the result of having had it rain here a lot and I left the pellets in there, and we were away so probably did not use it for a month. Any easy solution to getting in and cleaning out the auger? I tried using a coat hanger from the firebox end and try to vacuum on it I got a little bit but I think that the clumped pellet dust is what’s blocking the auger feed.

Others in this forum have had similar issues. See if either of these posts help.

https://www.recteqforum.com/threads/stuck-auger-removal.5073/


https://www.recteqforum.com/threads...-the-hopper-and-they-got-wet.5204/#post-74436

 

[Waterboy]

If you do a search on ”jammed auger” you’ll get a lot of ideas. Not sure what to suggest about your balls not heating, that’s a bit out of my expertise.

 

[ol' stonebreaker]

If the material stuck in the auger is too hard start spraying water on it to soften it up.

 

[Motodad1776]

Sounds like high humidity and a lot of wood dust, yup that will make a hard concoction.