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How do ya light a corn stove?

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Midwest redneck

12-01-2006 13:39:07




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I have my US stove corn/pellet burner and I am using denatured alcohol to lite it and it takes a few times to get it going. What do you guys with corn stoves use to get the fire going, should I buy some firestarter gel or something else?. Does the firestarter gel work well?




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corn stove owner

12-07-2006 13:57:27




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 Re: How do ya light a corn stove? in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-01-2006 13:39:07  
The best way to light any corn or wood pellet stove is to go buy those cheap fireplace logs you use for those romantic fires in your fireplace and take a screw driver and break off a bunch of chunks and put it in your fire pot. I fill mine about 3/4 full and I light it with my propane torch and then I let it get going real hot then turn on my auger to the slow setting for about 10 minutes then turn it up to your disired setting. Guaranteed to light and stay lit every time. Give it a try and the logs are a heck of alot cheaper than the fire gel. One log lasts me all heating season. Good luck and stay warm.
Ray.....

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willie in mn

12-01-2006 19:01:41




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 Re: How do ya light a corn stove? in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-01-2006 13:39:07  
Not corn, but pellet stove. Throw a handful of pellets in burn pot, lite with Bernz Torch. Hold torch on pellets until start to glow, then close door. Blower makes instant flame. Takes about 15-20 seconds. Set heat level on "4" until room-air blower kicks on, then adjust up or down to suit.
Works for me.
Willie



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thejdman01

12-01-2006 18:35:47




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 Re: How do ya light a corn stove? in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-01-2006 13:39:07  
newspaper, corn, gel, newspaper corn gel about 4 layers of that lgiths her up quick



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bradk

12-01-2006 18:23:01




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 Re: How do ya light a corn stove? in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-01-2006 13:39:07  
I have an American Harvest and start it with a handfull of wood pellets and charcoal lighter fluid.
Start out at setting #1 and go up gradually.Takes me about 6 minutes to get to setting #5 which is the setting I leave it at.
~brad



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Larry from Mich.

12-01-2006 16:05:18




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 Re: How do ya light a corn stove? in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-01-2006 13:39:07  
We bought a heatmor corn/wood boiler. I used the Kingsford fastlight charcoal and put in a rag. Took a hammer and smashed it into small pieces and blended into thre corn. Then lite it with a torch. It worked very well. Good luck,Larry



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Corn Man

12-01-2006 16:02:29




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 Let Corn Man Light It in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-01-2006 13:39:07  
How do ya light a corn stove? Easy, just give Corn Man a box of matches and stand back!
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nw_bearcat

12-01-2006 15:44:44




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 Re: How do ya light a corn stove? in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-01-2006 13:39:07  
on my harmon, i just flip the switch.



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Ryan

12-01-2006 14:51:04




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 Re: How do ya light a corn stove? in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-01-2006 13:39:07  
I would invest in a 50 pound bag of wood pellets and some fire starter gel. I caution you against using denatured alcohol as my neighbor cracked the glass in his by using it because it got too hot too quick. I start mine on a handful of woodpellets and gel. I have to let it burn for a few minutes before I can put the corn to it or it will put it out.

Ryan



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Midwest redneck

12-01-2006 18:28:49




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 Re: How do ya light a corn stove? in reply to Ryan, 12-01-2006 14:51:04  
I have 2 tons of wood pellets too. I use pellets in the burn pot at first.



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John T

12-01-2006 13:44:48




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 Re: How do ya light a corn stove? in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-01-2006 13:39:07  
I had one of the older technology Dovetecs years ago and I used a piece of one of those fireplace starter bricks. Seems they were made up of wood chips n parrafin or somethign but they sure worked.

John T



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ldj1002

12-01-2006 15:03:05




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 Re: How do ya light a corn stove? in reply to John T, 12-01-2006 13:44:48  
I put a hand full of pellets in the burn pot and use a little propane torch with the flame on the pellets, oh, about a minute--little more maybe, till they get burning good, then shut the door. I've had 2 stoves. The first, if you turned the corn on too soon it would go out like the other poster said. But you soon learned just how it looks when to turn corn on. My present stove the auger won't start till it gets so hot.
L.D.

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redrunsdeep

12-01-2006 14:56:30




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 Re: How do ya light a corn stove? in reply to John T, 12-01-2006 13:44:48  
get a good burner like a bixby with auto start push the button and walk away.
us stove burners are the bottom of the line in efficenicy good luck.

put use wood pellets and gell or soak them in rubbing alchol for a few min then dump in and light



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