Stoker Question?

Hi, During the mild days my stove will stop running around 10 in the morning and not run again till late in the evening.I know that the coal is just smoldering in the fire ring ,but this a long time between runs and i wonder if the fire is slowly moving up the auger tube as its smolders till next run. has anybody heard of this happening in other stokers . thanks

I have a traditional bituminus underfeed stoker by Anchor, and I've unplugged it and gone to town for 72 hours, and returned and pluged it in to get some coal up so I could light a fire and it was still burning ready to go, after one week it was out, just to long.

unless you have a draft leak around the hopper cover it will only burn down in the pot, but not into the auger tube. Every stoker i've ever encountered has a "hold fire" timer to not only keep it from burning too low, but also ensure that it doesn't go out between calls for heat. It would appear that yours doesn't have that.

Hi, So far its stays lit , I have had it still be ok up to 12 hours between runs. i get smoke from auger tube when its relighting so I have had to seal the bin, but this has not affeceted to smolder time at all. I can I just need to find a Timer i can put in to the thermostatic circuit

Are you sure it isn't running? As I remember your stoker is in the garage where you might not hear the stoker/FD fan running for only a few minutes every hour...?

I suppose it could be, however i cant find a timer anywhere on the unit, only has hi low limits and a relay box, unless thats it. small light blue plastic box that the limit switches and theromstat wires run in to. I guess I will just have to keep an eye on it during warmer weather to see for sure. Thanks for the help.