Reading Question

bowersox1 · Post by **bowersox1** » Tue. Aug. 25, 2015 4:33 pm

I was thinking and not sure so i'll ask the experts. Mt Reading Allegheny originally had the tri-burner set up. I upgraded it to the separate combustion blower package from Reading. The original tri-burner set up has a duct work build into the bottom side of the gear motor housing to direct the combustion air in under the grates. With the new set up this duct is gone. The upgrade combustion blower is 45cfm. Should I cut the opening bigger where the combustion air enters under the grate? Here is a picture of the opening.

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Stoker6268 · Post by **Stoker6268** » Tue. Aug. 25, 2015 5:17 pm

The new motor bolts on the back of the motor tray.
If I understand your post,cutting that opening is not an option.
Thats the steel back of stove.
You may have to cut the back of the motor housing a bit.
(Not sure if reading supplies new motor housing/tray) Yours is removed in your pic.
If you have the blower mounted, the air will get in there.
No need for the little channel that the original had.

Post by **franco b** » Tue. Aug. 25, 2015 6:12 pm

The quality of the fire is the only way to judge.

bowersox1 · Post by **bowersox1** » Tue. Aug. 25, 2015 6:42 pm

I already had the combustion blower. I got it from reading and it came with the Fasco B30 blower and the "pan" to slide under the gear motor. Had to get a new gear motor "pan" cause of the duct work on the underside of the old tri-burner set up. I was just wondering if I should make the opening larger due to the fact that the new combustion blower has more CFM so there fore I would want less restrictions for the air to enter under the grates.

Stoker6268 · Post by **Stoker6268** » Tue. Aug. 25, 2015 7:08 pm

I think youd need a torch to cut that.
It will blow through the hole. Where else can it go.
A little may leak from the tray, but not enough to make a difference.
Not sure if you used with new combustion blower yet, but my bet is you will be looking to lessen the air flow, not increase it.

Doby · Post by **Doby** » Tue. Aug. 25, 2015 7:59 pm

Stoker6268 wrote:I think youd need a torch to cut that.
It will blow through the hole. Where else can it go.
A little may leak from the tray, but not enough to make a difference.
Not sure if you used with new combustion blower yet, but my bet is you will be looking to lessen the air flow, not increase it.

I agree if you notice the coal wants to clinker more the you may have to cut air back abit