Alaska Channing 111

 
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Post by Channing111 » Thu. Oct. 29, 2015 8:45 pm

Hello I bought a new channing 111 and having trouble with ash flying out the back of stove at cumbustion blower fan area. I talked to Alaska stoves and they say its the 2 tabs inside that guide air into grate ,( take bolt out underneath and slide top off ) ,back at cumbustion fan and bend out tabs , I did that and didn't help . Maybe I need to bend them more, I don't know. Love the stove other then this ,blows ash all over behind stove. ? Anyone have any issues with this ?


 
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Post by McGiever » Fri. Oct. 30, 2015 5:00 am

WELCOME :D

Is it the selling dealer who says to bend your tabs?

What dealer doesn't send a tech out for such an issue as this? Too busy selling other stoves to be able to make a service call?

 
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Post by Channing111 » Fri. Oct. 30, 2015 6:43 am

This came straight from manufacture (Alaska stoves) in bloomsburg pa. He also said it prob be easier to just stick duck tape over end of it to keep ash from blowing out. Has me ticked off.

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Fri. Oct. 30, 2015 8:50 am

Check your owners manual package,they may have sent a roll of duct tape with for you to use for proposes such as this. :roll: A new machine ? & you are expected to re-manufacture it ? :crazy:

 
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Post by bksaun » Fri. Oct. 30, 2015 9:03 am

I ran one for 3-4 years with no such problem, sounds odd, this should not be happening, slide the fan out and check your gaskets. If you lived close by I would offer to stop by and check it, but I'm in KY, chances are your not!

 
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Post by Channing111 » Fri. Oct. 30, 2015 4:36 pm

Its not normal. My buddy has same stove and his hasn't had this issue in 5 years. Ash can fall through the grate I understand, and the with cumbustion fan blowing , some how ash is coming out the back where combustion fan mounts. Im going try again to bend tabs out little more and see if it stops. If not Alaska stoves will be getting a call demanding it to be fixed .

 
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Post by jremington » Tue. Nov. 03, 2015 8:10 pm

Who did you buy the stove from?


 
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Post by 2001Sierra » Tue. Nov. 03, 2015 8:50 pm

[quote="Channing111"]This came straight from manufacture (Alaska stoves) in bloomsburg pa.
This is just plain wrong. Alaska has a good name, something odd here.

 
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Post by jremington » Tue. Nov. 03, 2015 9:45 pm

I can't see Ken giving you that advice. He has driven 5 hours to show us the stoves and anytime I call him he is right on it.

 
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Post by Channing111 » Thu. Nov. 05, 2015 7:23 am

Stove was bought through local dealer ( stove shed) , near where I live ( hour from Bloomsburg) . I called my dealer and he wasn't very helpful from beginning so I was in bloomsburg and stopped in and talked directly to them , (my 2nd time there), both times spoke to same man. I told him exactly what stove was doing so he brought out the whole grate showing me what was referring to when I called him days before this , he pointed out the hole on backside of grate/ stove that combustion fan slides into and told me the 2 tabs that slide in the hole need bent out , there bent in to far allowing ash to blow out back ,(makes sense) , he said if go to far its hard to get it back in place and that on his own stove he got tired of fighting it so he just stuck duck tape over it , I didn't like that idea, so he said I can give you a piece of aluminum tape, I said if I try fix it right way im not going mess nothing up am I ? He said know you'll be taking it apart at that location to clean anyway. So before leaving I told him how much I like the stove other then this and I left . So ya what I told you (Came directly from Alaska stoves in bloomsburg) .

 
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Post by Pocono Pete » Thu. Nov. 12, 2015 6:23 pm

Channing 111, I don't mean to step on your thread but I thought you would like to hear something that happened to me. I replaced the combustion wheel on my Channing 111 due to it beginning to melt. When I put the new one on it was rubbing on the housing and making too much noise. I called the dealer I purchased the stove from in 2008 and he said bring it out and he would take a look at it. He agreed it was rubbing and suggested I drill two new holes and move the combustion motor a little so it would not rub. I explained to him I paid $67.50 plus tax for the entire unit, motor. air tray and combustion fan and I should not have to be drilling holes and moving motors. He looked at it again a put a new wheel on and said there is something wrong the way if was made and I should talk to Alaska in Bloomsburg. The unit was purchased January 2015 less than a year ago and used for 5 months. I ended up buying a new unit but the new price was $81.00 plus tax. I am going to call Alaska and make a appointment to talk to Ken and see if we can come to some kind of solution to this problem. I have always thought that Alaska was a good company and stood behind their product, I will let you know what they have to say, although it's about 60 miles away I will turn it into a little day trip for me and the wife.

 
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Post by Channing111 » Mon. Nov. 16, 2015 10:06 pm

Let me know how you make out. I agree ,pay $ for something you shouldn't have to drill holes to make it work. Pay as much as I did for my stove ,,i shouldn't of had to tare mine apart (1st time being used) , because ash flying out back. And when asked how fix problem , be told stick duck tape over ot . If it was a 100$ used stove ,fine but not a bran new one . I took mine back apart (2nd time now) and bent tabs out further and it fixed 80% of my problem. Now I barely get anything coming out back .

 
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Post by Doby » Tue. Nov. 17, 2015 9:09 pm

Channing III where exactly are you from?

The 2 tabs do they stick out from the blower housing approximately 1\2 inch?

Does the the blower housing meet tight to the stoker housing?

 
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Post by Channing111 » Thu. Nov. 19, 2015 9:24 pm

I am from Millmont pa area . 12 min west of Mifflinburg . There is 2 tabs and id say they are at least 3/4 -1 inch long. The cover /blower housing whatever its called seems to be tight to back of stove. By me bending the tabs out the 2nd time little further has definitely helped , I no longer get all the ash coming out the back . I still get real fine dust but nothing like I was . Another prob with my stove is (and Alaska is aware of it ) cause I actually went up to bloomsburg and complained about it is , the stove pipe outlet of back of stove (rear vent ) is much smaller then standard 6" stove pipe. Id say there is at least a good 3/16 gap around my pipe where it slides over stove connection on back of stove so I get some dust coming out of there as well. The reply I got from the guy there at Alaska stoves was , well even your pipe isnt tight fitting , I know this but 3/16 inch gap is excessively big . Should be a tight fit where it connects to stove imo.

 
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Post by Pocono Pete » Wed. Dec. 09, 2015 7:57 pm

Channing 111, I agree with you totally a new stove should be installed and running correctly from day 1. I would think the dealer who installed the stove is at fault. Well I made it out to Alaska in Bloomsburg today and had them look at the air motor try with the motor attached but the plastic wheel removed. I told the fellow about how the replacement wheel was rubbing against the housing. He asked how I had replaced the plastic wheel and when I explained what I had done he said I had done it wrong ( I did what the dealer told me to do). He removed the little white fan on top, removed the combustion motor, put the new plastic wheel on and put everything back together and guess what, the air motor tray runs as quiet as the new one no rubbing and no making noise. I really think the Alaska Channing 111 is a good stove but I wish it was easier to get a repair done when it is beyond my ability. The dealers are busy installing stoves in the winter and in the spring/summer they are busy cleaning. I was glad I went out to Bloomsburg today I did pick up a few tips about my Channing 111.


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