Kodiak Stoker Stove 1

Jumpmanmj · Post by **Jumpmanmj** » Tue. Oct. 11, 2016 10:02 pm

Hello, I'm looking to rebuild this unit and get it in great working condition including painting it. Can you guys help me out in doing that. I'm not too familiar with how to get this unit running. I'm looking for some new glass (currently has metal), all new gaskets, and is this unit suppose to have a rheostat? It looks like the grate is cracked. Also, one of the bolts broke off where the hopper attaches while I was removing it. How can this be fixed? Any advice would be appreciated. I plan on installing this in an existing masonry chimney.

blrman07 · Post by **blrman07** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 7:07 am

Welcome to the forum. It looks like you got yourself a project there!!!. Do you have all the parts such as the gear motor, and all the parts that connect up to the hopper.

Hang in there. More folks will be along that will know more about your stove.

Jumpmanmj · Post by **Jumpmanmj** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 7:42 am

Yes, everything is there and it is in working condition. It's actually in pretty good shape. Honestly all it would need is a paint job but I want it look like factory with the glass and such. Keep the advice coming. Thanks for your reply

SWPaDon · Post by **SWPaDon** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 8:06 am

If you haven't done it, be sure to type your stove name in the search box at the top right of the page. There is lot's of info archived in this fine forum.

Post by **coaledsweat** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 9:07 am

Fill out your profile so everyone knows where you are. Could be a guy down the road has one and all the answers for you and is willing to help.

coalfan · Post by **coalfan** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 9:53 am

ditto cs new members , but they all hiding . !!! wheres fred !!! lol

Starting Out · Post by **Starting Out** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 10:31 am

If that is an Alaska Kodiak, google Alaska coal stoves and get the local phone number. They are made in Bloomsburg Pa which is only a short ride for you. Call and find out if they have the glass right there at the shop. If not they can tell you how to get it.

Jumpmanmj · Post by **Jumpmanmj** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 12:13 pm

Yes, they are only about 45 minutes from me. They did email me a manual, but not much in it. Everything is readily available and in stock. So now time to get cleaning and painting it. If you guys have any other info let me know. Thanks for all the replies

Rick 386 · Post by **Rick 386** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 5:43 pm

You have what is/was commonly called a triburner stove. You can search for triburners. There is a lot of info on here about them.

Triburner means that 1 fan controls the air up through the coal (combustion air), the speed of the feed rate, and the fan blowing the heat off the stove.

It was all controlled by a common rheostat although same had a second rheostat for the convection fan.

Some here used to separate the combustion air from the feed rate so a more complete burn could be had at a lower feed rate.

I still have a Stoker II basement model in my garage at home.

Rick

Jumpmanmj · Post by **Jumpmanmj** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 6:18 pm

Rick

Thanks so much for the help. Well, I guess I will be looking for a rheostat or 2. I thought maybe I can find a dealer online and not go directly though alaska but not much out there. Grate also seems to be cracked

Doby · Post by **Doby** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 7:14 pm

I think you have the older style carpet feed, could you post pics of the feeder assembly ?

http://jlproductsite.com/pdf/kast_console.pdf

Thats a link to a manual for the paddle style feed I have 2 stoves with the paddle style and may be of some help but not familiar with the carpet feed

Jumpmanmj · Post by **Jumpmanmj** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 7:24 pm

Rick

It is the carpet style. I can still provide a picture if you would like

Doby · Post by **Doby** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 7:30 pm

Not necessary I won't be of much help and either will the link to the manual I posted, sorry

Rick 386 · Post by **Rick 386** » Fri. Oct. 14, 2016 9:28 am

Jumpmanmj wrote:Rick

Thanks so much for the help. Well, I guess I will be looking for a rheostat or 2. I thought maybe I can find a dealer online and not go directly though alaska but not much out there. Grate also seems to be cracked

You cannot use a regular lamp dimming rheostat. You need a motor speed rheostat. They are 2 different animals.

Carpet feed stokers use a cam nut to set the amount of coal being fed on the carpet. On mine, it was 4 turns of the cam from idle to full burn. Then the rheostat determined how fast the carpet moved.

On your triburner, there was a motor driving a fan to provide combustion air. The shaft of the motor continued up through the combustion fan to drive a gear motor to operate the carpet feed. Some here removed the inline fan and installed a bathroom type fan to provide the combustion air. Then they just use the rheostat to control the carpet feed. This is pretty much how the modern day stokers operate. Separate controls for each part of the coal burning. 1 control for combustion air, 1 control for feed rate, and 1 control for convection air.

There are some dealers who do sell Alaska products but they all get them from the Alaska factory.

But I will say that the older Alaska units are pretty much bullet proof. They were a well built unit at the time. My dad still has 2 of them in operation for over 30 years. My Alaska II is almost the same age. I never did any great maintenance on it. In fact, I never cleaned it at the end of the year. I would just clean it before the next season and it still works great.

Rick D.

Jumpmanmj · Post by **Jumpmanmj** » Fri. Oct. 14, 2016 12:40 pm

Thanks so much. Mine does not have a rheostat at all it was just plugged in direct. I am so confused on how much the unit I have will heat. I cannot find any info on that. The manual does not have specs. The stove does need a few things but thats about it. Now I just have to rig something up to hold the hopper on. I broke the one bolt that holds it on. Thanks again for the reply

Rick 386 wrote:
Jumpmanmj wrote:Rick

Thanks so much for the help. Well, I guess I will be looking for a rheostat or 2. I thought maybe I can find a dealer online and not go directly though alaska but not much out there. Grate also seems to be cracked
You cannot use a regular lamp dimming rheostat. You need a motor speed rheostat. They are 2 different animals.

Carpet feed stokers use a cam nut to set the amount of coal being fed on the carpet. On mine, it was 4 turns of the cam from idle to full burn. Then the rheostat determined how fast the carpet moved.

On your triburner, there was a motor driving a fan to provide combustion air. The shaft of the motor continued up through the combustion fan to drive a gear motor to operate the carpet feed. Some here removed the inline fan and installed a bathroom type fan to provide the combustion air. Then they just use the rheostat to control the carpet feed. This is pretty much how the modern day stokers operate. Separate controls for each part of the coal burning. 1 control for combustion air, 1 control for feed rate, and 1 control for convection air.

There are some dealers who do sell Alaska products but they all get them from the Alaska factory.

But I will say that the older Alaska units are pretty much bullet proof. They were a well built unit at the time. My dad still has 2 of them in operation for over 30 years. My Alaska II is almost the same age. I never did any great maintenance on it. In fact, I never cleaned it at the end of the year. I would just clean it before the next season and it still works great.

Rick D.

Kodiak Stoker Stove 1

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