Replace the Fire Pot Burner Plates

Paul produce farmer · Post by **Paul produce farmer** » Mon. Feb. 13, 2017 8:24 pm

I have a 520 stoker and the coal wasn't burning right and I noticed a couple of the burner plates are warped and one has a hole in it; it still working and I lowered the coal intake to keep the fire even. I hate to tear it down for a fix in Feb; what is entailed to replace a couple of the burner plates and what kind of issues may arise in the replacement that may cause me grief. I would like to hold out until late April if I can. Any help out there? Thank you. Paul

Olllotj · Post by **Olllotj** » Mon. Feb. 13, 2017 8:43 pm

Thanks to Stoker Don, here is a you tube series of videos. Step by step how to replace the grates for ya.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFU8SaWNbzx_-yEL7a2TQ086v1j5tHpzC

Looks like a easy job, Good luck

Paul produce farmer · Post by **Paul produce farmer** » Mon. Feb. 13, 2017 10:20 pm

Thank you for the you tube

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Mon. Feb. 13, 2017 11:14 pm

ebay has a set, they were $525.00, DAMN, AA are lifetime warranted and I doubt anyone ever had a claim!!

Post by **Rob R.** » Tue. Feb. 14, 2017 5:42 am

McGiever wrote:ebay has a set, they were $525.00, DAMN, AA are lifetime warranted and I doubt anyone ever had a claim!!

The last set of EFM grates I bought was about $200. $525 seems way out of line unless there has been some dramatic price increase that I didn't hear about.

As for the AA grate, that thing is sure a beastly piece of steel. Keep the rollers working and the linkage in good shape and it should last two lifetimes.

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Tue. Feb. 14, 2017 8:10 am

For $525.00 there was a 'cast ring' included too.

Post by **StokerDon** » Wed. Feb. 15, 2017 7:19 pm

McGiever wrote:For $525.00 there was a 'cast ring' included too.

As far as I know, the burn plates don't come from EFM with a "ring". $525 is way high even if it comes with the ash ring. The ash rings don't go bad!

I think my set was $325 from Mark's Supply.

Olllotj wrote:Looks like a easy job, Good luck

Easy if your EFM stoker is inside of a Gentleman Janitor boiler! I honestly don't know how the EFM 520 guys put up with the lack of access panels. If you have a round door I'm pretty sure you have to pull the whole stoker out. Maybe I'm wrong?

If the burn plates have been in there a long time and anti-seize was not used, The nut/bolts will have to be cut off.

-Don

Post by **coaledsweat** » Thu. Feb. 16, 2017 7:54 am

McGiever wrote:ebay has a set, they were $525.00, DAMN, AA are lifetime warranted and I doubt anyone ever had a claim!!

My 28 year old grate still had the welder's chalk on it!

Paul produce farmer · Post by **Paul produce farmer** » Sat. Apr. 08, 2017 8:36 pm

I paid $315 for a set of plates, nuts and bolts and three gaskets from EFM dealer in February 2017