Horizon Eclipse Pellet Stove Manual
A hopper containing fuel pellets for a stove opens downward into a feed trough which extends generally horizontally toward the firebox of the stove. A feed plate is positioned such that pellets from the hopper are supported on the feed plate.
Pellet Stove Chimney & Vent Clearance Distances, Installation & Operation Manuals. Details about pellet stove clearance distances and pellet stove chimney or vent termination clearance distances from various building features are now found. At PELLET STOVE MANUALS. NFPA 211 'Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel–Burning. I stumbled across the original manuals for my old Horizon Eclipse pellet stove. If anyone out in the world has a use for the manual, let me know and I can scan them and get a copy to you. I'll guess there aren't a whole lot of those stoves left in service, but you never know.
The feed plate is reciprocated between a rearward position adjacent to the hopper and a forward position adjacent to the firebox so as to advance pellets toward the firebox. A gate member is mounted adjacent to the end of the feed trough remote from the hopper. The gate member is positioned to be engaged by the feed plate when the feed plate is in its forward position so as to close the feed trough and hopper from the firebox. The mechanism for reciprocating the feed plate normally maintains it in its forward position in which the feed trough and hopper are isolated from the firebox. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1.
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to fuel feed mechanism for feeding pelletized fuel from a hopper to the firebox of a stove. Prior Art In known pellet stoves mechanism is provided for automatically feeding pelletized fuel to the firebox at approximately a uniform, sometimes adjustable, rate.
Preferably such stoves are self-feeding for an extended period, such as several hours. In a positive feed system, the fuel is forcefully moved to the firebox. Known systems use augers or screw conveyors which pulverize some of the fuel pellets and which can become jammed. Another type of positive feed system is shown in U.S.
4,536,120, issued Aug. 20, 1985, to Kylmanen et al.
4,474,117, issued Oct. 2, 1984, to Marollaud.
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In the device of each of those patents, a piston is reciprocated horizontally below the bottom outlet opening of a hopper to move pelletized fuel from the hopper along a feed cylinder or trough. In the piston feeder of the Marollaud patent, the piston is stated to form a 'fire barrier' in its 'rest position'. See the paragraph beginning a column 2, line 38 and the first three paragraphs of column 4. As an alternative to a positive feed system, one known system uses a rotating tube inclined downward from the bottom of a hopper to a chute leading to the firebox. Fuel pellets are tumbled in the tube and slide and roll downward along it to the chute. See the brochure titled 'The Inside Story on the Most Significant Improvements in Pellet Stove Technology' concerning pellet stoves sold under the trademark 'Eclipse' by Horizon Research, Inc., of Bothell, Wash. Other types of 'passive' feed systems which have been used for coal burning stoves or boilers are shown in the following U.S.
Patents: U.S. 701,192, issued May 27, 1902 (Fraser); U.S. 1,442,295, issued Jan. 16, 1923 (Porter); U.S. 1,942,947, issued Jan. 9, 1934 (Strange); U.S.
2,078,640, issued Apr. 27, 1937 (Segar); U.S. 2,204,555, issued Jun. 18, 1940 (Valentine et al.); U.S. 4,537,140, issued Aug.
27, 1985 (Baker); U.S. 4,328,786, issued May 11, 1982 (Owen). In the feed mechanism of each of the above devices, lumps of coal are fed to a firebox by reciprocating, oscillating or vibratory motion of a feed plate or trough positioned below the bottom outlet of a hopper. In the passive feed devices, there can be a danger that the fire will spread along the feed trough or plate, possibly to the hopper. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The principal object of the present invention is to provide mechanism for feeding pelletized fuel to the firebox of a stove safely, reliably and at an adjustable rate for an extended period. It also is an object to provide such mechanism of simple, inexpensive design but durable and substantially maintenance free.
Another object is to provide such mechanism which does not damage the fuel pellets so that their burn characteristics are not affected. An additional object is to provide such mechanism in a form eliminating or at least greatly lessening the possibility of fire spreading from the firebox through the feed mechanism to a stored quantity of the pelletized fuel.
Patent Citations Cited Patent Filing date Publication date Applicant Title. Feb 24, 1902 May 27, 1902 William Fraser Mechanical stoker. Oct 9, 1903 Sep 27, 1904 William H Strouse Firing locomotive-engines. Nov 2, 1903 May 15, 1906 Arthur Dudley Southam Overfeed-stoker.
I hate dredging up old threads but 'think' I have this stove too. I just bought a home and there are no indicators of what stove I have is except for the word Eclipse on the control board in the hopper. I've attached several photos. I have two questions 1) If this is the same stove as this thread can someone send me the manual as well please? Thanks in advance. Please PM for email address.
2) Pics 5 through 8 are with regard to the pellet cup. I am not sure of the orientation its supposed to be in there. Image 6 is how I think its supposed to go in, and how I put it back in. Image 5 is how it originally sat, it looked awkward. Image 7 is with the cup removed and image 8 shows the cup design. I did learn the fun way that there is no auto igniter in this system (looking at some of the St Croix references I've come across).
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Thanks for some assistance in advance. quote=' 2) Pics 5 through 8 are with regard to the pellet cup.
I am not sure of the orientation its supposed to be in there. Image 6 is how I think its supposed to go in, and how I put it back in. Image 5 is how it originally sat, it looked awkward. Image 7 is with the cup removed and image 8 shows the cup design.
I did learn the fun way that there is no auto igniter in this system (looking at some of the St Croix references I've come across). Thanks for some assistance in advance./quote I have the same stove only the freestanding version so I would say you do have an eclipse. I will try your way with the pellet cup as it sure looks better!
If I get a copy of the manual somewhere I will let you know. I wanted to do a follow up post on my experience with this stove. After having the chimney service (just bought this house) and they cleaned out the stove as well, I wanted to try my hand at this.
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While the cup orientation in image 6 sure looks good, it's not very efficient. I burned for 12 hours trying to get the box to put out warm air and could get nothing. At first I thought it was the stove's fault but sitting the burn box into the cup like that leaves a gap between the burn box and the draft box. All it was doing was pull the heat right back out and venting it. Since the system was making abnormal noises anyway (vibration from motors), I pulled it out, cleaned out the entire system, re-seated all the connectors, and sealed the exhaust vent (test burn while pulled out for leaks).
The former owners had adhesive tape that wasn't holding the air intake in very well at all. Change that to a clamp.
Now I hear the whirring of the motor(s). Flash forward to after my twelve hour heat-less burn. I let it burn out, cleaned everything out. Put the box back in as image 5 and fired it up.
This thing is roaring! Finally getting heat to the exchange and watching the degrees climb in my house. Started it at 65 30 minutes ago and finally pushing 70 degrees. The only problem I'm experiencing is that the pellets are backing up in the feed tunnel now. I do have one question since there is still no manual, with a high enough temp going, the small metal plate near the intake duct that covered another hole is making a lot of noise due to the need for more oxygen. Is there any reason that metal plate needs to be on? Here is a a link to the video recording that you can hear the plate rattling.