Today I worked on my wood pellet stove All Day Long!!
I got up, washed up and waited for Grandpa to call, or come by. Lisa wanted to go walk, but I blew it off for today. I really needed to get my stove working. Oh man it was cold last night and especially this morning. I hated that Lisa was freezing! It's my job to keep this place warm and I couldn't do that. I was up until 2:30am trying to get the damn thing working last night, but it would not come on. Grandpa was here until almost 10 last night. Anyway he said he'd come by today and bring that part he took that broke. It's complicated!
So he finally came by this afternoon. I kept working on the stove, trying hard to get it to come on. Then I just went and took a shower. When I got out, he was here. So we looked it over and I continued working on it. Lisa went to work. After she left, Grandpa took me up to town and we bought a new Thermocouple and cover, then we bought a brand new bracket to hold down that thermocouple since that other one broke. Grandpa also bought me 5 bags of wood pellets ;} I was very happy! Last night I was so angry and honestly I've been angry ever since that whole situation with my sister and my mom spilled over. I've just been so angry and hateful over everything. This morning, though, I prayed. I hadn't talked to God in a couple days and I was really feeling lost. I prayed this morning. A really good and long prayer. I said everything I needed to say and when I was done, I felt so uplifted. My anger was gone and I could totally concentrate. I did all the work on my stove today. Grandpa did not have to do anything! I wanted to learn about it and see exactly what I had to do. It was a blessing what happened. Because of it going out like it did, I was able to learn so much about this pellet stove. Things I had no idea about before. Now, I can practically tear that thing to pieces and put it back together. I know exactly where everything is now and I know how to clean it properly and all the little problems that could go wrong with it. I was very happy!
Anyway, long story short, I fixed it! I was right, it was the thermocouple. After I installed the new one, that thing fired up and got so hot, it was Awesome! There was one problem after I was done. It was making a really loud sound still. Also, the flame was really low and it looked like it was going to die out again, but this time it stayed on. So I called Raindrops back and asked them. They referred me to this dude who works with them. He gave me a call soon after and I asked him about it. Grandpa wanted him to come out, but that would've been more money and I thought grandpa had spent enough money on me and my pellet stove, so I wasn't going to do that. Instead, I asked him about it and told him what I could possibly do to fix it. He gave me a tip and said that it might be the latch under the firepot. He said if there was a gap under that thing, the flame would be weak and it would make a loud noise. So Grandpa showed me where it was and I got under there and sure enough, there was a huge gap between the bottom and the firepot. So I busted out my tools and closed that up. After that, Grandpa left. He needed to get home because he had his own stuff to do. So I thanked him for everything! My grandpa is such a wonderful man and a blessing to the family. I am so so so thankful to God that He blessed me with an Awesome grandpa! Both him and my dad have taught me so much about things. Anyway, after grandpa went home, I fired up the stove and BOOM it worked Awesomely and way WAY better than before! The flame was high and very hot. Now, it works like a dream and better than that, it's burning very clean now. Before, there was black ash everywhere and that firepot would fill up practically. Now, the ash is almost white and there's hardly any. I'm so so happy and glad that it's working great! So now my place is really heating up. I'm glad that when Lisa gets home tonight, it'll be nice and warm in here. Today turned out to be an Awesome day!
Well that's about all. That was my whole day. Just did lots of work on that pellet stove. I cleaned it really good and installed new stuff. It was a great learning experience. Now, I know that thing inside out so next time I have a problem, I won't have to bug grandpa about it. I can just tear it apart myself and fix it up ;} Ok, now I'm going to relax and enjoy a warm place ;} Goodnight!
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