johnbbean

I went to start up my Mt. Vernon AE for the season and my wall thermostat went into StartUp mode, but soon thereafter threw an error code Max Drop Tube Temp (problem 1). In addition to that, the convection blower fan (the one that blow hot air from the front) spins itself to full speed and stays that way (problem 2).

I've done just about all the work on this unit for years so I'm pretty familiar with the parts and how to repair them. The local dealer has a back log of technician appointments that extends almost to the new year. So I'm looking to see if anyone has heard of this combination of errors and a possible solution.

I have an early Quadrafire Mt.Vernon AE I've been burning for maybe 12-13 years. The cast iron back baffle is slightly warped in several places as well as having a few cracks. I've looked for a replacement Baffle on Amazon and been able to find a few but they are slightly different in that they have an additional passthrough hole (oval shaped) along the top of the baffle. Mine is solid except the feed tube hole.

My question is are there two different styles or was this just an updated design for some type of improvement?

Thanks for any info.

I have a waterfront property in an area that is prone to erosion from a large body of water. Most residents have paid to have buffering waterfront soil protection (soil fabric covered by large stones). The adjoining property has been unoccupied for over a decade, the owner passed away and his heirs have no interest in living on, nor maintaining, the property. That property has makeshift buffering which has failed. In recent years, the erosion has increased exponentially; so much so that a erosion hole about the size of an above ground pool and four feet deep has washed into the bay. This hole has begun to eat away at my property from behind my buffering (my stone is collapsing away from the

My wife and I recently ported out of Canaveral for a cruise and stayed in Cocoa Beach the day prior. We spent a decent part of our free time at the bar at the end of the pier. Sufficed to say, we had a good time! We are returning to Canaveral a day or two after Christmas. We were wondering if the pier will be open? Any other holiday-based stops we should try to get to?

Thanks in advance

My family is planning a cruise and we will be porting in Charleston on Christmas Day. We've done similar cruises and the last time we're in Key West on Christmas Day (Highly recommend). Because Charleston isn't exactly Key West, I was wondering if there will be shops and restaurants/bars open. Any other suggestions for thing you think we must see in Charleston would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Any freshly baked available in Frederick. A close friend has as birthday is tomorrow. She's got Celiac but I want to bring fresh bagels to her work in the morning.

Anyone know if there is a retail outlet for "Hey Dude" shoes in Frederick? I don't usually buy shoes online as my feet are very finicky. I've heard great things about their comfort.

Right now in the Maryland Chesapeake is our Spring Rockfish (Striped Bass) Trophy season. Most boats that are out have at least a couple of anglers so you can see 10-25 lines in the water being trolled. I generally am a solitary angler. Does anyone do anything other than trolling? I love to fish but setting up tons of reels for just me and (potentially)being done, as in Fish On in 15 minutes seems like a lot of work. Looking for alternatives.

I'm back looking for a little help. I have a 2006 Mount Vernon AE that I just changed out the combustion blower with the advice of the good people of this forum. All worked well for a couple of weeks. Now I have a new problem.

After running well for a couple of weeks, my burn pot seems to be getting full span clinkers that make the self cleaning function not dump into the ash pan. The clinkers bridge the entire burn pot and occlude air flow and eventually clog with unburned pellets above. In addition to this I'm having heavy soot build up on my glass and in the actual combustion chamber.

Other small variables include, when the burn pot is able to dump into the ash pan, it often include

I have some antique porch railing that I intend to repurpose but it has multiple layers of paint over them. In an effort to not scrape sand and strip them myself, I was wondering if anybody knows someone who does soda blasting. For those that don't know it's kind of like sandblasting but less abrasive to the underlayment. Hoping to find someone local in Frederick.

I have a 2006 Quadrafiree Mt. Vernon AE. After some initial bumps, it's been a great machine. However the convection blower has begun to squeak at all times during operation. I tried to blow out circuit board in case something was jammed in there but that didn't help. Doesn't sound like a grinding bearing or anything. Any thoughts? Heresqueeky is a short video with sound