“and More” means Energy Savings!

Through America’s Harvest Energy Systems (AHE), I have long enjoyed helping people like you save money on their monthly heating bills through their Amaizablaze stoves. I am delighted to inform you that in select states America’s Harvest Energy Systems can now provide you with “More”:  more savings on your electric and natural gas service for your home and/or business through Stream Energy.  …no need to spend too much on the same energy products each month, right?

For almost 20 years, you have trusted AHE to provide you with correct and reliable original parts for your corn or pellet burning Amaizablaze stove.  To see how much you can save on electricity and/or natural gas, simply click on either logo.

In select states, you will receive the same reliable electricity through the same grid, and/or the same natural gas through the same pipes, and both serviced by the same legacy companies as always.  The only change will be the bill and the amount you pay each month. It’s easy to switch and to save!  Look and see how it can work for you.

If you have any question, post it as a comment/response to this blog.  I will respond as soon as possible.

Have a warm, inexpensive energy kind of winter!

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Corn prices spiked when demand for (corn-based) ethanol became the normal gasoline additive to reduce emissions in the USA. But, the American farmer increased production and prices have now normalized considerably.

Wood pellet prices are on the rise due to a massive shift in the UK and EU countries as they shift from coal to biomass (wood pellets) to fire their electric power plants.  According to carbonbrief.org, “UK wood pellet imports have risen rapidly as Drax, its largest power station, has progressively converted units to biomass instead of coal.  UK imports (of US produced wood pellets) have tripled since 2012 and its share of global trade has risen to 33%, up from 17% in 2012.” Of course, demand means higher prices, so we US residential customers should not expect to see wood pellet prices decline in the near future.

Foreign demand for quality, low emission, US produced hardwood pellets will likely cause cost increases for the next few years, or at a minimum stabilize prices at their current levels relative to other fuels. Consider the reality that nations have discovered the savings and environmental benefits of burning wood pellets. Except for the impact on cost, that says a lot to the homeowner about the sensibility of burning wood pellets for heat.

Sustainability

But here is the real problem behind wood pellets: sustainability.  How much can world demand increase for North American hardwood pellets before deforestation becomes an issue?  Let’s not make the mistake that was made regarding deforestation of the world’s tropical rain forests…  many thought that they were so vast that no real human impact could be made on them.  We now know that the opposite is true.

Not so with corn:  The corn production capability of American farmers is formidable in their ability to supply the demand at stable prices.  And, corn is sustainable and annually renewable.  It takes one season to produce an ocean of corn, but years to grow a tree.  Therefore, corn is the more environmentally responsible fuel of choice.

Visit our page About Corn Fuelto learn more.

We have had several questions about parts listed as both “Old Style” and “New Style”. First of all, either part will fit and work for you. The New Style parts are the latest designs and usually, that means enhancements have been made, but they fit basically the same way so don’t worry about that aspect of it. However, if you are burning corn only and have not upgraded to multi-fuel capability by installing our conversion kit, you do not need the improved auger. The improved auger is designed to handle wood pellets better but is not needed if you are burning corn. And remember this: simply changing the auger does not convert your corn burner to a multi-fuel stove!

We are trying to manage inventory to prevent you ordering an Old Style part that is out of stock, but it is possible that simultaneous orders could come in from various dealers so we cannot guarantee that we will not have to call you to advise you that your order for an Old Style part will have to be held as a back order, or changed to the New Style part. We apologize for that inconvenience if it happens to you.

If you cannot find the part you need or are not sure which part you need, please complete the short contact form. We usually respond to info requests within 24 hours.

DO YOU HAVE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR WOOD PELLET CONVERSION KITS?

We hope to eventually have pictures and/or videos to help you with installation of your Conversion Kit, meanwhile, here are copies of the install instructions that come with your kit.

WILL THE AMAIZABLAZE WOOD PELLET CONVERSION KIT WORK ON MY COPYCAT STOVE?

There have been many copies of the original Amaizablaze 2100, 4100, and 7100 under various names.  Since they are copies,we have no information on any changes the other manufacturers may have made, Amaizablaze cannot with certainty guarantee that our Conversion Kit will exactly fit. There are also some Facebook posts and posts on hearth products sites that say that all you need is a new firepot and auger.  That is definitely not true.

Here is what has to happen:

What a conversion kit has to do is change the combustion air flow from a positive pressure flow to negative pressure flow.  Corn burns great with the positive pressure air flow and since it is more difficult to combust, there is little to no issue of corn combusting in the drop tube and auger shaft.  It works great!  Positive pressure air flow means that there is a likelihood of at least a small amount of exhaust air escaping via up the drop tube, through the auger shaft, and into the hopper.  With corn, no problem.  If the normal exhaust flow is interrupted/partially blocked, you will see ‘sweating’ inside the corn hopper and that tells you there is an exhaust gas blockage somewhere….so needs cleaning out. And of course, the exhaust from corn is water vapor and CO2, what you breath out with every breath, so harmless.

Wood pellets combust much easier than corn. Therefore, in the positive pressure corn burner they may ignite wood pellets in the drop tube, in the auger shaft, and even into the hopper where they smolder and smoke.  This is called a ‘backfire’. Any stove that uses positive pressure combustion air and exhaust gas is in danger of a backfire.  This is why simply changing a few parts will never safely suffice.  The exhaust gas from burning pellets and the smoke from smoldering pellets can smoke up your house or even cause a fire.

The Amaizablaze wood pellet conversion system calls for uninstalling the internal combustion air blower and sealing off its previous location on the airflow tube, adjusting the airflow adjustment screw, and most importantly, providing a new vent system with the blower on the outside of the stove.  On a direct vent system, the blower is outside the building in the exhaust cap.  In a vertical install, it is in the vertical kit outside and on top of the back of the stove.  Therefore, the air is being sucked through the stove (ie negative pressure) and exhausted outside.  Any leakage of air flow through the hopper, auger tube, and drop tube is minimal, but with this negative pressure air flow, it is flowing toward the combustion chamber and out through the external combustion blower.  You could say that a corn burner uses an internal combustion air blower and a converted wood pellet burner uses an external exhaust gas blower.

Conversion of a corn stove to wood pellets by install of the full conversion kit is the only safe method and it maintains the high efficiency you want from your pellet stove.  Corn burns fine in a converted stove as well.

Below are the links to the Amaizablaze Conversion Kit for the Amaizablaze 4100 Iroquois.  Depending on changes made by the other manufacturer, you will learn whether the kit works on your stove.  You may have a high probability of success, since you will be removing whatever internal combustion air blower the other manufacturer used and then adding the negative draft system, which is external to the stove.  You might consider adding the rheostat to control the external blower speed to enable you to adjust to the perfect air flow for your stove.

We do not normally accept returns of any electronic parts (like blower motors), but if you receive the kit and see that the install will just not work we will work something out.  It would have to be uninstalled, never powered up, basically still new as received to allow a return.  I suggest starting with one kit, then if it works as you hope, add the other two.

4100 Direct Vent Negative Draft Kit: https://americasharvestenergy.com/product/k-4090-4100-iroquois-conversion-kit-to-negative-draft-direct-vent-6-exhaust/

4100 Vertical flu or fireplace Kit: https://americasharvestenergy.com/product/k-4090v-4100-iroquois-conversion-kit-to-negative-draft-vertical-vent-exhaust/

Rheostat control for external/negative air flow motor: https://americasharvestenergy.com/product/k-7074-combustion-blower-rheostat-kit-4100/

To search for wood pellet conversion kits for other Amaizablaze stoves, go to our parts page and enter ‘conversion’ in the search window:

https://americasharvestenergy.com/product-category/products/parts/

Never hesitate to contact us if you need more information.

Being a months-old system, we are still working out a few glitches that have delayed a few orders and seeing steady improvement. One suggestion we can make: if you are having difficulty finding your part because you don’t know the part number, use the “Search” function –and use several different descriptive words if you are not quite sure the name of the part. Hopefully, that will speed things up for you.

We are excited to be the first to provide you with the convenience of online ordering of your Amaizablaze parts or stove, followed by prompt order fulfillment and shipping.

Meanwhile, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have a question, or just need to confirm things. We are committed to helping you get the right part promptly. To avoid the spammers and bots, we require that you complete our short contact request form and we usually respond within 24 hours. We apologize if that is a slight inconvenience, but marketing calls take time away from our opportunity to serve our customers so we have to do it. Enjoy the site and give us your suggestions for improvement. We are listening!

Thanks again.