From the Gov :
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/...cts/93-023.htm (canadian that is)
As corn burns it produces a clinker. Because of the small size of the combustion chamber the clinker should be removed daily. With practice, the removal of the clinker can be done without having to shut down and then relight the stove. A specially designed poker is used to upend the clinker, then tongs are used to remove it.
http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/hom...e15ae60cbf.htm
Wood pellet stoves won't burn corn by itself. The corn tends to glue itself into globs when it gets hot and eventually stop up the auger shoot which stops up the fuel from entering the burn box. Thus no fuel, temp drops, stove turns off auger if temp drops too low. It will not burn down your house as the earlier reply suggested. Mixing the corn with wood pellets though gives a more even burn and seems to work on a clean burn box. I mix 2 part corn to 1 part pellet. It will burn for 12- 24 hours and then go out as the burn box is not as clean. I've tried to find a larger burn box (which I believe would solve the problem) but they are not made and would require building your own.
I think this may be your best bet!
this company claims to make a kit to convert pellet to corn stove
www.ja-ran.com (but I couldnt find any ref. in a quick review)
also:
http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/hom...5d36eebc97.htm
We are currently using wood for our main source of heat and would like to switch to a CORN burner. I dislike the looks of the modern, standard CORN stove. Is there a railroad depot-style, pot-bellied CORN-burning stove on the market?
Answers
easy to convert,, just have to make some kind of
an: for the corn. I made one for my regular wood burner,, which I burn corn in on occassion.
Dont buy Lopi: Can I burn corn in my Lopi pellet stove or insert?
No. Your Lopi pellet stove or insert was designed to burn American Pellet Fuel Institute (A.P.F.I.) approved standard or premium grade compressed wood pellets. Your appliance will not perform as efficiently if you burn any fuel other than wood pellets, and it may require more frequent and more complicated maintenance.
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