Harman creosote issue and stove "just stopped running". visual aids included.

Missing cover plate on exhaust fan.

Harman Lover 007 said:

I could be wrong but that stove looks like it hadn't been cleaned in a very long time...meaning more than one season. It doesn't appear to be a airflow issue to me...just an extreme lack of maintenance. As you say, Harmans automatically adjust the airflow. I never have any creosote in that part of my P61A, just fly ash.

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You need to read what I said about how that comes about, and it is an airflow issue, lack of cleaning causes airflow reduction, as do bad gaskets, and depending upon where they are missing cover plates.

Any "automatic" adjustment system has it limits past which it no longer is effective.

You clean the stove to prevent airflow issues. All of these stoves regardless of brand all do the same thing in the same way some just have more bells and whistles and frequently people rely on those and think life is hunky dory until the yucky black stuff either prevents the stove from starting or lights off and .... oops there goes the chimney, flue, and/or the house and stove.

smwilliamson said:

Nice...must have been one of your guys that cleaned it last year, right?

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Love it! a little rival stove shop ding right there!!

SmokeyTheBear said:

You need to read what I said about how that comes about, and it is an airflow issue, lack of cleaning causes airflow reduction, as do bad gaskets, and depending upon where they are missing cover plates.

Any "automatic" adjustment system has it limits past which it no longer is effective.

You clean the stove to prevent airflow issues. All of these stoves regardless of brand all do the same thing in the same way some just have more bells and whistles and frequently people rely on those and think life is hunky dory until the yucky black stuff either prevents the stove from starting or lights off and .... oops there goes the chimney, flue, and/or the house and stove.

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Easy Big Fella....I understand what you are saying. My point was to say that if you keep your stove clean and maintain it properly what you see in that pic will never happen (especially in a Harman)

Imagine what this dudes vent pipe looks like!

GrahamInVa said:

I bet they forgot to sprinkle some some pellet stove cleaner on the pellets each time they filled the hopper.. yep.. can't forget that.

That reminds me.. I need to stop and get some headlight fluid for my car after work. it's running low.

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My car headlights do have fluid...its called water....just kidding

I love to see a Harmon go down!
j/k

letsblaze said:

I love to see a Harmon go down!
j/k

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ouch.......

letsblaze said:

I love to see a Harmon go down!
j/k

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If this guy had and Englander, would it look any different?

'sote makes any stove look crappy.

Clearly the just kidding part of the post was missed..

I still think the problem has something to do with the ESP or air flow.

TheMightyMoe said:

I still think the problem has something to do with the ESP or air flow.

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what's an ESP ? jk