The glass on my Harman XXV seems to cloud up pretty fast. Will removing the airwash reducer help any or just what is the purpose of it.
Chuck :-S
Chuck :-S
I've had my XXV since beginning of January 13 & still struggle to get the stove to work efficiently. I clean the glass & within 15 to 20 minutes of starting a fire on auto my glass is sooted up. After a hour or two it has about a 1/3 of the glass sooted up. I try to go by the 1" ash rule but with same results. I smell the stove outside sometimes & it has a different smell than my other stove ( Cumberland 3700). My best fires are at 2 1/2 of the feedrate & 70 on room temp auto. Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong? If I run on 4 like manual says I get hot coals being pushed into the ashpan. My pattern on the glass is very similar to the previous posts.
The main problem with Harman is trying to get a hold of them to talk with someone other than the dealer about problems. Very frustrating.Really, why have the glass if it won't stay reasonably clean.. Wow that much soot in that short of time, I also would not be happy.. Has to be a common reason for this... My P series takes at least a week to start at the corners. I think if enough people complain Harman may listen...
I agree! That was one of the main reasons I bought the stove is the large viewing area!Really, why have the glass if it won't stay reasonably clean.. Wow that much soot in that short of time, I also would not be happy.. Has to be a common reason for this... My P series takes at least a week to start at the corners. I think if enough people complain Harman may listen...
How are those Turmans burning? I have a Harman XXV this is my second season wit it. I tried the Turmans last year and my stove hated them. I came downstairs one morning & my stove had shut down. It was the pellets. They were way to long and formed a bridge blocking pellets to feed causing it to shut down. The Turmans got great reviews but they don't do well in my stove. The heat was nothing great. I've tried a bunch of brands that supposedly throw a bunch of heat. The only ones that make a difference has been Barefoots. My XXV loves them. As far as your glass my stove does the same thing. It doesn't matter what pellets you burn. Most stoves have a way to mess with the air intake. Harmans don't. Set in factory.Hey Chuck! I have the same situation happening on the glass of my XXV. I actually just had my XXV installed on 10/23/2012, so it isn't even a month old yet. Last night I completely cleaned the whole fire box, as well as the glass inside and out, and had it looking really sharp. After I was done cleaning it, I fired it up and within 20 minutes, a 2-3" wide streak was already forming and getting darker. I get this nasty brown streak that is about 2-3" wide that goes from the lower right hand corner of the glass and proceeds diagonally up the glass to the top center. Then from that point it travel from the top center to the top left corner. Note, this streak does not travel or get longer as it is produced. The whole thing forms at once and just gets darker from a tan color to a dark brown after a few days. Unfortunately, I am not at home to take a picture of it, but I will attach a photo of it tomorrow. But I have attached a doctored up sketch from Harman's web site to show where my streak is and what it looks like. Also, I know junky pellets can cause dirty glass, but I am burning Turmans, and they are suppose to be a top notch pellet. Cleaner burn, and a really low ash content. So after 20 minutes of burning and already getting a tan streak, I don't think it is the brand of pellets. Also, I thought maybe it was the door gasket, I checked it out visually as well as doing the dollar bill test on it, and it all checks out fine. So that is why I started thinking it might be a malfunction in the airwash that is causing it, or maybe the airwash reducer. Did you remove your airwash reducer? Did that help at all with your problem?
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