Switched to premium softies this year. Very happy with the heat and super low ash. Inside primary firebox exchanger now began rusting Has anyone experienced this and if so, any idea why
Plugging your venting/OAK in the summertime is a great first line of defense against rust. Lots of folks have had good luck using Damp Rid as well.
I'm not sure how much of the resin actually servives the pelleting process's? Lots of heat involved to create pellet, It has to effect it in one way or another.
I dunno, but I think a lot of it survives, especially in the eastern white pine that Vt Pellets uses - part of the reason softies can be low ash/high btu. Those resins are flammable. Just my experience, but it does come out of the VTs and deposit on that one hopper wall. It's sticky to the touch when it's happening - the smell is obvious too. Doesn't bother the auger or tube - they're stainless on my stove, though it does tend to deposit some at the auger tube lip.I'm not sure how much of the resin actually servives the pelleting process's? Lots of heat involved to create pellet, It has to effect it in one way or another.
Cleanfire pacific and LG granulesI cant imagine the pellets having anything to do with the rust, unless of course they were soaked in battery acid first in which case you'd be dead before the stove rusted.
Which pellets are you burning?
Plugging your venting/OAK in the summertime is a great first line of defense against rust. Lots of folks have had good luck using Damp Rid as well.
Not really gonna help if it's a current issue due to your pellets, however.
No, I don't feel that softwood pellets have more moisture than hardwoods. I simply stated that I have put 3 bags of softies through my stove so far this season and rust has developed in the primary firebox/heat exchanger. Maybe it has something to do with where the actual steel liner is fabricated for the Palazzetti( China??) that is causing the rust. I had NO rust issues before this seasons burnDon't over think this. Do you really think the "soft wood pellets" have more moisture than the "hardwoods"? Your fire box when lit does a great job of burning anything and everything off. I just painted the inside of my stove for the first time since I put in on line in Dec 2005. I never plugged the venting or used the Damp Rid but will use it now! Did a light sanding and then a coat with Rutland. (1200) Really looks nice and is now running on thermostat, clicking on every morning.
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