Ash overflow

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camdids

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6th winter with my stove and for the first time I had to shut down within a week, to empty the ash pan and clean the stove out. I do a weekly clean, and everytime the pan is only about 3/4 full. Less than five days in and the ash was overflowing and creeping up the Door. Been burning the Green Supremes from Lowes. Have done so for a couple of years now and never seen this much ash.
Only buy about two weeks at a time , so if a bad batch will be ok. Checked the stove after cleaning, and all seems in order.
 
I believe "Green Supremes" are the operative words in this post ;sick

Make sure your pot holes are clear as this is quite important to proper combustion and ash ejection.
 
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Holy crap, I could probably go 6 weeks without emptying the ash bin. I only empty when I shut it down once a month.
 
I've been burning cheap pellets and they seem ashy too. I can normally run a 3/4 of a ton on the ash pan but this year for some reason it's less than 1/2 ton. Running super hard though 2-3 bags a day.
 
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