Donut Ash that would put crispey cream to shame, with picture

Great image, I like your shot of the fire.

Mine does the same thing, set at 1-5-1, 5/9. I scoop out the ash, and let her burn.

And what stove are we feeding the high ash pellets to? Look like the wheat screening pellets I experimented with.

It's an Englander thing. All pellets do that in my burn pot, softwood, hardwood and blends. What brand pellet is that? My super premiums burn more completely and leave less hot embers in the burn pot. My Big Heats and Green Supremes don't burn as completely and leave a large pile of hot embers.

This was after I shut it down to clean the stove quick. All those embers weren't burning but just smoldering. That is with real good pellets.



What concerns me is after 8-9 hours overnight, new pellets aren't making it too far into the pot, sometimes when I open the hopper, there is a little smoke in there. I try to keep scooping ash every few hours if I'm home. I really like my Englander, keeps my house much warmer than oil for significantly less money.

I'm running mine in C Mode and I get 12 hours on 9, about 14 on 7.

3-2-1 for now but I'm not convinced that is doing anything outside of heat settings 1 and 2.

DrewBoogie said:

3-2-1 for now but I'm not convinced that is doing anything outside of heat settings 1 and 2.

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Correct. For 2 auger pellet stoves (Englander), the bottom 3 buttons only adjust air and pellet-feed in stove temp 1 and 2.

Not so. I believe on the newer models it affects all heat ranges.

thats normal with the model. I have never seen mine not do that. I have a 4" metal paint scraper that i keep near the stove. I open her up 2x a day while on and just move that to the side. once before work and once before bed. on the weekends i vacuum the sides where i've put the ash all week. I have forgotten to do this a couple of times, and while the pile did get a little higher, and the burn a little dirtier, it doesnt appear to have done any damage. I do believe the pile can only get so high as the new incoming pellets push some of the pile out eventually. It does need attention at least twice a day tho.

jss227 said:

Not so. I believe on the newer models it affects all heat ranges.

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Yes, the single auger stoves. This info is from a post by Mike some months back. Straight from the horse, as it were.

My 25-PDVC has been doing this also this year. I don't recall it happening in previous years and haven't touched the Mode settings. I was thinking it was the pellets this year. I do the same with a 4-inch taping knife to keep it clean.

Thats what mine looks like when we set the heat 1-3, at 4 or higher its more fluffy-like ash. Im not worried