I've been burning for 5 years, never had a clinker till this season. I really didn't know what one was reading about them here last season. This may sound stupid, but could this be a problem with stove? The entire top of the wear plate gets covered. Just pulled one out 3 3/4 long, 2 1/2 in. wide and over 1/2 in. thick. I've burned Somerset, Pre-to-log, AWF, and Pennington Nature's Heat and they all seem to produce them to some extent.
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I'm getting very large clinkers from the Treecycles I'm currently burning. I've been burning a bag or two here and there of Firesides and Winter Wamth (which I love) and haven't had any clinkers with those two brands. I got a dirty burn from the Firesides but no clinkers. I burned a bag of Somersets a while ago but didn't get any clinkers with it...was a bit ashy though. It might just be the pellets. Can you get a hold of any other "premium" brand?
slvrblkk said:
These are the only brands I've found in my area. I don't think pellet stoves are popular around here yet I know only 2 people that own them and neither as their primary heat source. If I would drive much further, it probably wouldn't be worthwhile. Never seen a real lignetic, Barefoot, Okie, etc. Mostly natural gas region.
Have you tried messing with the air rate? I usually run my stove at 4-6/9/1 depending on the pellets. I'm not sure if that would make a difference or not....probably wouldn't hurt though.
jtakeman said:
I do live in WV, but in the northern panhandle, almost even with Pittsburgh laterally. I will look up that brand now for local distributers. The one local stove shop doesn't sell pellets. Not sure he sells many stoves, more of a pool and spa guy, I'll have to drop in and look around sometime, it's been a while.Just looked up Hamers, they are 4 hours drive away. I'm closer to Kinsman than that. I had to email them for a list of dealers, none listed on site. Thanks.
after the 5th-7th day on, my pot starts to get clogged and not push the ash out then it just builds up.
if i leave it ill get a super clinker, but this is due to ash building up in the air chamber under the pot (top feed).
if i leave it ill get a super clinker, but this is due to ash building up in the air chamber under the pot (top feed).
Werm said:
Werm,
It is sorta like saying sometimes it takes time.
You just need to look at it from all possible angles. Maine humor and Mainers' comments can be very terse and dry at times.
SmokeyTheBear said:
Ayyuhhh.... we flat landas down heah just don't pick up on these things! Where abouts are you up there?
Werm said:
He!!, you are worse than a flatlander, you is from away, and even worse than that, you is from the land of the Flop Sox.
Just below my avatar it says Standish ME, that's wheres abouts enough I think.
If I gets me a good angle I can almost spit into the big lake up heah. But I'm getting to old to do it now, can't quite make the 2,000 feet anymore.
BTU said:
But officer, I....I...was just using the stove for a friend, er...ah my wife..ah she was unable to...so I...but wait..this is my first time.
SmokeyTheBear said:
Ahh Sebago, I love that whole area. I'm a bit partial to Long Lake but I would'nt pass up on land anywhere around there.
Werm said:
I've got 3 of those that size sitting next to my stove. I knew there was a reason those Penningtons Nature's Heat were only $3.85 per bag! Grabbed some AWF for $4.36 today. I'll pay the extra .50 to get away from the monsters.
j00fek said:
I have the same stove as j00fek and I am getting this after every 2 bags of NEWP. I burn a bit over a bag a day. This did not happen with Natures Own from Lowes last year. I seem to have a cleaner burn with this years NEWP though. A little baffled...
CanadaClinker said:
Is that really a clinker or are you just messing with us cc?
Up to some of krooser's tricks maybe? I'll bet thats a meteor.
.......jtakeman said:
....alright you got me..... :cheese: .............. was just messin around........ took that one out of the service manual as their example of a 'large' clinker....... as you know I am partial to 'clinkers' and all so couldn't resist posting it.......I sure am glad i never had to pull that one out of the pot or I'd be using my pellets for driveway gravel...... ha......cc :lol:
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