got my us stove 5510 "king" to burn perfectly now

i adjusted the combustion air setting. seems that from the factory they really aren't set up for optimal performance. i was having an issue with an incomplete burn and resulting in cleaning out the burn pot at least once if not twice a day. it seems like now i have a single layer of ignited pellets with no build up. i can even see some of the air holes which are no longer fully covered like they were before. these things depend heavily on airflow. this stove really kicks heat now. right now it is set at H-3, stove has heat setting up to H-5. the house is a comfortable 65 degrees, right now its 25 degrees outside. im hoping having the proper air/fuel mixture will help when it gets really cold out. this house is very poorly insulated and is hard to heat.

i would like to add that so far i am very pleased with this stove. however, i cannot say the same for their manuals, they stink. the manual doesn't tell you everything about the electronic controls. they really need to revise it. in order to adjust the blower you push draft fan up and aux up at the same time. this displays 300, dont really no what that means, but it must be something to do with blower speed. i cranked it up to 365, seems to work wonderfully now. there is another adjustment if you push down draft fan and down aux buttons, and do the same for the heat range buttons along with the aux button in order to adjust feed rates. i dont know why their is upper and lower setting, but im guessing its used when hooked up to an external thermostat, which is how i have mine hooked up. i dont want my stove running full out on mild days, so i will set the thermostat for a given temp so i wont burn as many pellets.

anyways, now that i have this thing running right, im thrilled with it, i just hope the stove lasts. i just thought this thread would be useful for anyone else that owns a similar stove.

P.S.
i noticed there really is a learning curve to these things.

i agree on the insulation. were going to have to replace the windows for starters. house has old traditional single pane windows. we have 9 windows, so i will probably end up doing 1/2 of them this spring/summer, the other 1/2 next year. insulation is also going to have to be addressed as well, but the windows would probably make the biggest difference right now. i covered the windows in plastic, but i feel that's a minimal improvement


65 degrees is fairly comfortable, and as i said i only have it on heat range 3. i could crank it up more but them it starts to chew up pellets

part of the problem is the heat doesnt get spring evenly around the house. living room will be 70, dinning room 65, and kitchen 60. so i also need some fans to spread the heat around.


i will also add that the manual does not cover fine adjustments, seems like its some big secret. manual only covers things like how to change the heat range, and draft fan ranges. i could see a great many people being dissapointed with this stove, simply because they do not know how to adjust it. seems like a quality unit with some poor documentation