New to pellet stoves and this forum so forgive me if I post this wrong. I have a USSTOVE 5510 King. I did a self install with a 3" vent pipe through the wall with a 4' rise. I live in an older farmhouse and I did not install a fresh air intake due to it being "optional" if the house is not well insuilated. I am burning hardwood pellets and stove has worked great except after about 12 hours of running the burn pot fills and overflows with lumps of "charcoal" type clinkers in the burn pot. I have the draft fan on high and a medium heat setting. I am wondering if adding the fresh air intake will most likely "solve" my problem. Thanks in advance.
USSTOVE 5510 KING burn pot overflow help.
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SmokeyTheBear
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Where is your damper set if that unit has a damper?
Please describe the fire after you have cleaned the stove.
Please describe the fire after you have cleaned the stove.
Does not have a damper and the flame is slightly blue at the base in the pot and orange. Pops some sparks. I lowered the heat range to its lowest setting (slows the auger) and kept the input air at its highest setting which blew the flame out. I lowered the intake air until the flame looked good. My guess is that on the higher heat settings there's not enough make up air to completely burn the increase in pellets. Will be installing the outdoor air tomorrow and my guess is that will take care of the issue. thanks for your replies much appreciated.
krooser
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SmokeyTheBear
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You might want to read this thread: https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/46097/P22/
your problem is with the ash pan doors. seal them off with rtv and you will be good to go. unfortantly you will have to shut the stove down once a week or so and vaccum out the ash with an ash vaccum. the ash pan doors leak air and the air wont be pulled through the burn pot like it is supposed to. it is a poor design from the factory.
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