I am on my second year with my EKO 40 super. I burn good dry seasoned wood and have had little trouble until this week. My theory is that my secondary air passages are plugged. I always burn full out with little or no idling due to having a 1000 gallon propane tank for storage.
This week after starting my fires and filling with my load of wood the minute I close my damper it all goes down hill. It acts like there is no place for the smoke to go and it will not gasify. I shut it down last night and this morning I pulled the plate off the top of the heat exchanger tubes. I thought they would be plugged or have some build up, but there was nothing plugged there.
My next thought is the secondaries are plugged in the refractory. If I remember correctly there is suppose to be a hole in each side of the nozzle to inject secondary air. I see no holes in the nozzle sides. When it cools down some more I will try finding the holes with a screwdiver or drill bit. Has anyone experienced this problem I am having
This week after starting my fires and filling with my load of wood the minute I close my damper it all goes down hill. It acts like there is no place for the smoke to go and it will not gasify. I shut it down last night and this morning I pulled the plate off the top of the heat exchanger tubes. I thought they would be plugged or have some build up, but there was nothing plugged there.
My next thought is the secondaries are plugged in the refractory. If I remember correctly there is suppose to be a hole in each side of the nozzle to inject secondary air. I see no holes in the nozzle sides. When it cools down some more I will try finding the holes with a screwdiver or drill bit. Has anyone experienced this problem I am having