yesterday i gave the stove a full "end of season" cleaning. i didn't find any terrifying blockages, but there was a fair bit of buildup in the...
i'm going to try inspecting the exhaust system today and looking for leaks as well. today is much warmer than yesterday, so i can afford the down...
I adjusted the combustion blower setting. It looks like I may have been at 4 of 5. Now I'm at 5 of 5. It's hard to tell what level I was actually...
I can try that. I have my combustion blower at the factory setting (3 of 5), but I can notch it up and see if there's an improvement.
I first mentioned this in my post "what to do with moist pellets", but it seems to warrant it's own thread. I've switched to Somerset pellets, and...
Though the loss leader strategy is very effective. I left there with all kinds of stuff, especially because I had to borrow a truck to get the...
Grabbed a ton of Somerset today, and I have another ton on reserve. Lowes has no idea if they'll get another shipment this season, and there were...
Interesting. I grabbed a couple drywall bags today. They're $10 each ($20 for a 2 pack). I paid $33 for the HEPA filter. I can knock out the...
after two bags the amount of ash from the North American pellets is INSANE! and my glass is almost half black. Somersets are the clear winner....
are you saying that the drywall bag with a normal filter is fine, or use the bag alone?
has anyone tried a cyclonic attachment for their shop vac for cleaning out their pellet stoves? something like this...
Updated signature. Good suggestion.
when people say they clean their stoves every 4 or 5 days, does that mean the stove stays on the whole time, and all they do is dump in pellets, or...
TSC only has the Instant Heat, so I have to choose between Somerset or North American from Lowes (also tried Green Supremes, but had similar problems...
Thanks for all the suggestions, guys! Nice to know there is an active community of helpful folks here. Tractor Supply said they'd take them back....
first season with a pellet stove. i burned about half a ton of instant heat, and being noob, i had no idea how poorly my stove was performing...
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