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  1. shtrdave Member

    joined: Feb 13, 2012
    139 posts
    SW PA
    Mine looks very coarse, and the stove seems to blow bits and pieces of burning pellets out and into the ash pan or on the ledges on the side.

    I will take a picture and post it probably tomorrow as my battery is dead in me camera.

    thanks
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  2. Millsk Member

    joined: Sep 12, 2011
    169 posts
    Eastern ct
    I didn't think that was appropriate for this web site...

    Oh ASH. Gotcha.

    I have course ash that falls into the hopper. Alot of it depends on the pellet I am burning. Right now I am burning nations choice and I found little chunks of copper in my ash. When I burn something abit more expensive... Spruce pointe for example the ash seems ot get fluffy.

    EDIT- I should also mention that I get pellets bumped out onto the ledges all the time.This is especially true after a cleaning. Once the ash damn builds up on either side of the burn pot more pellets stay in.
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  3. pell it Member

    joined: Dec 2, 2011
    224 posts
    Rhode Island
    Probably chunks of pallet staples!!
  4. DexterDay Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 11, 2010
    9,162 posts
    NE Ohio
    Depends on Brand of Pellet. But here are some. One from this year. One from last year.

    2012-10-13_14-03-18_338.jpg 2011-12-26_18-01-53_8.jpg
  5. nailed_nailer Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 29, 2007
    704 posts
    Cape Cod, Ma
    That's nice ASH.

    Not too lumpy.
    :eek:
    ---Nailer---
  6. tjnamtiw Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 9, 2009
    2,617 posts
    North Georgia
    As soon as I read the title,, I knew this one would get a response, albeit not what you wanted!!! It's so easy to make an ash out of yourself here! I do it regularly. If the particles are still chunks then you are getting incomplete burning. You must be blowing the ash out of the burn pot before it's burned completely.
    My ash looks like DexterDay's....... :p
  7. DexterDay Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 11, 2010
    9,162 posts
    NE Ohio
    I do have a Nice Ash.... :)
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  8. imacman Minister of Fire

    Well, that's YOUR opinion......!!!
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  9. smoke show Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 17, 2008
    4,642 posts
    Pittsfield, Wi
    Ash hole.
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  10. Brokenwing Feeling the Heat

    joined: Feb 11, 2012
    430 posts
    Northern Maryland
    sorry back to the regular scheduled program[IMG]
  11. mepellet Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 10, 2011
    1,515 posts
    Central ME
    Ash falling into your hopper? uh oh.... :p
  12. saladdin Member

    joined: Dec 29, 2011
    231 posts
    West Tennessee
    I like big Ash and I can not lie...
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  13. tjnamtiw Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 9, 2009
    2,617 posts
    North Georgia
    And the OP actually expected to get real advice!!!!! ;sick
  14. Bioburner Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 4, 2012
    840 posts
    West central Mn
    Hopper of Harman, bucket of Bixby DSCN0127.JPG DSCN0128.JPG
  15. briansol Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 18, 2009
    1,144 posts
    central ct
    mine looks a lot like the above 5-gallon bucket photo. some clumps, mostly fine, and not grey, but rather gray0ish brown-ish in color.
  16. kenstogie Member

    joined: Oct 2, 2012
    244 posts
    Albany (ish)
    Wow my ash looks nothing like these. I am using the Home Depot special Pellets which I am not in love with. To be fair I am still learning how to use my stove. Mine is a little more black/gray and not solid but "more solid" than fluffy. So I guess I am saying my ash is solid and not fluffy and lumpy.
  17. briansol Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 18, 2009
    1,144 posts
    central ct
    Cheaper pellets will have crappier ash as it is a lower quality wood fiber used
  18. Bioburner Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 4, 2012
    840 posts
    West central Mn
    The two examples are of the same pellet. Different stoves.
  19. Millsk Member

    joined: Sep 12, 2011
    169 posts
    Eastern ct
    Can I guess at it???

    The top is a multi-fuel stove the bottom a pellet stove?
  20. tjnamtiw Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 9, 2009
    2,617 posts
    North Georgia
    To me it looks like a lot of dampness clumped up the ash. An OAK on a very rainy, humid day????
  21. jtakeman Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 30, 2008
    12,745 posts
    Northwestern CT.
    Top picture is from an agitator/mixer stove. The ash will look darker(even when lean) because the agitator kicks some of the ash out before its fully burned. A trade off for not having to mess with the burnpot daily and deal with clinkers clogging the burn.

    Bottom picture is from a cake maker(don't know what else to call them). It tries to make a ash cake/puck, so you will get some clumping. Interesting concept and looks to burn all the carbon before it ejects the puck/cake. Again no pot tinkering and clinkers to clog it up.
  22. SmokeyTheBear Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 10, 2008
    11,469 posts
    Standish, ME
    Jay,

    I think the words are cookie cutter for the cake maker stuff.
  23. shtrdave Member

    joined: Feb 13, 2012
    139 posts
    SW PA
    Here are a few of mine. It seems like the chunks burn up completely.

    Attached Files:

  24. Bioburner Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 4, 2012
    840 posts
    West central Mn
    The Bixby makes nice pucks out of corn and the Titanium pot burns things very well. the Bixcheck lets one check and change alot of things. The Harman system is alot more forgiving and easier to clean and maintain.
  25. Eatonpcat Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 24, 2011
    2,061 posts
    Eaton Township, Ohio
    I was gonna say my ash seems darker than what's shown here! Wow that just doesn't sound right!

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