This is my fourth year with my Yankee by Lopi and each year I continue to have problems. This year, I started off with some hardwood pellets. After a thorough cleaning by my local pellet stove contractor, the stove worked perfectly! Well, for about 4 weeks. Then, I started to get a buildup of ash in only the left hand section of the fire pot. I contacted the pellet stove contractor and they advised me to let in more air, which I did, but that didn't work. The buildup of ash in the left hand section of the firepot begins almost immediately. The ash buildup then becomes pellet buildup and then pellet piling...but only in the left 1/2 of the pot. By 12-24 hours later, I have to stop the unit and clean it out.
Second thought was that the culprit were the pellets I was using. So, I ordered a pallet of Clear Choice Evergreen Blend. They seem much better (not much dust at all). In addition to this, the contractor came out again and did another thorough cleaning of the stove...second time in 2 months. At this cleaning, he got a significant amount of ash out of the liner...everything else was pretty clean. I thought this would be it, but nope...I'm still getting the ash buildup in the left hand section of the fire pot. I have my air flow at the lowest setting (1 out of 4) and I'm running the stove at medium high. I'm getting jumpers in the pot and my flame looks great. Since the cleaning, I have also tried running the stove with more air (setting of 3 out of 4). That didn't help either.
Any thoughts on what could be causing this problem? Remember that for 4 weeks after the initial cleaning in October I didn't experience this problem at all. I could run the stove for a week without having to clean it. Any help would be appreciated
Kiley
Second thought was that the culprit were the pellets I was using. So, I ordered a pallet of Clear Choice Evergreen Blend. They seem much better (not much dust at all). In addition to this, the contractor came out again and did another thorough cleaning of the stove...second time in 2 months. At this cleaning, he got a significant amount of ash out of the liner...everything else was pretty clean. I thought this would be it, but nope...I'm still getting the ash buildup in the left hand section of the fire pot. I have my air flow at the lowest setting (1 out of 4) and I'm running the stove at medium high. I'm getting jumpers in the pot and my flame looks great. Since the cleaning, I have also tried running the stove with more air (setting of 3 out of 4). That didn't help either.
Any thoughts on what could be causing this problem? Remember that for 4 weeks after the initial cleaning in October I didn't experience this problem at all. I could run the stove for a week without having to clean it. Any help would be appreciated
Kiley