Clinkers?

[Steve Dimmick]

excuse my innocence, but i am assuming "Clinkers" is in reference to completely unburned pellets? If so, after one day, i half a pot full of PellHeat pellets...ton of fines too!

 

[smoke show]

a clinker is fused ash, not unburned pellets.

try giving it more air.

 

[jtakeman]

Chlorides in the ash fuse together at high heat. That's why they actually check for chloride levels(some say sodium) when the pellets are tested in the labs(PFI labels specs). A pellet with a high chloride level(some say sodium) will makes some dandy lava rocks.

Like smoke said, Unburned pellets need more air to the stove or a good daily mix/stir of the burnpot to help keep the air holes clear.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

A clinker, in fact one of many that destroyed my first burn pot.

 

[DexterDay]

If you have unburned pellets?? Then, as noted above, you need more air.

Which of your stoves is giving you this issue? When was the last time that the vent was cleaned, motors serviced, and ALL exhaust passages (ash traps within the unit) were cleaned?

 

[mralias]

A clinker, in fact one of many that destroyed my first burn pot.

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It's A CLINKER! Favorite time of the year with the Red Rider BB Gun.