JerriEric said:Outside flue if nothing, no cap. I also checked with mirror yesterday and flue is basically spotless just alittle ash maybe but fully clean in my opinion. I used to have a wood furnance so I know what dirty chimneys look like. Is the fresh air pipe just that, no mechanics just air is sucked in via normal convection?
JerriEric said:I hear ya about the flue but if it was flue related I would think the issue would be from day one, not 4 years later. When I had the exhaust blower off it ran like new. But who knows if the revolutions have gone down. I was on 5/9 for an hour and the pellets were backing into the feed hole. It really may be the board is gone and just feeding too many pellets. Thanks for all your suggestions. What is the best pellet stove/furnace out there for a basement installation? Any recommendations?
SmokeyTheBear said:Perhaps Mike Holton will see this thread and drop in and offer a suggestion or two.
JerriEric said:I'm starting to think the control board is not working properly. When I disconnect the power the board forgets the 1-5-1 setting and I need to reset. Any ideas?
JerriEric said:Ok attribute my tirade to "DUMB USER". I finally bit the bullet and dismantled all the exhaust pipe connections. The elbow into the flue had ash build up........I will replace the door gasket because it did not pass the dollar test except at the right side where it latches......
md2002 the normal cause of pellet build up is ash in the works somewhere.
What causes the ash build up is a whole other matter.
Your door may need adjusting if it can be adjusted (some can) otherwise the gasket need to be replaced.
There should be resistance to pulling the slip of paper out at all test points when the door is closed and latched.
.....The dollar bill test is a 100% failure! There is no resistance what so ever when pulling the bill out. I'm not getting too excited yet, it has only filled up with pellets twice.......
If I do need to resale the door......
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