Thanks everyone. I need to do something because last night it was 6 here and the stove wouldnt even keep the room it is in at 60
Fire pot fills after 1 night
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marinecorpsvet
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I have a 1 story, 1200 square foot house in Ky, installed a new 5500M in Nov '11. Bought from TSC. It has a OAK and one 45 coming out and straight thru. I have the same problem sometimes, maybe 2 times a week. Crank it up and let it burn on 2 for awhile, the house gets too warm and I crank it down. 7 hours later I have a pot fill up and a lazy flame. Asked folks around here, and they said its the pellets. When I got the stove, TSC gave me a deal on the the first ton, $140.00, they burn allright, hardly no ash. Doesnt happen all the time thou.... Gonna buy the next ton different brand.
Dont really know if I should start getting my greasy mitts around adjusting the board, I have a history of making things go weird. On heat setting 2, nice inside the house, back bedrooms around 73 all the time.
Dont really know if I should start getting my greasy mitts around adjusting the board, I have a history of making things go weird. On heat setting 2, nice inside the house, back bedrooms around 73 all the time.
hmanderson said:
Adjust the Draft fan setting on the control board. You push the button down once to get it out of "auto" and then I'd start with raising it 2 higher then what ever heat range you are running at. Play with this setting until the stove burns the cleanest and you stop getting black soot on the glass. If the burn pot starts to appear to be starved for pellets then you have the draft fan to high. It takes about 24 hour for my glass to start to get a whitish soot build up when its adjusted properly. You will be shocked at how much more heat you get by fine tuning the burn. I do agree with others to limit the elbows as much as possible will help also.
Snowy Rivers
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Here is my suggestion.
I love direct venting as its easy to care for and simple.
Take a look at the window in question and fix it so it can't OPEN
With the window fixed so it can't open the requirement of 4 feet is no longer an issue.
Now get the stove up to the same level as the pipe and run a simple straight pipe out the wall with a 45 on it pointed so it does not face into the wind.
All those bends and stuff just kills the air flow, plus adds a ton of area to collect crud.
With a straight pipe, you simply remove the 45 elbow and suck the little critter out with a shop vac every couple weeks.
Or do as many of us do and hook the leaf blower suction side to the pipe and let it rip.
I have all my Pellet stoves hooked up with direct vents and love them.
Here is the outside view on the little whit. Pipe is outside about 12" and about the same inside.
The other piccy is behind the large Whit and the pipe makes one 45 then out the wall about 2 feet
Totally reliable and esy to keep clean
I love direct venting as its easy to care for and simple.
Take a look at the window in question and fix it so it can't OPEN
With the window fixed so it can't open the requirement of 4 feet is no longer an issue.
Now get the stove up to the same level as the pipe and run a simple straight pipe out the wall with a 45 on it pointed so it does not face into the wind.
All those bends and stuff just kills the air flow, plus adds a ton of area to collect crud.
With a straight pipe, you simply remove the 45 elbow and suck the little critter out with a shop vac every couple weeks.
Or do as many of us do and hook the leaf blower suction side to the pipe and let it rip.
I have all my Pellet stoves hooked up with direct vents and love them.
Here is the outside view on the little whit. Pipe is outside about 12" and about the same inside.
The other piccy is behind the large Whit and the pipe makes one 45 then out the wall about 2 feet
Totally reliable and esy to keep clean
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I just spoke with a guy at tsc who has burned pellets for 5 yrs and he said this yr he is having the same problem with the ash and black windows as I am. He says it is the pellets. The brand i have are indeck energy. Anyone else burn these?
SmokeyTheBear
Minister of Fire
hmanderson said:
With an over EVL vent it won't matter what kind of pellet you burn.
The vent is working against a proper burn.
Do the straight out vent routine for a few hours, you just might have to live with a smidge of smoke back when you turn the stove off.
Be certain that you clear the OAK input by at least a foot. Otherwise you'll be sucking oxygen depleted air and smoke into your stove as burn air.
I removed everything except the t outside and let it burn for 1.5 hrs and did not notice a change.
SmokeyTheBear
Minister of Fire
hmanderson said:
Then if you can get that controller out of automatic try what NOS Valves posted.
SmokeyTheBear
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Snowy Rivers
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The picture is deceiving.
I am 6 foot tall and can walk up the steps right under the vent pipe and pass under it easily without ducking
The 45 elbow angles the exhaust out and away from everything of concern.
I really did not want the vent there, but the other spot that lent itself to a stove (INSIDE) would have had the vent about two feet above the deck that that staircase leads to.
Not good at all, plus facing right into the heavy wind direction
Sooooooooooo, you just have to make concessions and take the lines of least resistance.
If there will ever be a fire due to a stove its not gonna be under the vents.
I worry far more about dry grass during the cold dry winter weather that we can get at times.
Get a week of 10F with a 40 MPH wind and the dead grass can really get dried out and burn easily
But, this said, we have never had any issues as the pellet stoves generally don't send out spark.
The Quad will on occasion pop out some tiny sparks, but never been an issue
I am 6 foot tall and can walk up the steps right under the vent pipe and pass under it easily without ducking
The 45 elbow angles the exhaust out and away from everything of concern.
I really did not want the vent there, but the other spot that lent itself to a stove (INSIDE) would have had the vent about two feet above the deck that that staircase leads to.
Not good at all, plus facing right into the heavy wind direction
Sooooooooooo, you just have to make concessions and take the lines of least resistance.
If there will ever be a fire due to a stove its not gonna be under the vents.
I worry far more about dry grass during the cold dry winter weather that we can get at times.
Get a week of 10F with a 40 MPH wind and the dead grass can really get dried out and burn easily
But, this said, we have never had any issues as the pellet stoves generally don't send out spark.
The Quad will on occasion pop out some tiny sparks, but never been an issue
Just wondering how you made out with the stove so far. I use the same stove and am located in West Michigan so if you need help give me a shout. It sounds like pellets. I ran out of Somerset's last week and could not find any so I had to use some Crap Michigan Wood Pellets. I knew what I was getting but my options were limited at the time. They are all long pellets and low heat with a lot of ash. My 5500 runs the smaller pellets so much better and the Somerset ones give me the best heat and lowest ash for what we can get around our area and trust me I have tried everything that is around us!
hmanderson said:
If i had a dollar I'd do the test but the IRS took it all.
I just replaced my gaskets with the help of a fellow forum member this weekend. I am also due for a cleaning of the back of the stove. Try giving your stove more air.
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