Has anyone ever seen this?

[watrskir]

This is the end of my 4th season with my quad and am ready to put it away. This year when I gave it a vac and really scrubbed the heat exchangers I found this black sticky mess underneath the ash that was covering the tubes. The left hand side of the box has it also. I never have seen this before. I have burned all kinds of pellets (good and bad) and the oly thing I have done differently is burned 1/4 ton of old dominions at the end of this season. Could that be creasote??? If so why would it be there on the tubes and why from just this one pellet. I do have some creosote on my lint eater when I run it down the pipe a few time a season. Anyone else ever see this???

 

[smwilliamson]

Yes that is what it is. Happens in the shoulders when your stove cycles a lot. Run it clean on a really hot burn for an hour and it should dry up.

 

[Defiant]

All the time, as scott sez run it hot and dry out. Product of moisture

 

[newf lover]

I had some in my stove this year too from all the low burning. By accident I discovered that if the room the stove's in isn't air conditioned, and it's 90 degrees for a couple days, the creosote starts melting like butter. I was able to easily get it off with a putty knife.

 

[watrskir]

Thanks everyone.....just never saw it till this year. Wish I would have posted this last week when it was cold because the stove has been off for a over a month now (I know.....slow to clean this year _ Looks like Im burning some Oakies tonite!!

 

[tractorman100]

Saw that when I burned crappy pellets last year. Nver again

 

[AbetterChimneynm]

We service alot of quad's (used to be harman and quad dealers) and down here everyone burns on high....BUt i have seen that happen on stoves with failing exaust motors....If you know your exuast motor to be good then yeah throw it on high and burn away