This is my first year with pellet stove. I've been using an older Whitfield prodigy 2 pellet stove for a month and 1/2. My flame is high all the time, I also run it on high. This stove has a very small ash bin so I'm cleaning it out every couple of days. Lately it has been shutting down on me quite often. I don't think this is normal. When this happens I clean it out, it cools down and works fine again. I recently thought of checking my exhaust pipe. I opened the clean-out T and found it loaded with ash. What could be causing that amount of ash in the flue in such a short period of time that I've been using the stove. The flue installation is only 1 1/2 months old also, all new pipe. Is the flame supposed to be high?
I also think that I need to replace the exhaust / booster motor. Motor is working fine but makes a rattling (annoying) noise. After looking at it I found that the exhaust impeller spins freely from the collar. Does any one know how to remove the motor on this older stove?
I also think that I need to replace the exhaust / booster motor. Motor is working fine but makes a rattling (annoying) noise. After looking at it I found that the exhaust impeller spins freely from the collar. Does any one know how to remove the motor on this older stove?