I have a Quadrafire CB 1200 and recently the burn pot will fill up with pellets after about 4 hours of burning. I clean the stove on a regular basis any thoughts on what might be causing this and how to fix it.
papi said:I have a Quadrafire CB 1200 and recently the burn pot will fill up with pellets after about 4 hours of burning. I clean the stove on a regular basis any thoughts on what might be causing this and how to fix it.
papi said:Pyro, Thanks for the suggestions. door tight, flue cleaned out, burn pot holes clean. I'll check the convection fan. Otherwise everything checks out. I have the auger set at lowest feed rate, could it be that the auger is jammed and might not be as reduced as possible? I'm stumped. Might there be a problem with the thermocouple, registering that the flame is cooler than it actually is so therefore it is being feed more pellets?
papi said:Pyro, Thanks for the suggestions. door tight, flue cleaned out, burn pot holes clean. I'll check the convection fan. Otherwise everything checks out. I have the auger set at lowest feed rate, could it be that the auger is jammed and might not be as reduced as possible? I'm stumped. Might there be a problem with the thermocouple, registering that the flame is cooler than it actually is so therefore it is being feed more pellets?
DexterDay said:I have my Combustion Blower out right now. The pic is from a cell phone so you can't see the "build-up" all that great, but its there.
imacman said:DexterDay said:I have my Combustion Blower out right now. The pic is from a cell phone so you can't see the "build-up" all that great, but its there.
Dexter, how many bags burned through the stove since that blower was last cleaned?
Look about the same?? Mine might have a little more on it. Are you burning on on lower, or Medium setting? I know Englander's have 5-6 settings? (I think). I burn on the Low setting 90% of the time. Only go to medium when it gets around 0 outside.imacman said:This was my Englander after 60 bags:
Without truely taking the blower out, you can't get behind the fins and the get it really clean.. Prob easier to Ding the fins up without having it in front of you. I clean mine thru the clean-out plate on the opposite side every week also. But it still gets 1/4" build-up behind the fins after only 2 ton. Something that needs to be done, at LEAST once a year. IMHOHank Hill said:I take mine apart everyweek. But I dont remove the blowers manually, I do keep them clean though...
DexterDay said:....Something that needs to be done, at LEAST once a year. IMHO
DexterDay said:.....Are you burning on on lower, or Medium setting? I know Englander's have 5-6 settings? (I think). I burn on the Low setting 90% of the time. Only go to medium when it gets around 0 outside.
Ballasts ?????papi said:Ballasts is another option
papi said:Thanks for the advice. holes cleaned, I'll check and clean the combustion fan and the auger. Ballasts is another option. I did have the stove cleaned about a month ago after 2 tons.
Did you ever figure out what was causing the cake/crust of ash in the burn pot? My father is getting that no matter what fan setting or feed setting or pellet... Trying to troubleshoot for him.Is it filling up with ash or unburnt pellets? Mine has at times filled up with ash and ash cakes onto the sides of the pot.
My father is getting that no matter what fan setting or feed setting or pellet... Trying to troubleshoot for him.
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