right now i have it changed to at 150 min and 170 high i was running at 140 min and 175 to 185 high
I have not ever seen a single unburned pellet in my ashpan after burning about 15 tons total. My feed is set on 4.5 and I have burned mostly Curran's, but have burned some Somersets.ok finally called the dealer about unburned pellets in the ashpan. I cleaned it sunday, empty ashpan, ran fine, wife checked last night no unburned pellets, i get home from today and check and theres probably 10 cups of wasted pellets.
They told me to check the holes in my burnpot there may be some stuff stuck in them, said to use a small nail to poke them.
Also told me the cover underneath to make sure its snug but not too tight. Does this make sense?
First he told me its normal for a few pellets to be unburned
Its happening every couple days. i should not have to clean this thing completely every 2 days to keep it running right.
Chris,ok finally called the dealer about unburned pellets in the ashpan. I cleaned it sunday, empty ashpan, ran fine, wife checked last night no unburned pellets, i get home from today and check and theres probably 10 cups of wasted pellets
ive burned all fireside ultras, i have a hopper full and 2 bags left then ill be using Maine Woods
Not sure whats going on with it and apparently the dealer dont care
Yes i think its a start up issue, i just bought the boiler so id assume it has the newer ingiter in it I am burning Fireside Ultras for a few more bags then switching to MWPDo you think this is happening during the start up?...I kinda think that's when mine acts up. I also can smell smoke in the house too, obviously only when it act up.. pressure lighter or finned?
My thoughts on the overfeeding pellets into the ash pan, the amount of pellets fed into the burnpot at startup and the feed rate setting together can cause this. A burnpot 1/2 full at startup will cause slow ignition, lots of smoke, when it finally ignites with all these pellets in the burnpot, when the ESP is satisfied the igniter will shut off and the pellets will start feeding at the feed rate setting, at higher settings causing unburned pellets to be pushed into the ash pan. The least amount of pellets in the burnpot for ignition at startup, the better ignition plus the possible overfeeding pellets into the ash pan. I cannot stress enough my thoughts about the quanity of pellets fed into the burnpot on startup. ( dip switch settings) This situation could be corrected by lowering the feed rate but...... when a higher demand for heat, the feed rate will not be high enough to meet the demand.
I have an older 105 and it has the 6 rpm auger and the older finned igniter. The feed setting is on 5 1/2 and I don't see any pellets within an inch of the highest edge of the burnpot which gets cleaned once a week.My Dip Switches are OFF ON ON(Factory Default) any ideas on what to try them at?
After a good cleaning it goes about 2 days before it acts up, but should i really need to clean this thing every two days?
My Dip Switches are OFF ON ON(Factory Default) any ideas on what to try them at?
The ESP will turn the igniter off when the exhaust rises in temp.Just give it a good cleaning put in MWP watched it light, went back down a few minutes later and the ignitor light is still on and you can hear it. Thoughts?
If this is the case, lower the feed rate a tad, watch to see if it stops the overfeeding, lower it again if needed. The key to resolving this issue is to pull up a chair next to the boiler and watch what is happening or get the dealer out to check it out.went down again and theres quite a few pellets in the burnpot partially burned out to the tip and theres a few partial burned in the ashpan
The dip switch settings set at off, on, on,(this is where my settings are) minimum amount of pellets at startup, when the auger stops feeding pellets, prior to smoke, look through the glass in the firebox door with a flashlight to see if you can see the level of pellets in the burnpot. When I do this on mine I cannot see any pellets in the burnpot even though I know pellets have been fed into the burnpot, with smoke prior to actual ignition. Also, you need to confirm the ignition type in the boiler, I know its a new boiler but........ I suspect that some of the pb105 boilers being sold may have the finned ignition, depending on the period of time when the dealer received it.
IMHO, in order to find out what is causing the overfeeding that you have, you will have to look through the glass in the firebox door at startup of the boiler to see the quanity of pellets in the burnpot prior to ignition, after ignition, watch to see the quanity of pellets being fed into the burnpot to confirm that pellets are not being pushed into the ashpan due to the feed rate setting. This is going to take a little time so, be patient, report back with your findings.
No. The only time I see smoke is for a min or so after it lightsshould you see alot of smoke coming from the vent outside when its running?
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