I get a fair amount of ash in mine after burning for several hours. I just have a 2" putty knife (metal) that I open the door and scoop it off to the side.
Obviously without saying open slowly or you will pull the smoke out into the room. Also do not keep the door open very long or the smoke will also start coming out into the room. Remember these stoves work on a negative draft that requires the door closed and no air leaks to draft to the outside properly. That said you should not have an issue it only takes a few seconds to scrape the pot.Good morning!
Is there anything one should keep in mind when opening the door while the stove is running to scrape the ashes?
Thanks!
-Nathan
Definitly full, but looking more like I can burn overnight for 8 hours without worrying about burning the house down.
That said you should not have an issue it only takes a few seconds to scrape the pot.
Some People on here may disagree with me but I never turn my stove off or down to scrape the pot for the 3 or 4 seconds it takes to scrape the pot. But I will admit when it is cooking in the middle of the winter it gets a little warm on the hand.Morning,
Thanks for the tip. I did my first scrape last night, just kinda pulled the ash into that gap in front of the burn pot. The manufacturer suggests pressing the off button and waiting 5 minutes, which I did, but that seems to contribute to more wear and tear on the igniter when it comes back on. For next time I was considering putting the heat setting down to 1 and then scraping it in between "pulses" instead.
Still, like you said, easy peasy. Took a second to smoosh the pellets into the middle too.
- Nathan
Good evening,
If it's any consolation, I have run my stove overnight every night for the last week with no issues in spite of some massive ash buildup from the North American pellets I tried. I don't know enough to be concerned about the ash except for the nuisance factor of crowding the pellets, so if it's a safety risk that's news to me. I did notice the flame starts coming out of the bottom auger a bit when it gets really crowded. The Home Depot stove chow pellets seem better than the afore-mentioned Lowe's ones so far in terms of more heat and less ash -- on my second bag tonight.
From what I can tell, the higher heat settings seem to encourage a more thorough burn and less ash too.
Best,
Nathan
The control board triacs actually are what control the on/off voltage to the motor but the timing is controled by the software on the prom chip that triggers the optoisolaters (An opto-isolator is an electronic component that transfers electrical signals between two isolated circuits by using light. Opto-isolators prevent high voltages from affecting the system receiving the signal.) so you could test them with a multimeter by tapping into combustion motor wires and see what the voltage change is if any between the settings. Be carefull you will be dealing with line voltage! If your motor isnt changing speed (motor is variable speed capable) your board is definitely the issue
I would give Englander support a call and see if they have any input on the motor issue.