In desperate need of advice.... Dirty stove

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AmericaneagleR77

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Sep 22, 2018
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NY
I have a 4 year old hudson river kinderhook pellet stove. Burned beautiful for 3 seasons. Last year it started burning very dirty. Fills up burn pot with ash and clinker in 5 to 8 hours. Appears to burn somewhat lazy as well. Ive messed with settings and tore the stove down for a cleaning....problem persists....help me! Thank you....
 
Maybe 6 hours burn time....
 

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2 obvious reasons - 1) stove and exhaust is still dirty some place, or 2) the pellets are trash.

I'd do another good cleaning, do the leaf blower trick and see what happens. Maybe break out the long brushes and work then into the exhaust channels, then do the leaf blower trick.
 
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