2003 Enviro Windsor Pellets Backing Up?

[dorito]

I have a 2003 Enviro Windsor heating a fairly small space, a 500 sf basement. When burning "Hammer's Hot Ones" pellets, the stove combusts very well. more commonly, other brands such as "Appalachian Hardwood" or "OMalley's", the pellets will pile up in the burn pot. I am able to burn these by reducing the augur trim. However, the control board only allows the augur trim to be adjusted on the low setting. Of course, my state has been leading the nation in the coldest air temp so the low setting is as useful.

I don't think it is a cleaning issue--The chimney was cleaned last week, and the stove is vacuumed out every other day. The slide damper is all the way open.

Is there another mechanical trim somewhere in the stove? Is someone making an after market control board which allows augur trim on all heat settings? Or something else I am missing?

 

[johneh]

When was the last time the stove was disassembled and
cleaned air intake to exhaust termination
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[stovelark]

Usually, pellets piling up in burnpot means lack of airflow through the stove, a cleanliness issue, perhaps the exh blower is dirty or getting tired, the air shutter is not set correctly or something is up with the control board. If Hamer's burns correctly, I'd try and use them. If not possible, I'd break the stove down and clean the exh blower and passages plus pipe. At least start with that. With the cold we've had, most people may be cleaning their pellet stoves mid-winter... Good luck with her.