a couple of questions

[dixie chick]

Hello -
I am enjoying my Enviro Milan insert and it seems to be working well but have some questions.

On high, the flame can get really tall and is easily hitting the heat exchanger. Is this ok?

When pellets drop in (especially before getting nice and hot) there are a lot of burning ash shooting around like fireworks. Many of these seem to be sucked into the cracks between the top of the brick wall and the metal plate on top. There is also a small slit around the chute that some ash goes into. Is this normal and where are these ashes ending up? I have cleaned the stove every few days including the pan, basket and exchanger. The manual says to remove the brick backing once per season - so I dont really know what is back there yet. Any advice or input would be appreciated.
My apologies for the incorrect use of stove terms! Thanks

 

[BadDad320]

Go to youtube and search around for pellet stoves. There are several demo type burn videos and you can judge yours by looking at those...........

 

[DiggerJim]

Hello -
I am enjoying my Enviro Milan insert and it seems to be working well but have some questions.

On high, the flame can get really tall and is easily hitting the heat exchanger. Is this ok?

When pellets drop in (especially before getting nice and hot) there are a lot of burning ash shooting around like fireworks. Many of these seem to be sucked into the cracks between the top of the brick wall and the metal plate on top. There is also a small slit around the chute that some ash goes into. Is this normal and where are these ashes ending up? I have cleaned the stove every few days including the pan, basket and exchanger. The manual says to remove the brick backing once per season - so I dont really know what is back there yet. Any advice or input would be appreciated.
My apologies for the incorrect use of stove terms! Thanks

Yes, and the ashes are ending up in all the nooks & crannies of the internals of the stove. (BTW, the flaming ash is probably burning fines.) When you wrap it up for the season you'll want to strip it all down and vacuum out every single little place ash will have landed. In the meantime, it won't hurt anything (which is why it's a once a season chore to clean at that level.)

 

[dixie chick]

thanks to both of you. All seems well!

 

[imacman]

Yes, everything you said about what you see is normal operation of a pellet stove. Just keep it clean, and there should be no problems.