Black soot and clinkers

[scagger]

I'm noticing a lot of black soot on the inside of my stove so far this year. I cleaned the exhaust thoroughly before the start of the season and replaced the door gasket for another issue that was happening. I'm burning Northern Warmth Doug Fir Supreme. I figured I'd have the cleanest burning year yet with these pellets, but so far not true. Lots of clinkers too. This Quad Castile insert stove is a never ending battle.

 

[scagger]

I'm noticing a lot of black soot on the inside of my stove so far this year. I cleaned the exhaust thoroughly before the start of the season and replaced the door gasket for another issue that was happening. I'm burning Northern Warmth Doug Fir Supreme. I figured I'd have the cleanest burning year yet with these pellets, but so far not true. Lots of clinkers too. This Quad Castile insert stove is a never ending battle.

Oh yeah and I've been trying to adjust the feed rate to see if that helps any.

 

[scagger]

Here's my stove on medium after a fresh vacuuming.

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[jackman]

It looks okay to me. Soot and clinkers are typical with my stove. I scrape the clinkers out with each bag and clean the glass about every 2 weeks.