Breckwell Burn Pot... Old style vs. New....

[Pyro2]

Greetings all! I have an older Breckwell P23 that still has the original burn pot. While bored the other day I was searching the web for parts for it in case the need arises. What I found is that Breckwell changed the burn pot quite a bit from what I have (one piece, large burn area). The "second generation" is a two piece affair that the actual burn pot is stainless steel, and not even half the size of the original. Has anyone here switched from the old one to the new one, and if so, did you see an improvement? Watching mine burn, and constantly digging chunks of carbon out of, it seems it would almost have to be an improvement. It just does not have the "wind power" to keep the pot free from ash build up. Even with the damper wide open, and the combustion fan cleaned ( yes I cleaned it thoroughly) it builds up carbon chunks (clinkers?) no matter what pellet brand I use.

Any input will be appreciated!

 

[sorka]

Well, can't speak of the old style, but my new p2700 has the new style and I've tried 4 different brands and haven't had any clinkers.

 

[tflight]

Has anyone here switched from the old one to the new one, and if so, did you see an improvement?

Sorry to resurrect a year old thread, but I too was wondering the same question about a month ago and never found an answer. I have a P23 and had the old style burnpot. The interior wall of my burnpot had developed a large crack/gash and pellets would find there way in between the inner and outer wall. I too was having issues with needing to clean out the burnpot (not just stirring) every 12-24 hours.

I replaced the burnpot with the new style and noticed an immediate difference. However-- a couple of caveats with the results. The fact that there was a large gash in the burnpot meant there was air coming through that gash that impacted the amount coming out of the holes that were supposed to be there. So the old burnpot wasn't functioning as well as it could have anyway. (I purchased the stove in that condition.) Second, my stove had other maintenance issues as well that prevented a proper burn.

So while I did notice a big improvement, I can't say 100% of the improvement was attributed to the design of the new pot versus what was broken with the old pot. I do find the stainless steel tray easier to clean though.

The only "gotcha" with the new style pot was that the "trim" screw (that adjusts the angle of the burnpot as it is sitting in the stove) was not even close to long enough. It was much shorter than the screw on the old pot and of course the threads were different. So I ended up needing to find a longer screw to make the tilt correct.

 

[swimman]

I have a p23i and have yet to have a clinker or anything else for that matter left in the burn pot. I vacuum the stove about every three days and all is well.

 

[Pyro2]

Hello all...

Just wanted to let you know I purchased the new style pot and have found great improvement in the burn factor. Funny that you mentioned the angle screw being far too short to adjust the pot angle. Mine was the same way. Of course I have piles of hardware laying around and it was a ten second fix...lol... However, depending on pellet brand, I still get carbon nuggets.

 

[ken3698]

Here's a post where we discussed this a while back...Hope it helps.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/33686/