can't keep window clean

[naigurl]

Hello,
We have a Dansons Glowboy pellet stove and within a few hours the glass is all soot and the stove needs to be vacumed about everyday. Does any body know what we are doing wrong ??? Help

 

[Cincinnati Kid]

Not familar with your particular stove; however, I have a Whitfield Plus Insert and the window begins to get dirty within an hour of startup. The higher the temp I run the stove does improve the cleanliness of the window. On low temps the window gets very dirty.

I do vacuum the stove on a daily basis.

Not sure you are doing anything wrong....some stoves the windowsa dont get that dirty, others do.

 

[dbjordan]

First, give your stove a good cleaning, (behind baffles, ash traps, ect) then try a few bags of "good" pellets (ligs, hammers, o'malley's...). That "may" solve your problem.

What kind of "soot" do you have building up? Brown and glassy, black, grey and ashy? What setting are you running your stove on? Lower settings generaly cause the window to get dirty faster. Your damper may need adjustment as well, brown and glassy= too much air, black=too little air.

Hope this helps.

 

[DannMarr]

I don't know if this has anything to due with it, but since installing OAK, my glass stays cleaner longer.

 

[hearthtools]

What kind of dirty?
Sticky
Gray
Black
brown

it is normal on most stoves for a light brown or gray buildup on the glass.

if you are getting a dark brown buildup then you have a combustion problem and need to follow the help pages on the yellow sticky pages at the pellet room

 

[CanadaClinker]

My glasss has an airwash 'slit' at the top of the glass (between the glass and the door frame). My dealer said that every month or so to stick a very fine wire up there in the shape of an upside down 'j' and go from one side to the other. He said that with the constant air going through there, it builds up with lint over time..... so I do that regularly along with using a crevis tool with the vacuum..... cc ;-)

 

[j00fek]

my glass is always dirty, dont worry about it

 

[slls]

If black, not enough air. Open the air adjustment, owners manual will tell you how.

 

[teetah222]

My door gets dirty and my flame is never the "blast furnace" type that some have mentioned in other threads, but I don't really mind as it keeps my house warm anyway, and looks more like a wood fire. Which is what I wanted a stove with a large window for... ambiance. I was cleaning the door daily, then it got really cold and now I'm cleaning it after 2 or 3 days, just cuz the ash starts building on everything and I figure it should need it. If you bought a pellet stove expecting not to need to clean often, then you were probably misinformed. Soot builds up, glass gets dirty. Clean it and don't stress as long as the stove does the job you want it to.

 

[schmeg]

I just sold a stove just like yours. I put 6 tons through it from the time I bought it last year till 2 weeks ago. What you are seeing is fly ash, and its normal. Nothing you can do about it. Mine did
the same thing. If its any consolation, my new Rika does it too, just not as quickly. You can extend your clean glass experience by using as clean a pellet as possible. Also a hotter stove will
stay cleaner longer. My Glowboy did best on feed rate 2, and convection fan on the second lowest or third lowest setting with feed rate 3. The stove gets real hungry though on 3 or more. It gets pretty ashy
inside too. I had to clean mine daily too. You can get more heat out of it if you clean the heat exchanger tubes with a couple of damp paper towels. Its a daily rital for sure. On the upside,
its a reliable stove. I still clean my new one daily out of habit.