Harman Advance 2 (2004) Smoke coming from left side of burnt

[Cliff]

Just put in service this harman Advance and been running it with no issues for about 3 days. Just noticed small wiffs of smoke coming from left side of burnpot. It's only showing on the left nothing on the right. Could it be a burnpot gasket issue? like i said i grab this stove on Craigslist a couple of weeks ago.
I went thru it with both blowers, a pressure switch, and a new igniter. I just got a double 5" exhaust fan which i have not installed yet. I have an OAK setup and i am looking for any ideas.

Thx Again
Cliff

 

[Cliff]

Addition to my original post, that i forgot to mention is that my flame has a flutter to it. I don't know if that is a clue or not but i am trying to list all the issues.

Thx Again

 

[Mt Bob]

A picture would be great.That said,some stove techs double up the pot gasket,on the older Harmans,because they can warp a bit.

 

[Cliff]

Thx Bob,

Since i posted i think i may have found my issue based on Louseyweather post of the flame guide moving up. I checked mine and indeed it worked its way forward about 1/4". I cleaned and scraped the pot and pushed guide back against the firebrick and no more smoke!!

I'm new to harman so i'm still learning, i guess my next question is should i go for the new burnpot and guide?

Any advice would be appreciated

Thx Cliff

 

[Mt Bob]

Thx Bob,

Since i posted i think i may have found my issue based on Louseyweather post of the flame guide moving up. I checked mine and indeed it worked its way forward about 1/4". I cleaned and scraped the pot and pushed guide back against the firebrick and no more smoke!!

I'm new to harman so i'm still learning, i guess my next question is should i go for the new burnpot and guide?

Any advice would be appreciated

Thx Cliff

Sometimes changing your feed settings,or changing pellet brands,can affect the "rise" problem.Experiment some.

 

[Cliff]

Thx Bob

Will do

 

[timjk6969]

My Advance does the same thing, no big deal. Looks like a small air leak at the burnpot gasket. I might replace if I'm super motivated . Been that way for years now