I've been using my new Harmon Advance pellet stove for about 2 months now & am not happy with it...being a new user of pellet stoves, I'm hoping forum readers might callibrate me on what's normal & what's not.
NOISE: I've got two noise issues.
1) The auger motor is noisy. When I removed the panel & stuck my ear near the motor it sounds like a very worn clock motor. If I put tension on the chain, the noise is substantially reduced. Note that I'm not talking about auger sounds or clunking pellets.
2) There is a high pitch whine from the exhaust motor.
I'm having trouble with my dealer -- the maintainace guy is hard of hearing
GLASS FOGGING UP: Facing the stove, the left glass panel starts to build up after only a couple of hours of use. After 24 hours of burning, it is almost completely opaque.
SMOKE: When starting up the stove, there is a lot of smoke which is understandable -- but I see what looks like a high-pressure jet of smoke coming from the rear left side of the burn pot -- like something is burning behind the burn pot.
Thanks for any comments,
--Alan
NOISE: I've got two noise issues.
1) The auger motor is noisy. When I removed the panel & stuck my ear near the motor it sounds like a very worn clock motor. If I put tension on the chain, the noise is substantially reduced. Note that I'm not talking about auger sounds or clunking pellets.
2) There is a high pitch whine from the exhaust motor.
I'm having trouble with my dealer -- the maintainace guy is hard of hearing
GLASS FOGGING UP: Facing the stove, the left glass panel starts to build up after only a couple of hours of use. After 24 hours of burning, it is almost completely opaque.
SMOKE: When starting up the stove, there is a lot of smoke which is understandable -- but I see what looks like a high-pressure jet of smoke coming from the rear left side of the burn pot -- like something is burning behind the burn pot.
Thanks for any comments,
--Alan
