Is a little bit of smell normal?

[Amin1992]

Hey guys, just wondering about this. When starting our pellet stove, before the pellets ignite, the firebox fills with smoke, which seems normal. Within a minute of igniting the smoke is gone.

However, for the first 5 min or so, I can smell a bit of that smoky smell when standing within 5 feet of the stove. It dissipates after a few minutes, and then I just smell the normal, hot metal smell I usually notice and enjoy.

Just curious, is that normal? I thought these were air tight but ours is old (10 years) and the previous owners did not take care of this thing sadly...

I've looked inside behind the stove and sealed with high temp caulk any joints that look open. No smoke visually, just the smell.

Thanks for the input!

 

[jackman]

Mine does that too. It's never been a problem.

 

[Amin1992]

Awesome, thanks bud

 

[Teddyb]

My p43 did the same thing,used high temp tape around joints,no smell anymore.

 

[Amin1992]

So the vent is siliconed and tight but I wrapped it in high temp foil tape tonight so we'll see if that helps. Thanks!

 

[articcatbill]

Hey guys, just wondering about this. When starting our pellet stove, before the pellets ignite, the firebox fills with smoke, which seems normal. Within a minute of igniting the smoke is gone.

However, for the first 5 min or so, I can smell a bit of that smoky smell when standing within 5 feet of the stove. It dissipates after a few minutes, and then I just smell the normal, hot metal smell I usually notice and enjoy.

Just curious, is that normal? I thought these were air tight but ours is old (10 years) and the previous owners did not take care of this thing sadly...

I've looked inside behind the stove and sealed with high temp caulk any joints that look open. No smoke visually, just the smell.

Thanks for the input!

I often get a bit of smoky smell on start-up. Nothing major, typically for me it comes from the pipe. Mine vents into a flue, once everything is warm in a few minutes then no smell at all.