Been running the f600 for a couple of months now and am very happy with the performance. Lately I have been getting some huge coal beds after good initial burn. Went outside to check the chimney and after a couple of hours am seeing smoke come out of the chimney. Some of my theories:
1- my wood is not 100 percent dry and that is resulting in a lack of full combustion leaving the large coals. My proposed solution- leaving the air open further to allow for more primary air into the firebox.
2- I may have a potential partial blockage up at the cap. Sent the soot eater through the pipe last weekend and got NOTHING falling down. I may be a couple rod lengths short, so the very top of the liner may have been missed
3- not having run this stove in the past, is it possible some ash may have collected through the primary air supply and restricting air flow?
It seems that it is the wood at the back of the firebox that is not burning down during the initial burn stages.
Any thoughts/suggestions are greatly appreciated.
1- my wood is not 100 percent dry and that is resulting in a lack of full combustion leaving the large coals. My proposed solution- leaving the air open further to allow for more primary air into the firebox.
2- I may have a potential partial blockage up at the cap. Sent the soot eater through the pipe last weekend and got NOTHING falling down. I may be a couple rod lengths short, so the very top of the liner may have been missed
3- not having run this stove in the past, is it possible some ash may have collected through the primary air supply and restricting air flow?
It seems that it is the wood at the back of the firebox that is not burning down during the initial burn stages.
Any thoughts/suggestions are greatly appreciated.