Hey I’m new to pellet stoves, recently moved into a house with a heatilator PS35. My problem is the blower seems to be pulling too much air thru the fire pot. Lit pellets are flying out the entire time. All the ash ends up surrounding the fire pot. 2nd year using this stove, and have never had ash in the ash bin below. This doesn’t seem normal. Any suggestions? The stove pipe goes straight up thru the roof and doesn’t have a damper. Would I need one? Only adjustments on this stove is feed rate, and I’ve changed that every which way, with no success.
Lit pellets flying out of fire pot
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mtnbiker727
Feeling the Heat
This is a quick video of when the thermostat has kicked the stove off. Every bit of ash will float out of the fire pot and fill up the surrounding area. I have to clean this stove out every other day.
maraakate
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Ssyko
Minister of Fire
They are designed and built like a quadrafire. And it sounds like you have the same issue i had with my quad, i had to install a damper in the vent pipe to slow down the airflow. Quad makes one but they are not cheap.
Thanks! Any idea why it’s so expensive? Can’t I just drill a hole in the existing stove pipe and put a 10 dollar damper in there?
Ssyko
Minister of Fire
It’s double wall. Im not saying it can’t be done 
But I will say I didn’t pay that $$$ for mine either.
But I will say I didn’t pay that $$$ for mine either.
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