Just wondering if anyone had any insight or advice.
just moved into a new place with a pellet stove. I’m at 8000 ft elevation and it’s my only source of heat. It has no automatic controls, for some reason the previous owner wired it into wall switches. There are 3 variable dials: one to control the auger, one to control the airflow within the stove, and one to blow the hot air into the home. I believe a have a good understanding of how it all works, but I’m unable to keep it lit on it’s own for very long. I understand it will take some time of trial and error/tweaking the settings to get it right, but it either kicks too many pellets into the pot and burns very hot/dirty, or doesn’t kick enough in and goes out.
The auger is very touch-and-go, it will stop itself if it’s going too slow, but if I speed it up a MINUTE amount to get it turning again, it pushes too many in. I gave it a thorough clean to see if there were small chunks jamming the auger, but I’d imagine that wouldn’t have to be done daily.
I also wonder if I’m turning the airflow up too high, or how slow I’m supposed to burn the pellets. They’re all pretty red-hot and there’s only about 3 inches of flame, but is it supposed to be more flame rather than coals?
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
just moved into a new place with a pellet stove. I’m at 8000 ft elevation and it’s my only source of heat. It has no automatic controls, for some reason the previous owner wired it into wall switches. There are 3 variable dials: one to control the auger, one to control the airflow within the stove, and one to blow the hot air into the home. I believe a have a good understanding of how it all works, but I’m unable to keep it lit on it’s own for very long. I understand it will take some time of trial and error/tweaking the settings to get it right, but it either kicks too many pellets into the pot and burns very hot/dirty, or doesn’t kick enough in and goes out.
The auger is very touch-and-go, it will stop itself if it’s going too slow, but if I speed it up a MINUTE amount to get it turning again, it pushes too many in. I gave it a thorough clean to see if there were small chunks jamming the auger, but I’d imagine that wouldn’t have to be done daily.
I also wonder if I’m turning the airflow up too high, or how slow I’m supposed to burn the pellets. They’re all pretty red-hot and there’s only about 3 inches of flame, but is it supposed to be more flame rather than coals?
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
