I'm needing advice/suggestions/clarification on if I should adjust the speed of the agitator or decrease the fuel ratio or use the damper to solve what I think is a problem in my fire box.
I'm not sure if I do have a volume/speed problem but when I asked US Stove what is the typical depth of pellets/ash in the firebox, I was given a cover your butt answer of depends on humidity, speed of pellet burning, altitude, etc. I'm sure all those factors and more apply but I was asking for a general guideline.
The newly augered pellets, the black partially burned pellets & the ash come up to over the axle of the agitator and all the pellets/ash get built up on the firebrick side of the fire box for some reason. The pellets and ash does not appear to be evenly distributed on the front and back of the fire box. I'm taking a fireplace poker and tapping inside the fire box (occasionally) to knock the ash out of the air holes that surround the fire box.
So I was thinking that I should speed up the turning of the agitator (which is on automatic setting right now) so there would not be a build up of pellets/ash taking place.
Then I started thinking that maybe the pellet feed ratio needed to be adjusted to a slower rate.
Then I thought maybe my flame is too lazy even though it does look like a campfire flame. Should I have the damper pulled out when all my settings are on automatic even though I currently have a campfire flame.
I know when the flame is robust (similiar to a furnace flame) there is no build up in the firebox but the flame is tooooo hot because of the hazing on the glass door. But then again there is no ash/fuel problem in the firebox.
If I adjust the speed of the agitator with the AUX Up/Down buttons would that help in the burning of the pellets in a more even manner (front and back of the firebox)?
I'm using 100% premium wood pellets (no fines in bags) and have all my settings on automatic. No FAK/OAK installed (due to open room floorplan). Weekly cleaning/every 8 bags burned.
I am a new novice at this and needing some more advice/suggestions. Thanks for your time and thoughts.
I'm not sure if I do have a volume/speed problem but when I asked US Stove what is the typical depth of pellets/ash in the firebox, I was given a cover your butt answer of depends on humidity, speed of pellet burning, altitude, etc. I'm sure all those factors and more apply but I was asking for a general guideline.
The newly augered pellets, the black partially burned pellets & the ash come up to over the axle of the agitator and all the pellets/ash get built up on the firebrick side of the fire box for some reason. The pellets and ash does not appear to be evenly distributed on the front and back of the fire box. I'm taking a fireplace poker and tapping inside the fire box (occasionally) to knock the ash out of the air holes that surround the fire box.
So I was thinking that I should speed up the turning of the agitator (which is on automatic setting right now) so there would not be a build up of pellets/ash taking place.
Then I started thinking that maybe the pellet feed ratio needed to be adjusted to a slower rate.
Then I thought maybe my flame is too lazy even though it does look like a campfire flame. Should I have the damper pulled out when all my settings are on automatic even though I currently have a campfire flame.
I know when the flame is robust (similiar to a furnace flame) there is no build up in the firebox but the flame is tooooo hot because of the hazing on the glass door. But then again there is no ash/fuel problem in the firebox.
If I adjust the speed of the agitator with the AUX Up/Down buttons would that help in the burning of the pellets in a more even manner (front and back of the firebox)?
I'm using 100% premium wood pellets (no fines in bags) and have all my settings on automatic. No FAK/OAK installed (due to open room floorplan). Weekly cleaning/every 8 bags burned.
I am a new novice at this and needing some more advice/suggestions. Thanks for your time and thoughts.