I've read here that some open up their stoves after a shut-down while still hot, but how about while there are still flames? I do see a fair amount of ash-Styrofoam (no word for it, but it's light and crumbles to the touch) accruing in the firepot, I'm thinking I'd like to open up once a day for a few seconds and scoop it out of the firepot and down into the ash pan (not easy because the pseudo-logs are a bit in the way). Safe? Advisable? Or turn it off, let the flames die out, scoop out this debris and turn it right back on?
Data points: New-ish Accentra insert, usual burn over a weekend of 3-4 bags, then light cleaning, Hamers pellets.
Data points: New-ish Accentra insert, usual burn over a weekend of 3-4 bags, then light cleaning, Hamers pellets.