P68 - Flame Leaning Towards Glass

[bdaoust]

I've noticed the flame on my P68 has been leaning towards the glass. And the tips of the flame seems to suggest there is a lot of air - almost like there is a wind behind it. Glass is also dirty top half of glass. No matter which pellet I use, same result.

If I scrape the burnpot and remove the ash lip - it's fine for a while.

I clean the store thoroughly once a week.

Thanks
Brian

 

[TonyVideo]

Sounds normal to me. I scrape the burn pot whenever I dump in a bag which helps.

 

[Hoot23]

Scrape the pot really well and make sure the holes are clear.

 

[Polar Bear]

I clean my glass once a week with my weekly cleaning. By the time the next cleaning comes, it is 60% covered. After hearing from others, I think it's just par for the course.

 

[bdaoust]

It's not so much the dirty glass - I know that happens and honestly - if I get heat - I don't mind a dirty window :D

It's just that I hadn't noticed the flame leaning in as much as it is.

 

[Havilcek stole the ball]

I've got a bum igniter on my P-68, and a couple of times recently the stove doesn't ignite until there's a whole lot of pellets in the burnpot. When that happens, all the pellets get consumed at once, and there is a raging fire in there really bulling up against the glass. I've wondered if all that heat and flame would take the glass out, but it never has. So, if your flame is just licking the glass as mine does most of the time, I wouldn't worry. That's pretty tough glass.

 

[TonyVideo]

My flame never hits the glass but can get relatively close. Scrape the pot and all is good. Usually needs it by then anyway or I forgot that morning.

 

[SmokeEater]

I clean my glass once a week with my weekly cleaning. By the time the next cleaning comes, it is 60% covered. After hearing from others, I think it's just par for the course.

The PB105 gets its glass window cleaned once a week as does your Englander's. Yup it's about 60% ash and soot covered by the end of seven days. Just normal procedure.