Pellet pile up

[LuAnnM]

Another newbie that needs your help. I have an Avalon Astoria pellet stove, on a thermostat.
Worked great until the weather turned really cold this week, now the pellets are piling up
in the burn pot. I clean weekly, not sure what else to do. I run off thermostat with stove set
on automatic, heat ouput med, with my restrictor at 1.5.

 

[imacman]

Another newbie that needs your help. I have an Avalon Astoria pellet stove, on a thermostat.
Worked great until the weather turned really cold this week, now the pellets are piling up
in the burn pot. I clean weekly, not sure what else to do. I run off thermostat with stove set
on automatic, heat ouput med, with my restrictor at 1.5.

Hey LuAnn, and welcome to the site.

I have the same stove. I am also running on a stat, and right now I am 1st yellow light on heat setting, and on the line to the right of the #2 on the air restrictor.....no problems with pellets building up (burning NEWP right now).

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

How often do you check your burn pot ?

 

[LuAnnM]

I check my burn pot daily. I will try opening the air flow to the setting that Pyro is running at.. maybe that will help.
I will let you know.


thanks guys!

 

[imacman]

LuAnn,

also, what brand pellets are you burning? What year is your stove?

As far as adjusting the air, I do just what the owners manual says.....open it just enough that the fire is active, but the burning pellets are not "jumping" out of the burn pot.

 

[LuAnnM]

Pyro, Pellet Stove is 2007. I am burning local made pellets., They come highly recomended by my stove installer and local neighbors who burn. Made by Associated Harvest in LaFargeville NY.
Since I opened my air flow to 2 the stove has not piled up and seems to be burning much better.

Thanks for your help.

 

[imacman]

Glad to hear you got the pellet piling issue fixed. The Travis stoves we have a pretty simple to operate. Now that you have it running decent, try moving the air control a little.....more air if you go to a higher heat setting, and vice-versa for lower heat setting.

Personally, I have only had my air control between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 for any heat setting, but again, pay attention to the pellets...just enough air so they move a little in the burn pot, but whole burning pellets are NOT jumping out.

 

[chrisasst]

Pyro, Pellet Stove is 2007. I am burning local made pellets., They come highly recomended by my stove installer and local neighbors who burn. Made by Associated Harvest in LaFargeville NY.
Since I opened my air flow to 2 the stove has not piled up and seems to be burning much better.

Thanks for your help.

those are the pellets I burn. Best one I found around here..

 

[Burn1]

I also have an Avalon Astoria and run with the air set between 2 and 3.