Pulsing Fire Englander SHP5510

[pberardi]

Just wanted to confirm this is what I think it is....I usually burn at a 6 - 8 / 2-8-1. This keeps the fire really even and strong. Since the weather is warming up I have backed the feed down a bit. It seems like the flame has started to pulse from when the pellets drop into the burn pot. Is this because my settings are still at 2-8-1? I just switched it to a 4-4-1 to see if it made any difference. Does everyone need to adjust their air level and feed rate when backing down their temperatures?

 

[Dr.Faustus]

by pulsing do you mean the flames go out, it smolders and then the flame re-lights? or is there a flame all the time but it just goes up and down?

If you are getting to a smoldering state, you really need to play with the air/feed rate to make it so that even on the lowest setting, the flame never dies. Smoldering is the dirtiest burn you can get.

I keep mine adjusted so that it burns nicely on 1/1 and then the other settings just increase the flame and heat output. I need to re adjust usually if i change brands of pellets (different size etc)

The air/feed rate doesnt do much on that stove except at the lowest burn settings.

 

[jintoreedwine]

I have found that I need to play with my feed rates to get the lower settings to burn correctly when I change pellet brands (as Dr. Faustus points out.) On the lower settings I do find that the flame height will be much more variable than on the high settings, this is normal as far as I can tell, but having the flame go completely out should be avoided.