I've read through a number of posts regarding flame height, and read through the manual regarding the damper settings. I read about the auger trim and combustion air trim on my stove, yet I can't seem to get a consistent flame no matter what I do.
Most of the time what I'm seeing is:
Flame is strong when it starts (poking a 5-6 inches above the lip of the firebox)
As pellets start dropping, the flame starts dying down (Below the lip of the firebox)
This repeats over and over. The pellets appear to kill the flame down, and then after a while the flame shoots back up when those pellets ignite. Rinse and repeat. I've slowed the auger rate down thinking that would keep the flame from getting...smothered? by the new pellets but that didn't work. I've played around with the air trim and damper but it doesn't seem to have an impact on this issue.
Is this just a normal behavior of pellet stoves, or is the flame supposed to be a consistent height during operation? I mean, I've seen the flame die down to where the flame is only an inch or two up off the pellets and almost seems like it wants to die before the new pellets finally ignite.
Most of the time what I'm seeing is:
Flame is strong when it starts (poking a 5-6 inches above the lip of the firebox)
As pellets start dropping, the flame starts dying down (Below the lip of the firebox)
This repeats over and over. The pellets appear to kill the flame down, and then after a while the flame shoots back up when those pellets ignite. Rinse and repeat. I've slowed the auger rate down thinking that would keep the flame from getting...smothered? by the new pellets but that didn't work. I've played around with the air trim and damper but it doesn't seem to have an impact on this issue.
Is this just a normal behavior of pellet stoves, or is the flame supposed to be a consistent height during operation? I mean, I've seen the flame die down to where the flame is only an inch or two up off the pellets and almost seems like it wants to die before the new pellets finally ignite.