I've been using my Country Stove PI40 for the last month and it's been working very well. Very happy with the unit so far!
I asked the dealer about debris/smoke that was accumulating on the front window of the stove and he asked if I'd been filtering the fines from the pellets before adding to the stove. Didn't know anything about that.
Told me that I could drill holes in the bottom of a five gallon bucket and use that to sift the fines out or just cut the bottom and use hard steel mesh. Told me holes should be a little smaller than 1/4.
Well I grabbed 2 old pales and went to town drilling as many holes as I could in the bottom. Used a drill bit just shy of 1/4 width. Tried it out and sure enough the first load yielded plenty of dust/fines that fell through the bottom. This explains why there was so much sawdust in the hopper lid.
Anyone else out there doing this procedure or have a better way?
I'm guessing the sawdust/fines did add to smoking up the glass but I believe the pellet brand/quality also matters. I had purchased a ton of Heartland pellets which was smoking up the front after about 1.5 hours. The Country boasts clean glass up to 30 days. Country tech support told me it could be pellet type and quality and also mentioned that the only adjustment on my stove for altitude may need to be adjusted to increase the blower speed. My dealertold me to mix the Heartland pellets with Goldenfire and filter the fines out, then see what happens. Ran 100% Goldenfire in the stove after cleaning it out and not build up yet so I do think it's more related to Pellet brand/quality.
Pic of the Country attached! Nice little stove
I asked the dealer about debris/smoke that was accumulating on the front window of the stove and he asked if I'd been filtering the fines from the pellets before adding to the stove. Didn't know anything about that.
Told me that I could drill holes in the bottom of a five gallon bucket and use that to sift the fines out or just cut the bottom and use hard steel mesh. Told me holes should be a little smaller than 1/4.
Well I grabbed 2 old pales and went to town drilling as many holes as I could in the bottom. Used a drill bit just shy of 1/4 width. Tried it out and sure enough the first load yielded plenty of dust/fines that fell through the bottom. This explains why there was so much sawdust in the hopper lid.
Anyone else out there doing this procedure or have a better way?
I'm guessing the sawdust/fines did add to smoking up the glass but I believe the pellet brand/quality also matters. I had purchased a ton of Heartland pellets which was smoking up the front after about 1.5 hours. The Country boasts clean glass up to 30 days. Country tech support told me it could be pellet type and quality and also mentioned that the only adjustment on my stove for altitude may need to be adjusted to increase the blower speed. My dealertold me to mix the Heartland pellets with Goldenfire and filter the fines out, then see what happens. Ran 100% Goldenfire in the stove after cleaning it out and not build up yet so I do think it's more related to Pellet brand/quality.
Pic of the Country attached! Nice little stove
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