Here's my ash build-up after 2 days (about 14 hours) of running.
Does it look bad? Is it the lousy Greenway pellets causing the build-up?
Does it look bad? Is it the lousy Greenway pellets causing the build-up?
hotstovecoolmusic said:Here's my ash build-up after 2 days (about 14 hours) of running.
Does it look bad? Is it the lousy Greenway pellets causing the build-up?
kinsman stoves said:How often are you scraping the burn pot? That is what the rake is for.
Where is your damper set?
Eric
hotstovecoolmusic said:kinsman stoves said:How often are you scraping the burn pot? That is what the rake is for.
Where is your damper set?
Eric
I vacuum and scrape the pot every other day.
I fiddle a lot with the damper. It's usually out 1/4" to 3/4". Trying to avoid the tall, lazy flame.
I usually run the stove on "3". If I run on 4, the pellets don't burn fast enough. They start piling up and the chamber gets smokey.
Ductape said:I certainly see more ash than that burning my Penningtons..........................
hotstovecoolmusic said:Ductape said:I certainly see more ash than that burning my Penningtons..........................
Did you see the other Big E "ash" picture posted recently?
They have lots of ash to left and right, but the pot was empty. My ash is all in the pot and it's thick and heavy. Comes out in clumps when I vacuum.
kinsman stoves said:hotstovecoolmusic said:Ductape said:I certainly see more ash than that burning my Penningtons..........................
Did you see the other Big E "ash" picture posted recently?
They have lots of ash to left and right, but the pot was empty. My ash is all in the pot and it's thick and heavy. Comes out in clumps when I vacuum.
The ash in the burn pot is from not enough air. Open the damper and scrape 2-3 times a day.
Eric
foldsct said:I had clinkers with my Big E and tons of ash
Did exactly what Eric said.............don't have that problem anymore!!
He's so smart............except for that cat/chicken thing!!
StoveMiser said:I gave up on cleaning my glass more often than the weekly cleanout. Sometimes I think people are mildly anal with all the glass cleaning ideas and thoughts. The clean glass syndrome wore off after 2 tons or so...
As for the original question: definitely sounds like crap pellets or more air needed. It would take my stove a month with no maintenance to look that bad. Crank up the air.
Lobstah said:"You can vacuum once a week but need to scrape 2-3 times a day."
I scrape my burn pot on my Lopi once every 2-3 days when I push the ash down into the big ash bin.
You open a hot stove 2-3 times a day for this?...can't imagine you shut the stove down that often?
Jim
lvfd50 said:I havn't been scraping my burn pot, just cleaning weekly on my Big E. I should probably start doing this. Could someone give some pictures of what they do. I know you can open the door while its running I just want to make sure I do things correct. The only "rake" I have is the Breckwell tool that has a flat solid section on one end and a hole in the handle on the other for pulling the heat exchanger tube cleaner out with. Just firgured if I scaped while it was still burning I would scrape the pellets out and stop the fire. I'm still new to the pellet thing, I'm just so used to the woodstove. Thanks for any help.
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