Hi Folks,
My Mt Vernon insert is 13 years old, runs pretty well, but the last couple years the ash production has been increasing significantly, and I wonder if I may have inadvertently made it worse. It seems to be like the air flow thru the burnpot is too aggressive and is blowing ash out into the fire box.
I'm in the midst of a test of some different pellets, to see if I can improve this, but the only setting that seems like it would have a direct effect on this is flame height adjustment, which I may have changed and forgotten about (sorry)
I get way more ash in the firebox than in the ashpan than I used to. It's changed significantly.
Thoughts,
Thank you,
John
My Mt Vernon insert is 13 years old, runs pretty well, but the last couple years the ash production has been increasing significantly, and I wonder if I may have inadvertently made it worse. It seems to be like the air flow thru the burnpot is too aggressive and is blowing ash out into the fire box.
I'm in the midst of a test of some different pellets, to see if I can improve this, but the only setting that seems like it would have a direct effect on this is flame height adjustment, which I may have changed and forgotten about (sorry)
I get way more ash in the firebox than in the ashpan than I used to. It's changed significantly.
Thoughts,
Thank you,
John
