Shiny pieces of ash

[Southbridge06GT]

A friend of mine called yesterday and asked if I ever had seen anything like this before. I told him no, but I knew who to ask. You! He says they are shiny glass like clumps in his stove. Any ideas on what would cause this? He has an Englander stove.

 

[imacman]

Clinkers. Due to not-so-great pellets, usually. What brand is he burning?

 

[hossthehermit]

Clinkers. Due to not-so-great pellets, usually. What brand is he burning?

Shoulda figgered YOU would be the first to jump on that thread title, macman

 

[jtakeman]

Clinkers. Due to not-so-great pellets, usually. What brand is he burning?

Shoulda figgered YOU would be the first to jump on that thread title, macman

Any time he see's "Shiny pieces of ash" He kind of gets all excited even! :lol:

 

[imacman]

Hey, what can I say? :cheese:

 

[jtakeman]

Hey, what can I say? :cheese:

ME too macman! :lol:

 

[Arnold]

Clinkers. Due to not-so-great pellets, usually. What brand is he burning?

Shoulda figgered YOU would be the first to jump on that thread title, macman

Any time he see's "Shiny pieces of ash" He kind of gets all excited even! :lol:

"Shiny pieces of ash" Ohhhhh......Nooooo


I used to chase after them in my youth...........Glad I never caught any.........Makes for a extremely high maintenance installation !

 

[sydney1963]

Dirt or sand in the pellets?

 

[woodsman23]

Okay you all need to STOP IT!! I thought for a moment Slickplant was here..... :down:

 

[littlesmokey]

Salt is the most common cause as far as I know. High concentrations can cause super clinkers. That's why wood floated to mills are a no-no for pellets. It is also caused by too much heat in the burn pot, or not enough combustion air to expel the ash. They can look kind of cool, sometimes.

One of the regional pellet makers wanted to use trestle wood. It's from the railroad trestle across the Great Salt Lake that was reclaimed some years ago. The wood went to Idaho and the saw dust and shavings were hauled to a pellet plant. The stuff messed up the machinery, and made a whole lot of pellets unsaleable as fuel. They were able to mix with others and sold as bedding.

 

[imacman]

.....I thought for a moment Slickplant was here..... :down:

Did someone here mention SlickPlant?????? Where? When? How many sparks from the pipe??? hh: