drtnshtr said:Compared to my American Wood Fiber pellets this batch of Somersets produce alot of ash. Anyone else experience this?
I have always used American Wood Fiber pellets and always had good luck but I hear everyone talk about the Somersets so I thought I would try them out, especially since Menards were selling them last week for $3.49/ bag. I do not have an OAK hooked up to my US Stove 5500XL and have never had one hooked to my Whitfield either. One thing I have noticed is the Somersets are very small compared to the AWF pellets. The AWF pellets average at least 3/4 inch long and the somersets arent but 1/4 inch or so. My stove doesnt have an ash tray so I vaccum the entire stove usually once per week with the AWF pellets but have to almost daily with the somersets. Im sure an OAK would work better for them but instead I think I will just burn my typical AWF pellets since they seem to do better in my set up. I was getting alot of the clumping you mentioned out of the somersets but I very rarely get clumping with the AWF pellets.j-takeman said:What brand of pellet were you using last season?
Somersets are a dense pellet. To get a complete burn and help remove the ash from sitting in the burnpot. You need to either increase the combustion air or Reduce the amount of fuel delivered into the burnpot. Clumping ash in the burnpot or dark window glass is a dead giveaway to rich combustion. Or just switch back to a less dense pellet!
are you using an OAK?Hank Hill said:With Somersets I dont even have to worry about cleaning the firepot for a few days...so much less ash build up...
drtnshtr said:I have always used American Wood Fiber pellets and always had good luck but I hear everyone talk about the Somersets so I thought I would try them out, especially since Menards were selling them last week for $3.49/ bag. I do not have an OAK hooked up to my US Stove 5500XL and have never had one hooked to my Whitfield either. One thing I have noticed is the Somersets are very small compared to the AWF pellets. The AWF pellets average at least 3/4 inch long and the somersets arent but 1/4 inch or so. My stove doesnt have an ash tray so I vaccum the entire stove usually once per week with the AWF pellets but have to almost daily with the somersets. Im sure an OAK would work better for them but instead I think I will just burn my typical AWF pellets since they seem to do better in my set up. I was getting alot of the clumping you mentioned out of the somersets but I very rarely get clumping with the AWF pellets.j-takeman said:What brand of pellet were you using last season?
Somersets are a dense pellet. To get a complete burn and help remove the ash from sitting in the burnpot. You need to either increase the combustion air or Reduce the amount of fuel delivered into the burnpot. Clumping ash in the burnpot or dark window glass is a dead giveaway to rich combustion. Or just switch back to a less dense pellet!
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