I have a P61A that was just installed at the end of February. I've noticed that after I scrape the burnpot and the fire builds back up, there are lots of sparks flying for a few minutes. Is this normal? I'm guessing it it small bits or carbon being blown around?
Sparks after scraping burnpot (Harman)
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Harvey Schneider
Minister of Fire
Could also be bits of metal scrapings. Metal scrapings will burn and usually sparkle when they do.
GeHmTS
Feeling the Heat
normal as the fines are being thrown out of the burn pot. These are created during the scrapping process. You must be scrapping pretty hard.
GeHmTS
Feeling the Heat
good for you. it looks like fireworks, but the fine ash does decrease back to normal levels after a while.
alternativeheat
Minister of Fire
Also after scraping you are back to a good air flow through your burn pot and it picks up the small particles of pellet chips and such till things settle down. As other have said, it's all normal. I love my p61, you learn it's ways soon enough !! Good luck with it.
Tonyray
Minister of Fire
Tonyray
Minister of Fire
Also when I do my 10 day full cleaning,
I find that there is not a spot in the Stove that Ash doesn't find and hang out....
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