this is after about 20 hours of burn, feed rate 6 (max), and temp set at 71*. Is this the way the ash should pile up? It seems like a light fluffy ash when I cleaned it out yesterday. I figure these are cheapo pellets(free w/ stove) but didn't know if even that would pile ash that high. Fire seems awful low in pot, right at the end of the auger. Wifee just picked up a bag of Penningtons ($6.50) at WallyWorld to try. :roll: