US Stove 6039 I have some questions.

[pinewood]

Last year the stove worked just fine with no problems. This year I change the herringbone brick. When I started the stove up I notice the exhaust fan would cycle on and off at start until it hit the right temp. I never notice this before is this normal? I had some old pellets from last year still in the stove and I use them first. The flame looks to be very lazy no matter what I did. I even change the pellets to new one and still the same thing. The ash pot is clean too. Any suggestions?

I notice the ash pot fills up with pellets too

 

[Owen1508]

might be an air flow issue. How is it vented? Do you have an OAK installed....pictures always help

 

[pinewood]

Thanks all for the information and I have the problem. An animal make a nest in the stove pipe. LOL

 

[Lake Girl]

What is your cleaning routine for the venting and internal smoke chambers? Have you checked the clean-out port doors to ensure they are tight?

 

[Lake Girl]

Does your termination cap have a screen? If not, time to invest in a new one! Nature at it's best ... another forum member had his board short due to a spiders nest