Vogelzang 5790 Burn Question.

[MiMod]

On my 4th year with this unit. For about the last year the inside of my burn chamber ( the Walls ) are covered with a black soot that is different than the gray ash that used to be produced after a burn. I have played with the air intake some thinking it needed more air but its further open than it used to be & the black soot has not changed. I'm wondering if something has changed in my pellets. I've run Michigan Hardwood pellets from TSC for 2 yrs now. I did run some Pro Pellets for a while & it seemed to be better. The Problem with those is the bag says net 40# per bag when they actually weigh #36 lbs. So you giving up 10% of your burn time to use those at around the same $ per bag. Any thoughts on the cause of Black soot vs Grey ash on the walls of the burn chamber walls ?

 

[jzm2cc]

Try cleaning all hidden areas per manual, then use leaf blower to suck out rest of ash with stove door open or vacuum hose disconnected. Should burn a lot cleaner afterwards

 

[MiMod]

Thanks, I have not yet tried a deep clean this winter. Thats worth a shot. 👍

 

[Joe.G]

I have had this stove since 2014 and burn about 3 to 4 tons a year though it, My Stove is very picky with pellets, Bare foot seem to burn the best and if the stove gets dirty it burns terrible. If I keep it clean , Doors on the side exhaust motor and piping and what not the stove burns great, I tend to do a deep clean twice a year and a general cleaning once a week.

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