Was it burning correctly?

[EatenByLimestone]

I was at a restaurant this weekend and it was heated with a pellet stove.

This was the first stove I've ever seen up close and got a chance to watch for a good amount of time. I was impressed by it, but was a bit disturbed by embers shooting out of the burn pot. The pot looked like a little volcano shooting out pyroclastic material!

Do all pellet stoves do this?

If they do, are pellet stoves made that do not have a large glass front? Maybe a metal panel that would just radiate heat?

Matt

 

[djarseneault]

I was at a restaurant this weekend and it was heated with a pellet stove.

This was the first stove I've ever seen up close and got a chance to watch for a good amount of time. I was impressed by it, but was a bit disturbed by embers shooting out of the burn pot. The pot looked like a little volcano shooting out pyroclastic material!

Do all pellet stoves do this?

If they do, are pellet stoves made that do not have a large glass front? Maybe a metal panel that would just radiate heat?

Matt

no, not all pellet stoves do this. in fact the one you saw probably had the draft set too high (popcorn effect)

 

[sydney1963]

Mine does not do that.

 

[woodsman23]

YES they do this each time pellets are dropped in the burn pot there will be some hot ash flying around and it perfectly normal.

 

[Xena]

Mine doesn't do that...........

edit: woops. I lied. Cranked the
heat up and it does do it on the higher
settings.... Short video here: :cheese:

 

[kast]

mine does

 

[slls]

Mine too, it's called fly ash, and it does fly.

 

[slls]

Here is a pix of fly ash.

 

[crausch]

If it were only in colors...you would have your own little fireworks display ;-)

 

[slls]

It's on thermostat and every shut down reminds me of the forth of july.

 

[GVA]

its the fines (sawdust) burning and blowing around
Yes sawdust burns