I've just installed a used Whitfield Profile 30 insert, and burned my first 2 bags of pellets. Upon first lighting the stove it seems to work well, but I've noticed what seems to be a lot of ash in the ash pans on either side of the burn pot in the mornings, along with quite a lot of unburned pellets that have fallen to the sides (maybe a hand full). The burn pot and the area immediately below it also seem to accumulate a fair bit of ash after burning overnight. By morning half-burned pellets have built up in the pot, and the flame seems to burn high and lazy. The glass also seems to soot up fairly quickly.
The stove is vented into a 25' masonry chimney lined with a 6" ss liner. It has a 3" outlet into a 3" to 4" T-adapter, with about 4' of 4" flex before connecting to the 6" liner. The first night I had the draft set about 2/3 open, and after that I opened it all the way but didn't see much change in the ash build up. I opened the ash traps today to see how much ash had accumulated in there and found very little, so most of it had fallen into the pans.
The stove was cleaned thoroughly before the installation, brushing and then blowing the ash traps with compressed air. I've read in other posts that ash build up can be caused by a leaking door gasket, so I tested mine with a strip of paper. It seems fairly tight but I'm wondering if it could be leaking somewhere, maybe at the corners where the door angles in on either side. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what could be causing this?
The stove is vented into a 25' masonry chimney lined with a 6" ss liner. It has a 3" outlet into a 3" to 4" T-adapter, with about 4' of 4" flex before connecting to the 6" liner. The first night I had the draft set about 2/3 open, and after that I opened it all the way but didn't see much change in the ash build up. I opened the ash traps today to see how much ash had accumulated in there and found very little, so most of it had fallen into the pans.
The stove was cleaned thoroughly before the installation, brushing and then blowing the ash traps with compressed air. I've read in other posts that ash build up can be caused by a leaking door gasket, so I tested mine with a strip of paper. It seems fairly tight but I'm wondering if it could be leaking somewhere, maybe at the corners where the door angles in on either side. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what could be causing this?