Ash Buildup on Fire Pot - How Frequently to Remove?

[md2002]

Nice to hear I'm not alone on the frequency of clean ups. I had been on a 3 day cycle as of late, but the other day had to shut down and clean after 48 hours. As a result I took the burn pot liner to the basement and scraped it all off, including a file to the holes and flat surfaces. Then a soaking in hot soapy water really got the rest lose for a scrubbing with a brillo pad. It looks almost as good as new. I did notice some pitting on some of the surfaces of the liner. I am burning Infernos, lots of clinkers in my pot!

Nice to hear I'm not alone on the frequency of clean ups. I had been on a 3 day cycle as of late, but the other day had to shut down and clean after 48 hours. As a result I took the burn pot liner to the basement and scraped it all off, including a file to the holes and flat surfaces. Then a soaking in hot soapy water really got the rest lose for a scrubbing with a brillo pad. It looks almost as good as new. I did notice some pitting on some of the surfaces of the liner. I am burning Infernos, lots of clinkers in my pot!

I'm burning everything! Still playing with what works best. I think I found the pellets I'm going to use. I have no clinkers though, EVER. Could be because it's only about 2 weeks old. I've tried 6 different kinds of Pellets and the only time I had clinkers was when the stove shut off... I think because they were crappy pellets and the stove was set to low.... so the stove was shutting off at night.