Hello
Trying to determine exact cause and effect of a dirty burn!
Last few early mornings on low # 2 heat level the glass and firebrick went black wit black unburned pellets in the pot and grayish ash. Real sign of not enough air to burn. stove was mostly clean so not anything that could easily be seen. I had some time tonight, so after cleaning, I removed both outside ash chamber covers and noticed that the horizontal chamber running behind the fire chamber down low was completely clogged with ash. So when looking at the front of the stove, the air on the right side of the fire box going up across the right 4 heat eschanger tubes running down the right ash chamber was trapped and could not continue to the exhaust blower. The left side still had a path but was restricted quite alot, almost all clogged up too! So I removed the outside traps and cleaned really well all the ash blocking this path.
Will this due the trick. see pics below:
Trying to determine exact cause and effect of a dirty burn!
Last few early mornings on low # 2 heat level the glass and firebrick went black wit black unburned pellets in the pot and grayish ash. Real sign of not enough air to burn. stove was mostly clean so not anything that could easily be seen. I had some time tonight, so after cleaning, I removed both outside ash chamber covers and noticed that the horizontal chamber running behind the fire chamber down low was completely clogged with ash. So when looking at the front of the stove, the air on the right side of the fire box going up across the right 4 heat eschanger tubes running down the right ash chamber was trapped and could not continue to the exhaust blower. The left side still had a path but was restricted quite alot, almost all clogged up too! So I removed the outside traps and cleaned really well all the ash blocking this path.
Will this due the trick. see pics below: