Why would my stoves performance go down when it goes below 30 degrees. The pellets in the burn pot build up more, and the glass gets dirty, and the flame looks lazier. Why would this happen... any thoughts would be appreciated.
BTU said:What pellets are you using?
Snowy Rivers said:If your stove is vented into a tall chimney therein could be the problem.
Cold air is dense and settles/Falls
The warm air trying to rise up a chimney will cool rapidly as it ascends and then in the cold upper reaches will tend to stall out and try to fall back.
Pellet stoves normally dont put a large amount of heat up the stack
If your stove is direct vented out the wall, the issue is likely a buildup of ash in the exhaust system.
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Snowy
chrisasst said:Snowy Rivers said:If your stove is vented into a tall chimney therein could be the problem.
Cold air is dense and settles/Falls
The warm air trying to rise up a chimney will cool rapidly as it ascends and then in the cold upper reaches will tend to stall out and try to fall back.
Pellet stoves normally dont put a large amount of heat up the stack
If your stove is direct vented out the wall, the issue is likely a buildup of ash in the exhaust system.
Let us know more
Snowy
It is direct vented....the exhaust system is clean.....
If it wasn't it wouldn't burn right at any temp..
I understand the air flow thing but why does it effect it when the temp is below 30 degrees. So if the temp goes below that I should open the damper more....If I do that, then more heat escapes correct... So I guess it is a catch 22
I will try that tonight, supposed to get down to 23 degrees..
chrisasst said:So if the temp goes below that I should open the damper more....If I do that, then more heat escapes correct...
chrisasst said:Why would my stoves performance go down when it goes below 30 degrees. The pellets in the burn pot build up more, and the glass gets dirty, and the flame looks lazier. Why would this happen... any thoughts would be appreciated.
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