Hello! About a month ago, due to a very sudden life change, I moved from a very warm place to a very cold one, and became the proud owner of a brand new Master Forge H140XL. I have never heated a home with a pellet stove prior to this, and as a wildfire survivor, it has taken quite a bit to get used to the idea of a constant fire burning inside of my house!
I’ve been using the stove for about a month now, and am pretty comfortable with most of its features. I have a few questions. Recently, it seems like more pellets have had to accumulate in the fire pot than previously before it ignites. Is this cause for concern? Also, sometimes the pellets bounce back out of the fire pot and accumulate behind it, up against the middle flue plate and burn as a small secondary fire there. I can’t imagine that’s a good thing, and would love to know your thoughts on what is causing this to happen, and how to prevent it.
The fire pot has changed color significantly since beginning to use the stove. Its lightened considerably, and for lack of a better term, just looks burned. I clean it well, vacuum and scrape off the ash, but is there more I should be doing? Is this normal wear and tear? How often should a fire pot be replaced, if at all?
Lastly, my neighbors tease me mercilessly for doing what the manual says, and cleaning my pellet stove everyday. I haven’t missed a daily cleaning, or any of the more intensive weekly cleanings. Are they right, is this overkill? Or am I correct to maintain the stove so judiciously?
Looking forward to hearing what you think about all this!! Thank you in advance.
I’ve been using the stove for about a month now, and am pretty comfortable with most of its features. I have a few questions. Recently, it seems like more pellets have had to accumulate in the fire pot than previously before it ignites. Is this cause for concern? Also, sometimes the pellets bounce back out of the fire pot and accumulate behind it, up against the middle flue plate and burn as a small secondary fire there. I can’t imagine that’s a good thing, and would love to know your thoughts on what is causing this to happen, and how to prevent it.
The fire pot has changed color significantly since beginning to use the stove. Its lightened considerably, and for lack of a better term, just looks burned. I clean it well, vacuum and scrape off the ash, but is there more I should be doing? Is this normal wear and tear? How often should a fire pot be replaced, if at all?
Lastly, my neighbors tease me mercilessly for doing what the manual says, and cleaning my pellet stove everyday. I haven’t missed a daily cleaning, or any of the more intensive weekly cleanings. Are they right, is this overkill? Or am I correct to maintain the stove so judiciously?
Looking forward to hearing what you think about all this!! Thank you in advance.
