Burn pot filling with ash

[smokeyjoe1963]

I have a vista flame vf100 in the living room, and a enviro ef3 in the basement. the last few days i have been getting a lot of ash build up in the burn pot, i have never had this happen before, its in both stoves , I have not changed pellets. its the same lift that i started with, can anyone shed some light on this. i have tried changing the draft control but still happens,

 

[DneprDave]

Your stove probably needs a good cleaning. The ash in my burn pot starts building up fast at the end of each ton I burn. I preform the leaf blower trick and things are good for another ton.

 

[smokeyjoe1963]

Your stove probably needs a good cleaning. The ash in my burn pot starts building up fast at the end of each ton I burn. I preform the leaf blower trick and things are good for another ton.

Your stove probably needs a good cleaning. The ash in my burn pot starts building up fast at the end of each ton I burn. I preform the leaf blower trick and things are good for another ton.

 

[smokeyjoe1963]

I gave them both a good deep clean, thats what i thought it could be, but did not make any difference

 

[Lake Girl]

Significant change in temps/weather?

 

[smokeyjoe1963]

Significant change in temps/weather?

yes we had a warm front come through. it got up to 55 degrees and rained . could that do it

 

[Chrisnow86]

Since it's both stoves, have you done any improvements to the house? Sealing up gaps fixing drafts? New Windows?

 

[Lake Girl]

Yes, changes in weather can change burn. Warmer temps allow the stove to burn at lower levels or idle longer ... more ash build-up because blower is likely at lower rpm levels YMMV. Do they have OAKs? Higher humidity levels may also be a factor...

 

[smokeyjoe1963]

Yes, changes in weather can change burn. Warmer temps allow the stove to burn at lower levels or idle longer ... more ash build-up because blower is likely at lower rpm levels YMMV. Do they have OAKs? Higher humidity levels may also be a factor...

I just emptied the hopper on the stoves,and changed pell
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Since it's both stoves, have you done any improvements to the house? Sealing up gaps fixing drafts? New Windows?

no improvements to house, but i think i found the problem, there were seven bags on the concrete floor for about two months, i think i may have gotten into them, i read on here i think that you should not store pellets on the floor, i opened two bags from the new lift and no problems with ash.

 

[Chrisnow86]

Ya pellets are like a sponge.. They were probably damp

 

[Lake Girl]

seven bags on the concrete floor for about two months

Any noted changes to the pellets themselves compared to bags not stored on the floor? When wet, pellets mushroom... just wondering if size (diameter) increases with moisture content.

 

[smokeyjoe1963]

Any noted changes to the pellets themselves compared to bags not stored on the floor? When wet, pellets mushroom... just wondering if size (diameter) increases with moisture content.

no visible change, but they will bend almost in half before they break when bending them.