Stove was running really bad, it turned the glass black in a few minutes, almost no heat.
i shut it down, did a good cleaning, I even took the outside vent pipe apart and cleaned that out really well
i tried to start it again and it wouldn't start even though i could see the igniter getting red hot. I used a little torch and got it started after a bit of a struggle. it burned just as bad, the flame was really lazy pellets were not dancing in the burn pot like they usually do. I shut it down and when i opened the door everything was covered in a black soot. for the heck of it I went outside and checked the pipe again and in the trap there was maybe 1/2 cup of water in there?
could this all be because of wet pellets? I can't remember the brand but i got them at Tractor supply and thank god i only have a couple bags left. I'll pick up a different kind from lowes on the way home but i can't help but wonder if it's something else that i'm missing. I can't believe pellets could be that wet.
oh yeah, the pellet stove is a forester 5824
i shut it down, did a good cleaning, I even took the outside vent pipe apart and cleaned that out really well
i tried to start it again and it wouldn't start even though i could see the igniter getting red hot. I used a little torch and got it started after a bit of a struggle. it burned just as bad, the flame was really lazy pellets were not dancing in the burn pot like they usually do. I shut it down and when i opened the door everything was covered in a black soot. for the heck of it I went outside and checked the pipe again and in the trap there was maybe 1/2 cup of water in there?
could this all be because of wet pellets? I can't remember the brand but i got them at Tractor supply and thank god i only have a couple bags left. I'll pick up a different kind from lowes on the way home but i can't help but wonder if it's something else that i'm missing. I can't believe pellets could be that wet.
oh yeah, the pellet stove is a forester 5824