I recently picked up and installed a Harman P61A. Its a great stove and it heats the whole house for the most part. I've been pretty religious about scraping the burn pot every time I fill the hopper. I have burned less than 1/2 a ton and I've cleaned the ashpan twice (full each time). I've shut it down and brushed and scraped the interior of the stove.
Lately I have had a really crummy flame, very lazy, and lots of unburned pellets and the burn pot filling with poorly burned pellets. I'm currently burning curran mixed.
The vent is a harman OAK direct vent that terminates to a jet cap. No vertical rise (per the dealer).
The manual says to give the stove a good cleaning and to clean the area behind the ashpan (where the fans are) once per ton. But I've not yet burned nearly enough to justify a tear down and cleaning. And the last symptom: Glass gets crazy dirty. I mean 1/2 way through a bag and most of the glass is covered with soot. Its dense enough to not be able to see the flame!
I picked up a small shop vac but it seems to be burning out the motor with minimal use. Seals are good, no odors in the house, top of the jet cap is dirty but not clogged. Seems like this is a lot of early symptoms of the stove being super dirty with not much use.
Any ideas or help would be great.
Thanks
-Chris
Lately I have had a really crummy flame, very lazy, and lots of unburned pellets and the burn pot filling with poorly burned pellets. I'm currently burning curran mixed.
The vent is a harman OAK direct vent that terminates to a jet cap. No vertical rise (per the dealer).
The manual says to give the stove a good cleaning and to clean the area behind the ashpan (where the fans are) once per ton. But I've not yet burned nearly enough to justify a tear down and cleaning. And the last symptom: Glass gets crazy dirty. I mean 1/2 way through a bag and most of the glass is covered with soot. Its dense enough to not be able to see the flame!
I picked up a small shop vac but it seems to be burning out the motor with minimal use. Seals are good, no odors in the house, top of the jet cap is dirty but not clogged. Seems like this is a lot of early symptoms of the stove being super dirty with not much use.
Any ideas or help would be great.
Thanks
-Chris