Hello All,
Just installed a Lopi Pioneer. Just breaking it in today and wondering about its operation. The stove heats nicely, about what I expected, and that is good! The question I have is about the way it burns pellets. As the pellets drop into the burn pot they disturb the flaming pellets and sparks break loose, fly about inside the stove, and some actually make it outside through the flue. The stove is vented straight out, level through the wall behind it with about 20" of vent pipe. The sparks fly out 2-3ft and then die. Looks neat at night but the wife (as expected) is somewhat concerned by this. Sound normal or maybe its the fuel? Using Geneva I got locally. Low, medium or high, damper in or out, still does it. Any info appreciated. TIA, RT
Just installed a Lopi Pioneer. Just breaking it in today and wondering about its operation. The stove heats nicely, about what I expected, and that is good! The question I have is about the way it burns pellets. As the pellets drop into the burn pot they disturb the flaming pellets and sparks break loose, fly about inside the stove, and some actually make it outside through the flue. The stove is vented straight out, level through the wall behind it with about 20" of vent pipe. The sparks fly out 2-3ft and then die. Looks neat at night but the wife (as expected) is somewhat concerned by this. Sound normal or maybe its the fuel? Using Geneva I got locally. Low, medium or high, damper in or out, still does it. Any info appreciated. TIA, RT