It seems like I am not getting the same kind of airflow in my Hampton HI300 as I used to. Specifically, the primary air inlet at the front/bottom of the firebox doesn't have the same "blast furnace" effect. It used to be that if I opened the draft control all the way I could clearly see the ash getting blown away, and the coals springing to life right in front of the inlet. Now . . . Not so much. The unit is one year old. I'm sure I've gotten some small amount of ash down the inlet, but not much. I've tried vacuuming out the port, and blowing it out with compressed air (from inside the firebox) but no improvement. Has anybody else faced this problem? Is there a way to take the unit apart enough to see what's going on? I assume I have some kind of obstruction.
Thanks.
-Jim
Thanks.
-Jim