Hi,
I had an interesting (scary!) series of events happen with my new M55 insert. Before I explain, let me state that I'm new with pellet stoves. I've had this M55 for about three weeks now. So far, i like it.
I turned the stove on around noon. Heat setting #3, feed trim #1, fan trim #2, Lignetics pellets. Stove was running fine, putting out nice heat. I had to go to the store around 4PM, my wife stayed home. I get back home around 5PM and immediately notice the burn pot/fire grate is just about full of pellets. The hole/tube the pellets feed from was backed up with pellets. I immediately turned off the stove. I opened the door and used a tool to get the pellets out of the feed tube. Luckily, it wasn't backed up very far. The grate full of pellets burned very hot (blue flame). After about 15 minutes, the grate was still burning and I noticed something in the upper left corner of the stove. It looked like a few dozen tiny little embers in a cool little pattern. Pic is attached. They went away after about 10 minutes.
I let the stove cool for two hours, then did a quick vacuum. I did notice more dark black soot on the inside (compared to the other times i've cleaned).
Now it's running again and I'm keeping a close eye on it.
Any ideas? I'm guessing this isn't normal?
I had an interesting (scary!) series of events happen with my new M55 insert. Before I explain, let me state that I'm new with pellet stoves. I've had this M55 for about three weeks now. So far, i like it.
I turned the stove on around noon. Heat setting #3, feed trim #1, fan trim #2, Lignetics pellets. Stove was running fine, putting out nice heat. I had to go to the store around 4PM, my wife stayed home. I get back home around 5PM and immediately notice the burn pot/fire grate is just about full of pellets. The hole/tube the pellets feed from was backed up with pellets. I immediately turned off the stove. I opened the door and used a tool to get the pellets out of the feed tube. Luckily, it wasn't backed up very far. The grate full of pellets burned very hot (blue flame). After about 15 minutes, the grate was still burning and I noticed something in the upper left corner of the stove. It looked like a few dozen tiny little embers in a cool little pattern. Pic is attached. They went away after about 10 minutes.
I let the stove cool for two hours, then did a quick vacuum. I did notice more dark black soot on the inside (compared to the other times i've cleaned).
Now it's running again and I'm keeping a close eye on it.
Any ideas? I'm guessing this isn't normal?