Hello all!! Newbie to the pellet stove world here. I have found this forum VERY helpful in my first week. I have searched and found some information about my stove and the issues I think I am having, now is the time to ask my specific questions.
I have installed a "floor model" 2008 Vistaflame VF170 (first generation?) in my basement. I am getting "okay" heat circulation. 80 in the basement and 72 upstairs on heat setting two.
The problem I am having is after 10-12 hours of burn time the ash pot fills up with ash, not clinkers, but packed ash. It seems the combustion blower is not blowing enought air to clean out the ash pot.
I have installed an OAK that is 4" diameter reducing to 3" just above the stove. It is about a 10' run to get teh fresh air to the stove.
I installed a 4" vent/exhaust going up 6' the foundation and 2' out the wall.
I "adjusted" the air/combustion damper (wide open seems to get the best burn)
I gave the stove a "thorough" cleaning Saturday morning.
I have read that the early generation EnviroMaxx had combustion blower issues and ther ewas some factory upgrade kit??
I also found that some Maxx owners have done a Whitfield burn pot upgrade?
What have I missed? I have heard people can run this stove for a week straight before having to empty the ash pan, let alone the burn pot. It's not that big a deal, i would just like to know I have not done something wrong in the setup.
Could this be only bad fuel? I am burning Maine's Choice from Lowes
I have installed a "floor model" 2008 Vistaflame VF170 (first generation?) in my basement. I am getting "okay" heat circulation. 80 in the basement and 72 upstairs on heat setting two.
The problem I am having is after 10-12 hours of burn time the ash pot fills up with ash, not clinkers, but packed ash. It seems the combustion blower is not blowing enought air to clean out the ash pot.
I have installed an OAK that is 4" diameter reducing to 3" just above the stove. It is about a 10' run to get teh fresh air to the stove.
I installed a 4" vent/exhaust going up 6' the foundation and 2' out the wall.
I "adjusted" the air/combustion damper (wide open seems to get the best burn)
I gave the stove a "thorough" cleaning Saturday morning.
I have read that the early generation EnviroMaxx had combustion blower issues and ther ewas some factory upgrade kit??
I also found that some Maxx owners have done a Whitfield burn pot upgrade?
What have I missed? I have heard people can run this stove for a week straight before having to empty the ash pan, let alone the burn pot. It's not that big a deal, i would just like to know I have not done something wrong in the setup.
Could this be only bad fuel? I am burning Maine's Choice from Lowes