parts replacement suggestion for stove not running efficiently?

[Pastor López]

Breckwell p2000i. The control panel is less than a year old, the stove has been cleaned.

It doesn't burn as hot, leaves way more ash and pot fills up with pellets not completely burned.

It's been years since the blowers have been replaced, but I assume that's an all or nothing thing. The door gasket has never been replaced.

Looking to replace any parts that may help it run more hot and efficiently

thanks in advance

 

[Washed-Up]

Might be time for the leaf blower trick/cleaning

 

[Washed-Up]

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[johneh]

X2 what Washed-Up said
That's the place to start

 

[stevehil]

Breckwell p2000i. The control panel is less than a year old, the stove has been cleaned.

It doesn't burn as hot, leaves way more ash and pot fills up with pellets not completely burned.

It's been years since the blowers have been replaced, but I assume that's an all or nothing thing. The door gasket has never been replaced.

Looking to replace any parts that may help it run more hot and efficiently

thanks in advance

Every time I see a "lazy" flame, I have to remember "air flow". In my US Stove, it's always the exhaust air flow that got restricted. Once I clean out the exhaust ducting, it always runs better, burns hotter and more efficient.

 

[zrock]

when is the last time the blowers and the ash chamber behind the fire box was cleaned.

 

[stovelark]

Like everyone else, clean clean clean. Being an insert, ensure the exhaust liner is good and clean too, all the way to the top. The blowers need to be real clean too, and the two clean out ports in back of stove need to be tapped/vacuumed. Sounds like lack of air flow. You can try another brand of pellet too, to see if same results... good luck with her.

 

[Pastor López]

My stove is working like new and I wanted to post what I did in case that helps anyone.

I wheeled it outside on a dolly and used a leaf blower on it to remove ash as suggested here.

I changed the door rope (gasket), high temp and low limit thermodisks and the air switch

 

[Icemanxxxv]

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I'm sure the neighbor love that

 

[Ricks]

to avoid any confusion the leaf blower trick doesn’t mean pointing the leaf blower at the stove. Instead the intake of the electric leaf blower is placed over the exhaust pipe outside. The leaf blower is then turned on and then sucks soot, dirt, and such through the stove and then outside.

The leaf blower trick cleans out passages in the stove that are very difficult to reach with a vacuum.