pellet flame very weak? help

[F4jock]

Igniter compartment is under the burn pot. Cool down and vac it our good. Also, unplug the stove when so doing and leave it so for at least a minute. Did you clean the ESP?

 

[AZ23]

I just vacuumed in the combustion area. I didn't take anything apart.

 

[Bioburner]

Never said anything about the cleaning of the venting yet! How many tons since done. How old of stove?

 

[F4jock]

I just vacuumed in the combustion area. I didn't take anything apart.

That won't hack it. As Bio said above. "How many tons?" Ya gotta dismantle some things to clean it properly.

 

[alternativeheat]

I just vacuumed in the combustion area. I didn't take anything apart.

Ooooh ! Well you haven't cleaned your stove yet.

 

[F4jock]

Ooooh ! Well you haven't cleaned your stove yet.

X 259

When all else fails, find, read and follow the directions.

 

[Bioburner]

If you have not gotten past the ash bin in cleaning, your stove is probably choking on ash etc in the exhaust pathway, the ESP is covered and not reading properly and the hole out thru the ash in the venting is probably the size of I think you Canadians call it a looney. You have some serious work to get things working properly and safely. IMO

 

[AZ23]

Well could the venting area affect the flame?

 

[F4jock]

If you have not gotten past the ash bin in cleaning, your stove is probably choking on ash etc in the exhaust pathway, the ESP is covered and not reading properly and the hole out thru the ash in the venting is probably the size of I think you Canadians call it a looney. You have some serious work to get things working properly and safely. IMO

Joe Don Looney?

 

[F4jock]

Well could the venting area affect the flame?

In a word: YES!

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Translated into Pellet Head "Clean the blasted bucket of parts correctly, take two asprins, and call Bioburner in the morning."

In a word: YES!

I saw what you did there.

 

[F4jock]

Translated into Pellet Head "Clean the blasted bucket of parts correctly, take two asprins, and call Bioburner in the morning."




I saw what you did there.

I always find a glass of Cabernet helps the cleaning go down.

 

[Bioburner]

call Bioburner in the morning

Due to a very high number of calls this number has been disconnected and owner has moved to where they do not know what a *&%# pellet stove is.

 

[alternativeheat]

Well could the venting area affect the flame?

Listen, you got to clean it all ! If you had one full ash pan it's time, never mind if you have had several. This is not going to be 'I'll brush off this little piece here and all is well, up and running". And then you need to get into a routine. I think in an XXV you have baffles to be pulled out. I know you have a hatch behind the ash pan when removed you have a through path to your venting. Be careful in there, look with a light, your ESP probe is in there, don't wreck it ! It's best to pull the ESP, then you can clean that too. You have the igniter chamber to do, the fines box to do. Don't forget to brush down the combustion blower fan. And you probably need to brush out your venting. When all that is done let us know how the stove runs. This should take maybe an hour on your first whack at it. You should have lively flames and dancing pellets in the pot. Oh don't forget the holes in the burn pot, give them a little ream job while you're at it.

 

[AZ23]

Just emptied the fines box. It was plugged. Let's hope this works

 

[alternativeheat]

Just emptied the fines box. It was plugged. Let's hope this works

Of course it was, read above !

When you put that fines box cover on be sure and get the tab at the top back in the cover slot correctly. We all do it wrong at least once. I did but I caught it before firing the stove off. The fines box is just part of the cleaning ritual.

Now pull the igniter cover that is below the burn pot. Dig the ash out of there.

 

[F4jock]

Just emptied the fines box. It was plugged. Let's hope this works

Great start! Now do the rest

Clean the vent, the igniter chamber and the ESP.

 

[sportbikerider78]

My stove was burning lazy after about a 1.5T of pellets and a large mud wasp next had somehow fallen down the vent tube and sat at the elbow. With the ash around it, was blocking 1/2 the exit area of the exhaust tube.

 

[AZ23]

Well I've done all of those, just turned it on now so we will see if it lights

 

[alternativeheat]

Well I've done all of those, just turned it on now so we will see if it lights

Good, set your feed rate at 4.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Those Harmans take to damn long to fire up.

 

[F4jock]

Those Harmans take to damn long to fire up.

Gotta plug 'em in. . . . . .

 

[Bioburner]

Way this thread has been going could be a skit from "The Red Green Show"

 

[AZ23]

Seems as if the auto ignite won't work. I started it manually with gel. But it will probably die out again

 

[Tonyray]

Seems as if the auto ignite won't work. I started it manually with gel. But it will probably die out again

if the Igniter worked before and you just cleaned,[usually you pull the ash out with your finger as lot's of dried ash in there]
then you must have pulled a wire out....anyways, that can wait since you lit the pellets..
waiting with such anticipation here.. but will be surprised if it's fixed... it's the proper cleaning that has most of us in doubt..