Oh....thought you were heating like 4500 sq ft.Ejectr I am only heating 1400 sq feet of a house that was insulated to Canadian standards. I also face east and get sun in through the windows most of the day. I will admit that the furnace is also heating my basement to 60 - 65. I think I fired her up right around the same time you did maybe a week later.
Evening.. Ok.. here is a few pictures and the last time it was cleaned out was Thursday night.Ash build up in a 1200??? No way!! How tall is his vent? Is it 3" or 4" liner?
Oh and Green Supremes are a shoulder pellet at best. Do a search up top. Not very many good reviews. Not many at all.......
Im at 26 bags. Have not burned much this week. Been quite warm actually.
Hi DexterDay... Got any insight for me? Friend of mine told me the stove is not getting ENOUGH air and that's why the buildup of crust. Getting it with made in maine pellets from TC. But the ash is a little finer with the maine pellets. But still crusting. Is there a way to adjust the air intake on the classic bay insert to give it more? He has lowered the feed as low as he can because he is afraid of a hopper fire. He has gotten some high flames even with the feed low and on low or medium.Ash build up in a 1200??? No way!! How tall is his vent? Is it 3" or 4" liner?
Oh and Green Supremes are a shoulder pellet at best. Do a search up top. Not very many good reviews. Not many at all.......
Im at 26 bags. Have not burned much this week. Been quite warm actually.
Evening.. Ok.. here is a few pictures and the last time it was cleaned out was Thursday night.View attachment 84347View attachment 84348View attachment 84349View attachment 84346
This picture above. The light colored ash shows how thick it is. The ash pan above is how much we took out since Thursday.. I got a 1/5 of that and not caked on ash in my firepot. I also have had 2 nuisance shutdowns today where the stove stops feeding which I believe is because there isn't enough fuel being dropped which is weird because it worked fine all last night and into today before I shut it down for awhile.. It was really mild today. The picture of the door and all the ash/soot on it. believe there may be an air leak there with the corner where it was welded.. My dad is going to tighten the door locks to see if it helps. He has used 9 bags in less than a week. Not good for this time of the year with having a few mild days. Did the dollar bill test and really tight on top and sides but on the bottom in the center it was less. He'll work on that. Any idea about the ash buildup?... Anyone?
He has tighted the door. We did the dollar bill test and tested all areas. Only area is where I think it was finished being welded in the top right corner of the latch side of the stove. I told him to check the bolts around the burnpot to make sure they are tight but to be careful because they tend to break from what I've read. Any other suggestions? How do I check the exhaust gasket? It's an insert and I was not there during installation.Definitely an air leak somewhere. That ash is way to dark in color. Even when my door gasket was bad, I never had a mess like that?? That's crazy...
Edit: pic added. This pic is after 30 bags and I have not cleaned anything yet. The ash pan isn't even visible. But the pot stays clean. The glass is filthy, ash is overflowing, and still Burns like Bag #1
Your father has a significant air leak. By significant I mean HUGE. Ash should vary from a very light grey/white to grey. That very dark color is incomplete combustion.
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