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Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by Grizzly Adam, Nov 24, 2015.

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  1. Grizzly Adam

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    I already started a thread on this in the woodstove forum, but I want to hear from you guys as well. Can you suggest some Frequently asked questions that we can answer to help newbies? Questions can be about firewood, pellets, stoves, saws, this website, etc. Also, please list any myths you can think of so we can dispell those too.
     
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    The far and away #1 thing a newbie can do to help themselves is to research a topic before posting a question.
     
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  3. Grizzly Adam

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    And that's why we are making a FAQ, to make it easier for them to find answers.
     
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    "I just had a pellet stove installed in my house, but it only heats a couple of rooms close to it......what's wrong with the @#$%^ stove?????"
     
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    Why won't this wood burn? I just cut it today! It's like brand new! Stupid wood!
     
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    But I just cleaned my stove! Scrapping the pot vs 1 ton cleanings. don2222 posted some pics of stoves people had "cleaned" but the exhaust was clogged.
     
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    Definition of OAK. Home made OAK.
     
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    Help me out here, I dont understand what you are trying to say. scrapping the pot? 1 ton cleaning? OAK?
     
    Grizzly Adam, Nov 25, 2015
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    This is for pellet stoves, right?
     
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    Autocorrect get ya on "scraping," H?
     
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    Yes, it's for anything including pellet stoves. But I know little about pellet stoves so spoonfeed it to me because I don't know this stuff.
     
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    This my stoves cleaning schedule from the manual: Some people only do the weekly cleaning and then have problems.

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    Afraid not, that pure WW spelling:rofl: :lol:
     
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    OAK: Outside Air Kit, same thing as in wood stoves.
     
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    I think Grizzly Adam wants you to flesh out
    1.scraping the pot
    2.1 ton cleaning
     
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    Hopefully a pellet head will jump in and help me:) with the one ton cleanings.

    Scrape the burn pot is using a metal utensil to break off the carbon residue off the pot, it builds up, that messes with feeding, igniting, and clogs the holes for burning.
     
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    I think my womanspeak might create more confusion than not.
     
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    I think installing an OAK is outside the scope of a FAQ.
     
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    O.A.K. Outside Air Kit.

    Pellet stoves have a burnpot that gets carbon and such stuck to them so they need to scrape and clean the air holes.

    Most pellet stoves have a cleaning routine listed in the owners manual. One ton is the base line of the full stove cleaning.
     
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