what's wrong with the picture(sort of)?

Had another thought. Do you have a heat recovery ventilator (HRV) in your house or do you have a combustion air supply to the appliance? Curious how air tight your house is.
Good luck with the door seal and keep us posted on how things work out.

 

Yes on the HRV & OAK. What I'm thinking it could be the stove is not level and it could be putting stress on the frame and slightly twisting it, making the door somewhat out of wack. I know, I know it sounds absurd but it's a theory i'm gonna look into. It doesn't take much to make a small gap. I did move the stove angle last year so it can be it.

 

Hi.Just some thoughts.The used acc. I bought had the creosote buildup,and gummy stove.I did both old style mods.I have short exhaust.It will carbon up the door,below the glass,and stove sides,ash pan slightly.Not what I would call bad.I just crank on high before shutting down to clean.Happens in milder weather when running on low,so I will turn stove up once a day,just like my other stove.However,as tall as your flue is,I think you should buy the 5" double paddle impeller for the combustion fan and try it.

 

I've been swamped with work & running around that the Accentra is dormant until I get back to it. Maybe running on low is not helping along with a leaky door. If still having creosote it might be time to change into a bigger impeller, thanks for a heads up

 

That doesn't sound absurd at all - I moved the stove on the hearth here a few weeks back to do some maintenance and inadvertently shifted (dislodged) the OAK pipe from the back of the stove, that made a noticeable difference in intake air / flame quality, enough to cause a 'lazy flame' until I fixed it.

* Whenever I've seen excessive carbon/soot/tar means it's running 'too rich' / not enough (combustion) air, or the quality of fuel is not 'ideal' w/ the stove here.

 

Mine running on low for long time does cause much more buildup.And a slight door leak is not really going to cause much of a problem.Also,the outer door hinge bolts are in very loose holes,so it can be adjusted to line up externally,for looks.Would not be suprised if the inner hinge bolts are the same way,appear to be,just never had to take them out.

 

I did take a look at the closing mechanism near the handle and two bolts holding a rolling sleeve. Couldn't see any adjustments there. The door hinges on the other hand does seem to be adjustable and verdict is still out on how to go about it. When I find some time I will dig in it further.

 

The double latch is not adjustable,but fairly cheap to replace.I keep mine lubed with hi temp spray moly or graphite.My stove has original gaskets,except for flue adapter.Also has original door latch.Integra in basement has had door gasket replaced 2 times,and it is old.

 

"Turbocharging" is always an option, and given the length of venting that may be a good investment, $$$ wise.

 

I adjusted the door. It looked like it was sagging some and the imprint on the gasket was telling me it was. Another incense test had better results. Fired it up and will be pulling the outside cleanout cap off to relieve any back pressure in the chimney height questions after it warms up some.

 

That's my thinking. A new impeller from Don is fairly inexpensive.

 

It's burning hotter. I just pulled the clean out cap and will see on results.

 

try a different pellet?

 

Still cubex. Just want to see if creosote will return. Will check on color of ashes tomorrow.

 

Just my experience,anything below the firepot will build crap,get used to it

 

So technically speaking, I'm not the only one with the lower end crud problem. If you get a chance, take a pic so I can compare. Mine is clean at this moment unless it's back in a flash.

 

OK I will try to remember to do this(pictures).But,how could you expect anything below the fireline to be perfectly clean?One thing I noticed last winter,my accentra ,ash pot was 1/2 to 3/4 full(no big deal)but heat output was way down.Well the sides of the stove(beside the ashpot) had ash buildup of about 5".Cleaned the unit,made a huge difference of heat output.BUT still has cresote buildup on everything below the burnpotBUT none of it is wet it is hard,crusty dry and can flake off with a scraper.Bob

 

Hard and crusty here too! Last night the pot seemed to be better than before, no hard ash build-up turd on side of burnpot. Haven't check yet, it's time!

 

Open the door and so far so good. Just switched pellet to try, Curran. Only one bag and it's mild/wet outside so running slowly.

 

During this extended shoulder season, I'm having trouble with my pellets: Maeder's. Last week I finally completed a five day cycle of heating for a few hours in the morning and again in the evening. Unlike the three bags I test burned last season during the cold of February, these just can't preform well on low settings. The stove went out many times, and after many attempts to find a happy setting I realized that the pellets just can't burn efficiently unless I'm in blow torch mode. Carbon chunks in the burn tray, ash pan over filled and black soot covering everything thereafter. I had to ream the exhaust pipe out because of the build up, after about 20 bags this season. The stove has never been so dirty and in just five days using but four bags.

The temp's the last few days have been below 33 since the cleaning and I have left it on continuously now. I'm hoping this sooty carbon issue goes away. Two weeks of continuous burning using LG's, during the cold weather last year, only half filled the ash pan with a tannish ash, no black carbon.
If these Maeder's can't preform with a stove that has so many adjustments I may have to use them for horse bedding.