So I noticed more ash piling up. Was going a week before I HAD to open the stove, ( I usually clean every 3ed day out of habit. ). I am burning the same pellets. I did the leaf blower thing last week. The dollar thing is snug. Running on my usual settings. So I pull the blower out. Covered with carbon soot. I took a brush to that, vacuumed out everything I could get at. Tapped the back wall. New gasket, put it all back together. Plugged it in and lit the fire. Now burning good with that nice snake tongue flame going straight up. Will see how it looks tomorrow. Cold predicted to hit the single numbers so I need this running right.
Running burning smoothly. No ash build up or bearding in the burn pot. If it stays that way for a couple of days, I'll know I got the culprit. (me for not cleaning the fan sooner)
17f outside, 73f upstairs from the stove. Heating about 2200 sq ft. But I am running the stove on the upper limits set by the manufacturer. There is another third of a turn, but the manual say it can only run there for a couple hrs. So I just avoid that setting.
Was 11F outside when I got at 5 AM, the house was 69F This stove doesn't have a stat. I shut it down and cleaned the pot out. Had about an inch of ash in it. Running and making good heat but I don't like having that ash build up. Might be the softies, not sure. I did the leaf blower thing a week ago. Might have to open the inside tee and take a brush up it just to see if there is anything I might have missed. I also want to take a piece of stiff tubing and duct take it to the end of the shop vac. Then I can get deeper in the stove when I pull the exhaust blower again.
Yes, doing ok, heat is good, but have some ash build up. Not bad , but not as good as it was last year. I talked to my nephew in law, he is a stove tech for a major stove shop near hear. They specialize is the harman line. He has one in his home. Anyway, I have a few more things to ck when I shut it down to clean. Should be tomorrow or Tuesday.
Ok, I went back to the mixed MWP from the soft of the same name. So far, two days and no ash build up. Go figure. That is one fussy stove. It doesn't like most brands (ash build up and clinkers) but it does very well with MWP. Now, I have to admit, I don't buy expensive pellets. So I can't tell you how any of them burn. Price point to just not rational to me. I just can bring myself to pay a third more for what might be 5% more heat. I like to think I am not set in my ways, but then, who am I kidding.
Saves , maybe it's time for that nephew to hook you up with a deal on a Harman they eat & heat whatever you put in the hopper just my biased 2 cents
You are right, we both know that, but that stove would cost me lots. I plan to go with a stove with higher heat output. Several good options mentioned for that without breaking the piggybank.
I hear ya bud I know you got another thread going about putting a stove in a prefab chimney upstairs and you talked about a wood burner as an option . That may work for you and not cost as much $$$ . I do both, I could never get enough heat up stairs to keep my honey warm now she is plenty warm and no bitching , check that always something remind me to do
Harman, set it and forget it...............burns ANY pellet at the set temp. Found mine used for $1000 4 years flawless running IP knocks on wood
