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Wed, Jan 2, 08 at 13:36
| We have and America's Harvest Pellet stove and this is our 2nd year. I don't recall the soot in the house being as bad last year as it is this year. We are currently buring cherry pits and we use the stove 24 hours a day. The problem is, my entire house (2800 sq. feet) is full of fine black soot. It is on the coffee tables, the windows, even in the loft upstairs. I ran my hand across the tv screen upstairs in the loft and it was completely black last night! I bought new mini blinds two weeks ago and they are now black. Please help! What are we doing wrong. All of this soot cannot be good for our lungs.
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| I think you need to call either the stove store or your installer: that soot indicates to me [a non-pro] that your vent system is leaking into the house. This is very, very serious: if the soot is gettin in, so is CO2, which can be fatal. |
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| Your chimny or pipes might be plugged- when this happened to me, I was puzzled, as I had just cleaned the chimny. I got into the chimny again, and found a dead bird partially plugging the pipe. The other poster was so right- CO is getting in also. ORUBORIS- CO2 is Carbon DI(oxide)- having 2 oxygen molecules. Carbon Mon(oxide), meaning 1 oxygen molecule. CO2 =Carbon Dioxide CO= Carbon Monoxide |
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- Posted by Gary Phillips(garywphillips@juno.com) onTue, Jan 22, 08 at 13:50
| minski : thank you for your post I am presently having the same problem with fine soot on walls and it seems heavier in areas that their is static electricity tv screens plastic switch plate covers and plastic blinds. I have had a bixby for 2 years and did not notice it so bad last year. My venting is directly out the wall and was cleaned at the start of the season. I have talked with my dealer about the issue and he hasn't had other complaints yet. Have you found others that are having the same problem, keep in touch looking for a solution. thanks Gary from Mich |
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| I, too, am having soot problems inside my house due to my new Newport Avalon pellet stove insert. I called the installer, who is a certified wood stove technician and he said my pellet stove is defective and under a warranty, I should be eligible for a replacement. I am still waiting for this to happen, but is this a common problem with pellet stoves? |
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- Posted by bikesr2tired (My Page) on Mon, Dec 27, 10 at 18:21
| I've had my Enviro pellet stove for about 5 years and this has never been a problem, but that may be due to my keeping the vent clean. You also want to make sure the exhaust blower is functioning properly. I had to replace the bearings in mine several months ago because of excessive noise. While I had it apart I noticed soot build up in the blower housing and cleaned it out. |
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