That setting is 2 1/2. I cleaned the glass about 3-4 days ago and the stove has been running about 10-12 hours a day since. The only thing that is not standard is the pot. I use a 4100 pot in my 2100. I have never noticed more ash on one side or the other behind the baffle but I suppose there could be. The flame has just started this since the multi-fuel kit was installed last season. May be coincedence.

command_z wrote:

Looks like the pot holes on right are open and holes on left not so much. Is inside of burn pot clean and do you clean holes all the way through?
Does it do this at certain times like pot getting full? How long at a time does the flame blow to left?

cz In the dark see if you can see light through door seal and might look for hole in burn chamber on right side. If it isn't constant all the time that would eliminate these I would think. Going to be difficult to see through hinge

tfgrower wrote:


I think ur on to something here. Right now I shut the stove down during the night and restart it in the morning. Since I have pure powder in the pot I must scoop it out. I always scoop from right to left thus pushing ash to the left and packing into the holes. It will burn lopsided for days sometimes. I am going to start scooping the other direction and see if the lean switches sides. You just may be a genius there tfg!

command_z wrote:


"You just may be a genius there tfg"
You would be badly mistaken right thar cz

It's a pain but a vacuum might be worth the trouble since its cold ash and you will improve performace. Soon there will be no shut downs

command_z, when cleaning out the burn pot, I do the following:

1) Scoop all the loose stuff out
2) Use a metal stick (in my case, broken piece of coat hanger) and poke any holes that are not open
3) Vacuum loose stuff from the top
4) Pick up burn pot and swish it left and right to pour out any ash that fell into the box underneath so the ash falls out of the main air intake hole on the back
5) Use previous metal stick to rub around and knock anything that may stick through the air intake hole
6) Shake again and hold vacuum near it while shaking

Maybe overkill, but I've never had it lean to the left or right with that method.

Thats pretty much what I do at cleaning time drysun. It does work better usually after a cleaning. Maybe I need to do it every morning until I start burning 24/7. Haha... here is one instance where a clinker is better I guess. It just lifts right out and the holes remain open.

I made this in 5 minutes back when and it worked if ashes were cold. Put a handle on it and use any time.


Slides under ashes and don't clog holes much

Ok, if you aren't cleaning out the pot every time and just scooping from the top every day until it gets cold and you burn 24/7 it likely is like tfgrower said. When you scoop, some ash would get pushed through the holes and fall down which would eventually restrict the airflow on one side since you always scoop in one direction.

I've been known to take a couple hours on my full cleanings, but even on a short cleaning, when the stove is cold I always do:

1) Burnpot/airwash plate
2) Clean heat exchange tubes
3) Brush down interior of stove (so thermal discs can feel maximum heat)
4) Clean behind baffle
5) Vacuum up all loose stuff from above that fell down
Total time 15-30 min depending how much soot accumulated

Then every so often I also do the brush up the exhaust (though now that I have the blower back there I guess it'll be connect shopvac blower only), empty hopper and check auger/bushing, make sure feed tube is smooth and clean (this seems much better now that soot doesn't go up there with the draft kit).

Once a season, open up room blower panels and vacuum, oil all motors.

I think that covers my routine at least off the top of my head.

tfg...nice idea for ashes. Might just try that.

drysun...you and I are identical on how we clean the stove. I also go outside and knock the crusties off the exhaust screen. I made the baffle vac attachment in the picture for cleanig behind the baffle. It can scrape the walls as well as suck up the ash. The black parts are just attachments for my shop vac and I put a 1/2" id hose on it.