Noticed last week I was getting ALOT of unburned coal in my ash pan. After various tests, I determined that the feed pipe had a pretty large hole in it right where it enters the housing and coal was just pouring out of it and dropping down into the pan. Gave it somewhat of a temp fix with some sheet metal and figured I was set. Well, new problems have arisen and these call for concern.
I've noticed lately a decently strong odor of sulfur coming from the coal bin lately (worm feeds directly into bin - no hopper here). Some days it's strong, others it's nonexistant. This morning, I checked on things and noticed there was a bit of smoke coming off of the end of the worm in addition to a small amount of moisture that had built up around the end of it. I cleared away the moisture and raked some dry coal over. It's been a few hours and I just went to take a look.. no smoke and no smell, but not sure if this will last. I also just recently checked my vent pipe (very simple run directly into chimney) and there wasn't much buildup, but I cleaned it out regardless. I'm getting a nice draft and I have a barometric damper installed.. things have been working well basically up until now. My main concern is the smoke coming from the worm. What could be the problem here?
