Van Wert

I have an Anthratherm VA600 and was wondering how the air enters the pot. I looked at it and it appears that the the air enters thru the gaps in the rings of the pot. Please let me know if I'm right. Thanks.

You are correct.

Thanks. I wasn't getting equal air flow in my pot so I guessed and cleaned out the gaps in the rings. Thanks again
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there is a plate on the front bottom of the pot that needs to come of to get cleaned the fines do bulid up in there and stop some of the air flow,

Jeff

Yes, you should remove that plate a few times per season and turn the stoker on so the air blows out the fines.

Can I remove the plate while I'm burning. I hate to stop the furnace at this time of year.

lancenator09 wrote:Can I remove the plate while I'm burning. I hate to stop the furnace at this time of year.

i would not the 2 bolts that hold the plate have been know to break off ..... ask me how i know ......

I never removed that plate in 30 years and even longer on my Grandmothers.

I wouldn't touch it if it's burning well or well enough. Wait until the Spring before messing with something like that unless you have too.

Thanks for all the responses and suggestions. I'll tackle that chore in the spring. Furnace seems to be burning a lot better now. Are the bolts easy to replace if I snap one off? Thanks for any help.