I have a roaring sound in my exhaust blower fan.

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There should be a 6" diameter plate that has 6 screws holding the motor and plate to the stove. Remove those 6 screws and the motor and housing will come off. The blower vanes are behind this plate amd it all must come off as one assembly.

There should be a 6" diamter gasket behind this plate. It goes in between the motor/plate and housing thats connected to the stove.

A pic may help? Can you post one?
 
Here is a couple of pictures.
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We use compressed air to clean alot of the blowers that way we do not have to pull the motor off and risk destroying the gasket we may not have, and i have tested pulling a motor on a Harman P-68 and cleaning vs using the air and cleaning on the same stove and they both work about the same.
 
Thanks that would be great as I have an air compressor. I used it to clean the motors and circulation blower fans before. How would I do that?
 
We have made attachments for the compressor blow guns if you would that fit into the exaust passage and spins the motor which cleans it out then we inspect with a automotive camera to make sure we got it clean if not rinse and repeat until clean
 
That sounds like a good plan I can do myself? So how do I remove the chimney from the back of the stove? It is a Simson Dura-vent that twists to lock together so how does it connect to my stove? Thanks for helping me with this and maybe somehow I can help you?
 
Removing it from the back of the stove will be easy just have to figure out if your installer used silicone, Screws, how how they attached it and pull it off
 
It should he sealed with the Red High Temp RTV thats in your pic. There should be a stove adapter on the very back of the stove. The section after that may twist off (if not sealed also).

I would try to NOT to break that seal on the back of the stove. Try and remove the blower from the housing.

Do you have the manual? Reading it may show you how to do so? What is the exact model Danson you have??
 
You mean remove the fan motor from the housing? I don't know what model it is but a number on the back is WH- 11645. It is a Glowboy.
 
You can unbolt it there and then the 5 or 6 bolts up against the housing (new gasket would be needed).

Do you have a Bay Window Danson (3 panel window) ? Or Classic Freestanding (one window on door)?

The manual is available online (PDF form). Have you removed the firebrick from the back wall and then opened up those 2 ash traps back there? 9 ton is a lot of fuel. Those traps are more than likely full as well.
 
Didn't Donny just rebuild one of those?

Yes he did...... Don2222 is pretty knowledgeable in the ways of a PelPro/Danson stove.

No I didn't and what would that do if they are full? Thanks for your time.
A dirty stove (plugged stove) will not run as it should. The ash traps being full will cause an airflow problem. Which will result in a poor burn. It would only take a minute to check the traps..
 
Its all in the manual.... Remove firebrick. Some are bolted, some lift up and out (pretty straightforward)

Then the ash traps are just plates that are held in by small screws or bolts. Again, pretty straightforward.

Reading the manual (available online for free) will help you 1,000,000%. I read it pretty quickly (40 pages).

I have read the manuals for all my stoves about a dozen times a piece. Reading the manual is vitally important to knowing the proper operation and also the proper maintenance schedule. That stove should have been deep cleaned about once a ton. Its Way overdue. Thats why I said the traps are probably full.
 
I meant unbolt it where the arrows are in the picture to remove the chimney to clean the exhaust blower through there with the air compressor hose? Then I wouldn't have to remove the housing from the stove?
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Could I just unbolt it here and take it apart? I have a new gasket for it that came with the stove? RED arrow
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Yes unbolt it there and you can take the stove outdoors and clean the combustion air passages with an air compressor. After unbolting that adapter you can also (if you have the other gasket) unbolt the combustion fan housing from the stove to get access to the impeller if you can't get it clean with the air compressor. This work should be done outside as it is very messy and you'll be shooting ash and such all over the place.

Dexter, that unit doesn't appear to have a quick fan disconnect.

Your manual should have the gasket numbers so you can contact Danson to get any part you need.
 
Yes unbolt it there and you can take the stove outdoors and clean the combustion air passages with an air compressor. After unbolting that adapter you can also (if you have the other gasket) unbolt the combustion fan housing from the stove to get access to the impeller if you can't get it clean with the air compressor. This work should be done outside as it is very messy and you'll be shooting ash and such all over the place.

Dexter, that unit doesn't appear to have a quick fan disconnect.

Your manual should have the gasket numbers so you can contact Danson to get any part you need.

It doesn't have the same disconnect as you and I would have. But in the manual it shows 5 or 6 little bolts that can remove the housing and the gasket looks almost the same as our 6" standard gasket. It would be a way to clean the vanes and its the same amount of work either way...

The manual is pretty informative on that unit.
 
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