Cleaning my stove, Quadrafire Classic Bay

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jjk454ss

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Oct 8, 2013
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I've been cleaning my Quadrafire Classic Bay once a week since I got it earlier this year. I clean the burn pot, but have not had any buildup inside yet. I pull the rods to clean the heat exchangers. I remove the baffles and vacuum everything inside the main area of the stove. I then clean the glass.

Now it seems like there is more I'm supposed to be cleaning, do I need to remove anything and clean it more regularly than I'm doing? Everything is running great, but I want to keep it that way. Everything I find for cleaning is what I've been doing, or a complete yearly tear down which I'm not ready to do.
 
Great stove ! There are 2 spots I'd look at one on the right side you'll see a panel 4 screws remove and Vac there . Secound place plate front center 2 screws Vac there . Also if you don't have one get a dryer vent brush you can bend it and get behined the heat tubes . Keep her clean and shell treat you well !
 
Great stove ! There are 2 spots I'd look at one on the right side you'll see a panel 4 screws remove and Vac there . Secound place plate front center 2 screws Vac there . Also if you don't have one get a dryer vent brush you can bend it and get behined the heat tubes . Keep her clean and shell treat you well !

Thanks for the help, I'll make sure to do these things.
 
Glad to help ! Everything I know about these stoves I've either learned from here or by trial and error !
 
I do it at least every other week . But it depends on how dirty the pellets are I'm buring ( ashy ) more ash more often .
I would clean it every week for a couple of weeks to see how it looks then you can go from there . Only adds 5 mins to the cleaning time . Remember with the side plate that's where all the ash goes when u pull the pull rods . The dryer vent brush works great at getting in between the tubes and pushing the ash down there . Clean the right side plate last because that's where everything settles .
I clean once a week on Sunday no matter what . I could go 2 weeks easy ( the cb1200 has a huge ash pan ) but I figure the cleaner the better !
 
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Hi guys,

I too have the Quad Classic. Loving her so far!! Jaymaine I saw your post and was curious where exactly the front center plate w 2 screws is #2 on your list.
Thanks for any help.
 
Hi guys,

I too have the Quad Classic. Loving her so far!! Jaymaine I saw your post and was curious where exactly the front center plate w 2 screws is #2 on your list.
Thanks for any help.
It's a clean out for under the burn pot . It's the chamber between the pot and ash pan . Ash and pellets end up in there and can affect how the slide plate moves and seals . Pull out the ash pan remove the 2 screws and you can Vac it out .
Always when the stove is cold !!
 
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