I asked some of these question in a larger thread and it didn't really get answered...
1.) Was a cleaning brush supposed to come with my Accentra 52i? Mine did not. I assume the brushes I see are for cleaning the tube above the combustion blower? I see the old insert design had 2 tubes leading to the combustion blower, but do I need a special brush for the new tube design? I have a 4" brush for cleaning the chimney liner, can I just use that brush?
2.) On a weekly basis, I remove my completely full ash pan, take out the heat exchanger plates and vac out everything. Is this more than the recommended amount of cleaning from a weekly perspective? Can I just empty out my ash pan and scrape off the compass medalion every week?
3.) After my first ton I opened up all the venting chambers and cleaned everything out. I didn't find a whole lot of stuff in there built up which was good. How often do you typically open up all the venting chambers?
4.) How often do you send a brush up the chimney liner? Do you have to pull the unit out into service position or can you send the brush up the liner with the chimney through that tube next to the combustion fan?
I feel like I am doing my "monthly" cleaning on a weekly basis and didn't know what others out there do.
1.) Was a cleaning brush supposed to come with my Accentra 52i? Mine did not. I assume the brushes I see are for cleaning the tube above the combustion blower? I see the old insert design had 2 tubes leading to the combustion blower, but do I need a special brush for the new tube design? I have a 4" brush for cleaning the chimney liner, can I just use that brush?
2.) On a weekly basis, I remove my completely full ash pan, take out the heat exchanger plates and vac out everything. Is this more than the recommended amount of cleaning from a weekly perspective? Can I just empty out my ash pan and scrape off the compass medalion every week?
3.) After my first ton I opened up all the venting chambers and cleaned everything out. I didn't find a whole lot of stuff in there built up which was good. How often do you typically open up all the venting chambers?
4.) How often do you send a brush up the chimney liner? Do you have to pull the unit out into service position or can you send the brush up the liner with the chimney through that tube next to the combustion fan?
I feel like I am doing my "monthly" cleaning on a weekly basis and didn't know what others out there do.
