Do any of you use a creosote remover for your pellet stoves? If so, which one would you recommend?
I just had a post last week for same problem.Do any of you use a creosote remover for your pellet stoves? If so, which one would you recommend?
why pay extra for it when a hot fire will do the same thing?So the "chemical reaction that catalyzes creosote" and makes it easier to remove is BS?
Don't know.. Never used it and never will.. not needed.So the "chemical reaction that catalyzes creosote" and makes it easier to remove is BS?
Huh? Yeah okay!! So if I run my PELLET stove hot it will burn off the glass? I'll have to call BS ON THAT ONE! Even with my raging Harman blasting on the glass, that's not cleaning squat off the bottom where it builds. That ain't happeningBurn your stove on high for a few hours. Enjoy! No need to pay for marketing claims.
What?Huh? Yeah okay!! So if I run my PELLET stove hot it will burn off the glass?
Do any of you use a creosote remover for your pellet stoves? If so, which one would you recommend?
Exactly! The only thing needing cleaning is soot buildup on the glass, in which case the above mentioned creosote product works great. But to need to burn off creosote in a pellet stove would signal there is some problem in the system and they should probably not be using it. NEVER have I needed to do any more than brush off the fly ash and clean the pathway of soot.There better NOT be creosote in a pellet stove, EVER!
Eric
Not sure about you guys, I get a resinous buildup on my glass, and I've seen photos of it from other members here who also have it happen and have their own methods of dealing with it from straight edge razors to elbow grease. Thus, I conclude what I'm seeing is not 'fly ash', and if it's on the glass, then it's elsewhere, coating the combustion burner impeller and other surfaces.
I believe he has an integra,sucks air from outside,top of center glass.Long low burns will put nasty stuff on the glass,esp. with cheap pellets.Just crank stove up above 1/2 for 30-50 minutes before shutdown,clean glass with damp paper towel dipped in ash.Been doing it for years on mine.This year started to finish cleaning the glass with the rutland cleaner with silicone(thanks to this forum) and the glass stays cleaner longer,and easier to clean next time.Some years back let integra go out after burning low a long time,and glass was sticky,learned my leason,crank stove up 2 times a day.However now I am running latest eprom,glass is cleaner,and as it kicks itself up once and hour,have had less problems with glass residue sticking.is it a "tacky" substance? if so does your unit utilize an "airwash" system that uses unheated air?
I just had a post last week for same problem.
Most of it was in the lower ash pan area... black, sticky, etc....All over the inner walls.
Probably from too long of a low burn..[shoulder season now]
Put my Harman on Stove temp mode/ 75 degrees for couple hrs..
Now all I have is a light gray, powdery ash to brush away and vacuum.
as someone posted earlier,
No Need for chemicals.High Heat disolves it all.
Cheap pellets...Green Supreme (burning them off) always dirties the glass. Watching GS burn is like watching fireworks...stuff blowing off all over.I believe he has an integra,sucks air from outside,top of center glass.Long low burns will put nasty stuff on the glass,esp. with cheap pellets.Just crank stove up above 1/2 for 30-50 minutes before shutdown,clean glass with damp paper towel dipped in ash.Been doing it for years on mine.This year started to finish cleaning the glass with the rutland cleaner with silicone(thanks to this forum) and the glass stays cleaner longer,and easier to clean next time.Some years back let integra go out after burning low a long time,and glass was sticky,learned my leason,crank stove up 2 times a day.However now I am running latest eprom,glass is cleaner,and as it kicks itself up once and hour,have had less problems with glass residue sticking.
Yep, that's the ticket. Got a '91 last October.I believe he has an integra
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