Hello, I guess the title says it all. I have a model 4300 Millennium acc stove. We have burned with this stove for 2 full seasons and it's been a good investment. The problem is that the creosote falls down the chimney and is deposited on the ceramic blanket. When we clean it off it takes a toll on the blanket fibers and looks shredded. I have Googled the problem and it appears that I'm the only one with this issue. Does anyone have the same problem and is there any way to prevent it? Thanks In Advance.
Quadrafire Creosote On Blanket
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Welcome. Is this happening during normal operation or as a result of cleaning the chimney? How much creosote are we talking about? To reduce the shredding I'd just shake off the excess and not try to brush it clean.
Thank you begreen. Sorry it took so long to reply. The amount is not a huge amount, maybe enough to fill a 20 oz bottle of Coke 2x a season. The reason it does it is because the chimney is above the blanket. We only had this stove for 2 seasons and
didn't know if it should be doing this. My wife has vacuumed it off, but it seemed to shred it a little. So like you said, we could just shake it off and whatever we get off will have to good enough. If it is left on the blanket too long, the creosote melts and gets hard. and sticks to it. It would be nice if there was something to block it from falling on the blanket in the first place. Do other stoves that do this also?
In the grand scheme of things, it is of little importance, but I do appreciate your time.
didn't know if it should be doing this. My wife has vacuumed it off, but it seemed to shred it a little. So like you said, we could just shake it off and whatever we get off will have to good enough. If it is left on the blanket too long, the creosote melts and gets hard. and sticks to it. It would be nice if there was something to block it from falling on the blanket in the first place. Do other stoves that do this also?
In the grand scheme of things, it is of little importance, but I do appreciate your time.
Shaking it off sounds the least destructive. Our stove's blanket is encased in a stainless baffle box so I haven't run into this issue.
Phoenix Hatchling
Minister of Fire
My blanket looks crappy as well, and seems to suffer the most in the two back corners...don't know why and I think it is sitting flat and pushed all the way to the back of the firebox on top of the baffles. I actually posted this once last year with the same concern as the OP, but no responses.
Nick Mystic
Minister of Fire
Those baffle blankets are pretty delicate, so you definitely don't want to go at them with a vacuum cleaner! I was just telling another member the other day the best way to clean the ash off the blanket is to carefully lift it off the baffle and take it outside for a gentle shaking in some out of the way spot. My setup is a rear flue connection, so no creosote can fall on my baffle, but it does get a thick coating of fine ash residue after a year of burning.
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