Anyone have "Summer Choke Down" - ash plugged venting or exhaust blower?

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Don2222

Don2222

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Hello

Here is a good case where the ash precipitates out of the venting side walls during the summer and stops the exhaust blower from turning and the stove from running!
New term - Summer Choke Down" ! ! !

See Pic Below. Impellers would not turn!

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Wow! Just wow
 
I take it a spring clean was not performed.
 
I do my full tear down and clean in the spring just after my last burn.
 
Not here. Like most, I do my thorough cleaning after the last burn in spring. Then, minimal effort required to fire it up in the fall. Add pellets, remove vent plugs, plug stove in - and heat!
 
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Not here. Like most, I do my thorough cleaning after the last burn in spring. Than, minimal effort required to fire it up in the fall. Add pellets, remove vent plugs, plug stove in - and heat!
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I have the extra step of removing the bucket of damp rid from the combustion chamber.
 
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Even after a spring cleaning, it is possible that the high humidity during summer will make more ash fall off the vent walls. Even with a power driven brush, I am sure that not all the ash is being brushed from the vent walls.
I think I'm going to be doing both spring and fall cleaning in the future.
 
More Summer Choke Down venting!

Pipe is totally blocked! This is straight out then up 3 feet.

I have not seen this so much with inside up & out runs.
 

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And they say wood stoves are dirtier......
 
Doesn't look like it was ever cleaned Wow
 
Awesome pics! Especially the last one of you clearing the obstruction (classic costanza boast from Seinfeld)
 
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Don2222 said:
Hello

Here is a good case where the ash precipitates out of the venting side walls during the summer and stops the exhaust blower from turning and the stove from running!
New term - Summer Choke Down" ! ! !

See Pic Below. Impellers would not turn!

Click to Enlarge.
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That tiny bit of ash aint nuthin!!, when I finally get around to cleaning mine from last year i'll post pics
 
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