Tonyray
Minister of Fire
Not yet....So does the side of your house have a black stripe? Lol
pipe is never really that dirty but I had to do the leaf blower thing for something to play with.
Not yet....So does the side of your house have a black stripe? Lol
ok so I have heard about this leaf blower trick? how do people do it? and I have heard people hurting the stove like vacuum switches and what not, is it worth it? now with Englander stoves is there any other things people so cleaning them to keep them running tip top shape? just wondering..
I could not believe the cloud of ash I sent in to the air the first time I did it.
RKS130 said: ↑
Just the other day I was looking at a web site that actually sells premade adapters to attach your leaf blower to either 3 or 4 inch vent pipe. Haven't done it yet because I have the wrong leaf blower....but I would if I had the right one!
post the address for this please
I am pretty sure this is up by now, but this i what I was looking at. Looks like a fernco and a piece of pipe.
Here it is -- for what it is worth -- which isn't $70!
http://www.eastcoasthearth.com/prod...pellet-pipe-exhast-vent-3inchadjtorubbertopvc
ok so I have heard about this leaf blower trick? how do people do it? and I have heard people hurting the stove like vacuum switches and what not, is it worth it? now with Englander stoves is there any other things people so cleaning them to keep them running tip top shape? just wondering..
LOL, please make sure its on the vacuum side of the leaf blower. If you hook it up to the blower side and have your door cracked open, LOOK OUT, your in for a rude awakening when you go inside.
Not yet....
pipe is never really that dirty but I had to do the leaf blower thing for something to play with.
I just shove a large rag up into the pipe past the 90" which allows all the suction to be pulled horizontal..I have done this many seasons. I have a leaf blower retrofitted just for this purpose. I always disconnect the vacuum hoses. I also have my wife open and close the stove chamber door. ash pan. and hopper while I have the leaf blower running. It does a great job BUT you need to do a full cleaning BEFORE. This does NOT replace a proper cleaning. It just helps get the stuff that a brush and your shop vac could not!
EDIT: You also need to block the top part of the exhaust vent. I get on my ladder, remove the end cap, use a plastic cap on the end covered with a plastic bag and a rubber band. The idea is the system needs to be airtight.
Thanks that was exactly what I needed to know.. How often have you done that with the garden hose? I vac mine out good once a week, even know the manual says once a month... I like the garden hose idea tho I will be doing that
ok so I have heard about this leaf blower trick? how do people do it? and I have heard people hurting the stove like vacuum switches and what not, is it worth it? now with Englander stoves is there any other things people so cleaning them to keep them running tip top shape? just wondering..
Possibly a dumb question here but with a fireplace insert do people do the LBT from the roof? I'm picturing a very large cloud drifting off into the woods.
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