I did not want to push it more than a ton and a half for a deep cleaning on my P35i. I have been doing partial cleanings since the season began, scrape the burnpot every day or two, wipe the glass with a towel every week or two, and what was my bi weekly cleaning schedule of a complete vac, remove all inside plates, and vac all exhaust passages turned into monthly as there was NOTHING to clean.
I was shocked today at how little buildup there is inside the stove, even the esp was clean in comparison to prior years after a ton. I would guess that there was not even half a coffee can's of ash from the venting. So little in fact that I ran the brushes up twice more to the top just to make sure! While I still got a trickle the second and third time there was really nothing to speak of. The other observation I made was that the fly ash was very light, almost a powder with no grit. I have never had such a fine fly ash.
While I am not recommending that anyone else follow this schedule, I thought it real interesting how clean the stove still was. To ME, the extra money for the Okanagan Douglas Firs was totally worth it!
I was shocked today at how little buildup there is inside the stove, even the esp was clean in comparison to prior years after a ton. I would guess that there was not even half a coffee can's of ash from the venting. So little in fact that I ran the brushes up twice more to the top just to make sure! While I still got a trickle the second and third time there was really nothing to speak of. The other observation I made was that the fly ash was very light, almost a powder with no grit. I have never had such a fine fly ash.
While I am not recommending that anyone else follow this schedule, I thought it real interesting how clean the stove still was. To ME, the extra money for the Okanagan Douglas Firs was totally worth it!
