WOW, Cleaned my ESP Today

goatman-68 said:

I have an XXV and the flame has been getting higher and higher, it was actually overheating the room the stove is in, since the room blower was on high trying to cool the stove down. I thoroughly clean my stove weekly but never have cleaned the esp, so I thought that could be the problem. Well I pulled it out today and could feel the carbon being scraped as I pulled it through the hole. I cleaned it with alcohol put it back in and fired up the stove. What a difference, the flame is nice and tight and holds temp perfect, room blower is now working as it should. Lesson learned, I will now clean the probe every other week.....................

Just thought I would share this in case anyone else experiences this............... :cheese:

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derrickp said:

ESP? Not following that abbreviation what is that? Thanks

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whenever i empty the ash pan, I take a small paint brush and wipe it down from inside the stove….after every ton burned, remove it and clean as you did.

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john193 said:

whenever i empty the ash pan, I take a small paint brush and wipe it down from inside the stove….after every ton burned, remove it and clean as you did.

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A newbie question here...how do you clean it from the inside...i thought it was only accessible from the exhaust, thus requiring the removal of the exhaust pipe before getting to it.

Thanks!

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