In another life I worked as a chimney sweep and know the importance of a yearly chimney cleaning. I recently purchased a New Englander model 13 - N stove and hope to use it alot. It has a ceramic "board" on the inside top of the stove which will prevent the soot/ash from falling into the firebox when I sweep the chimney. Thus the soot/ash I brush loose from the chimney will just build up on the top of ceramic board, not a good situation.
The only reasonable solution I can think of is to put the stove on bricks or something that is not flammable and then slide the bricks out, disconnect the stove and lower it, then push the stove over a few inches and brush the flue. This will allow me actually remove the soot/ash and keep me from hitting the ceramic board w/my flue brush and cracking it.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks much,
John
The only reasonable solution I can think of is to put the stove on bricks or something that is not flammable and then slide the bricks out, disconnect the stove and lower it, then push the stove over a few inches and brush the flue. This will allow me actually remove the soot/ash and keep me from hitting the ceramic board w/my flue brush and cracking it.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks much,
John