How to clean a Magnolia stove?

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I a looking for the proper method to to clean a Magnolia stove. Specifically, the secondary tubes and the area above the baffle. Does this require disconnecting the pipe from the stove? This is my mother's stove and seems to be much harder to clean than my Summit, which is very easy.
Thanks
Ed
 
Are you referring to cleaning the flue, or cleaning out the firebox/inside of the stove?
 
Inside the stove.
Is there any way to drop the inner baffle (like the summit) to:
1: Clean the burn tubes
2: Clean above the baffle
3: Allow easy cleaning of the flue without disconnecting the stove/liner connection and moving the stove

If not possible to remove the baffle (which I can't believe it was not taken into account in it's design), how best to clean?
 
Does not look to be, but could just be years of buildup, which is why I am posting the question.
 
Many stoves today simply use a ceramic board that rests on top of the secondary air tubes. You usually just remove the retaining pins from the tubes, slide them out, then pull out the baffle (carefully). Make note of the order of the burn tubes, as it does matter on some stoves.
 
Do you have any specific knowledge on the MAGNOLIA stove or are you make general statements on stove design?
I am looking for specific info on the Magnolia. The tubes and baffle appears to be welded but I may have missed something....
Thanks
 
Sorry, I was speaking in general. Does the owner's manual give any guidance or list a support number to call?
 
Nothing in the manual addressing cleaning of the unit.
Anyone have one of these stoves? This one is about 10 years old, but appears to still be in production.
 
Several members have that stove. When they might happen to wander thorough is another question altogether.
 
If you could get a look at one of the new ones in Lowes or whatever, you could probably tell easily, I would give it a try and see if there's a similar one there. It's creosote buildup in there? I don't have suggestions on getting it out, but I am positive that somebody here would!
 
I'mmmmmm Baaaack hehehe.
I have that stove. The baffle is welded in. Heavy gauge steel and should last as long as the rest of the stove. Cleaning should just be a good hot fire and then maybe a blowgun sometime later when there is no fire.
 
Thanks for the info!
I may attempt to modify it to allow for a removable baffle to allow easier cleaning of stove and chimney (bottom up). I will post info on the project as time allows.
 
I have a Magnolia Stove.
The burn tubes are really a solid stamped plate that is welded permanently into the stove.
You can push up the 2 upper rear bricks and have some access. But the feed to the burn tube plate blocks the direct access to the flue pipe. There are 2 steel wedge strips that hold the bricks tight. It is tricky to get them in place from inside od the stove. My stove pipe can slide up into the doublewall that goes through the attic / roof. So once a year I just slide up the pipe and remove the sections. Then clean everything.
 
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