Cleaning 25 PDVC Daily??

[johnnyb1970]

Quick question on daily cleaning on shutdown i usually clean the firebox before the unit shuts off them I restart the unit. Am I doing any harm to the board when I do this it usually takes me 15 minutes to clean it daily. Then on Sunday's I do a thero cleaning with no hot ambers and unit is completely off. Thanks

 

[doghouse]

No need to shut down the unit. Just scoop the overflow from the burn pot to one side and you're done. Easy.

 

[jss227]

No need to shut down the unit. Just scoop the overflow from the burn pot to one side and you're done. Easy.

x2. I shut down once a week.

 

[Pete Zahria]

Agree. There is no need to shut down every day....

 

[jp57]

Agree. There is no need to shut down every day....

Just to clarify....does that mean people open the door while the fire is still burning and all the motors/fans are running and then you scoop the ash from the burnpot over to one side?

Only reason I ask is that I have an older PVDC that does not have an auto-igniter. I've been shutting it off, letting it burn out, and cool off. Then I scoop out the ash and re-lite when done. So, maybe I really don't need to do that any more...maybe...please????

 

[jim3854]

yes dont shut it down just to scoop out ash

 

[rexrules]

In like to turn the feed rate down to 1 for a couple of minutes before I scoop the ashes.

 

[jp57]

yes dont shut it down just to scoop out ash

Thanks...that save me a lot of time and effort (not to mention starter gel).

 

[Pete Zahria]

Just to clarify....
does that mean people open the door while the fire is still burning and all the motors/fans are running ????

yup.
when you open the door, the combustion blower will turn off..
so it's just a real lazy flame..
I cut a cheap drywall taping knife down a tad narrower than the pot,
and get it in one sweep...
a matter of seconds that the door is opened...

Dan

 

[Dr.Faustus]

turn it down to 1 about 10 minutes before you do this, it will be less hot and a smaller flames. then open the door, scoop out the ashes and done.
The combustion blower does not turn off when you open the door, however the flame does get smaller and become lazy because the combustion blower is only effective with the door shut. with it open, the air comes right through the door opening and not through the path under the pellets.

That being said, no need for shutdown to scoop the burn pot out. Be careful that nothing glowing flies out. only happened to be when the burn pot was really overflowing with ash and i didnt turn it down to 1 prior

 

[johnnyb1970]

Thanks Doctor and everyone else who answered. Turned it down 1-1 wait 10minutes open door and scoop ashes to the side worked perfect.

 

[redblur00]

Mine is the 2oo7 model with igniter. I talked to Englander on the phone and they told me to push off open door I use a metal dollar general soup spoon get the ash out but leave some flame and pellets close the door push start takes 2 minutes. Mine trips the vac switch and stays on shutdown if I just open door. I do thorough cleaning once a week.

 

[johnnyb1970]

Mine is a 2012 model I turned down blower speed to 1 and heat range to1
Wait 10 minutes until flame is low open door and scoop it out with 4inch spackle knife. Takes 30 seconds close door and turn up heat range and fan speed and your back up and running.

 

[Chrisnow86]

I don't even slow the stove down, I just throw on a pair of gloves and go to town..