complete and thorough pellet stove cleaning tips?

[altmartion]

I am looking for some insider tips on this. I want to know how every one else does it. im talking going deeper than a routine cleaning. your once per year tear down. I am not exactly sure how I should do my classic bay. as me being in the heating trade for 20 years , and a little ocd, I tend to take this stuff serious. i have been running an old mp250 for a long time. this classic bay is a little more up to date then my mp250. and I must say, I haven't seen as much of a savings on fuel than I was expecting.
any tips for us novice guy's?

 

[krooser]

Do a search for 'leaf blower trick"…

 

[altmartion]

wow, I never thought of such a thing. I am impressed. is someone inside brushing or assisting?

 

[Bioburner]

Usually after one has brushed and cleaned entire stove and venting. Works great on stoves with false walls and passages that are hard to get to!

 

[altmartion]

it would figure, I just threw away an electric blower/ chopper. I do have 3 stihl back pack types but I think they only blow. but they are huge . what if I made a seal so I could do it from the inside out? would it be to much pressure in the seals?

 

[altmartion]

it would figure, I just threw away an electric blower/ chopper. I do have 3 stihl back pack types but I think they only blow. but they are huge . what if I made a seal so I could do it from the inside out? would it be to much pressure in the seals?

never mind. I just realized why this will not work.

 

[bill3rail]

it would figure, I just threw away an electric blower/ chopper.

I recently passed up a free blower/vac, and did not think of the stove! One will show up again.

Bill

 

[Bioburner]

Local big box had a sale on the blower/vac and took it to plumbing dept to get adapters. Was around $50

 

[bill3rail]

I guess I could use my shopvac...

Bill

 

[altmartion]

Local big box had a sale on the blower/vac and took it to plumbing dept to get adapters. Was around $50

I have a couple big shop vacs and a bunch of small ones. I wonder if they will be strong enough. ooooh, I just remembered I have huge one that hooks to a 55 gallon drum. that thing sucks in the sides of a metal drum.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

I have a couple big shop vacs and a bunch of small ones. I wonder if they will be strong enough. ooooh, I just remembered I have huge one that hooks to a 55 gallon drum. that thing sucks in the sides of a metal drum.

If you use that monster be certain to have the stoves door open so you don't destroy the vacum switch's diaphragm, they can stand a lot but they do have limits.