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  1. VCBurner Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 2, 2010
    1,509 posts
    Templeton, MA
    November comes to a close and I just did the first servicing for the 12/13 Winter last weekend. I can understand why people pay others to clean up their stove or vent pipes. It did take a while, taking all the vent pipes completely off, brushing and reinstalling, cleaning the back of the stove, taking the convection blower off, brushing all the fins and sucking up all the dust that was stuck in them. Although, the hardest part for me is taking the stove off the hearth pad. Of course I do the entire servicing the old fashioned way. No blower trick or special procedures. Taking it all apart makes me feel good knowing that I can clearly see that it is all clean. I put the stove on a four wheel furniture dolly so I can move it off the raised hearth and move it around the room. It is just easier than trying to clean it all up while it is against the wall.

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  2. VCBurner Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 2, 2010
    1,509 posts
    Templeton, MA
    Hello zrtmatos. Nice pic. I like the look of that stove too, thanks for posting. That stove fits in perfectly in my livingroom, though at the coldest times it can use help heating the furthest bedroom upstairs. It does like to be frequently cleaned though! Any stove would be hard pressed to get heat across the house to the far bedroom from where it sits. Great experience for my first pellet stove :)
  3. SmokeyTheBear Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 10, 2008
    11,436 posts
    Standish, ME
    Hi Chris,

    Glad to see you back on here. Also glad that it is you and not me doing the vent work.

    I do however employ the LBT and do the rest of the work where the stove sits. It isn't all that bad and I have it down to a reasonable amount of time.
  4. zrtmatos Member

    joined: Nov 26, 2012
    158 posts
    Connecticut
    In case this is needed also, there is the manual for the stove. I can send to anyone at their request.

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