Harman xxv cleaning like new.

[Mikey pellet guy]

Have you ever sprayed your heat exchanger with warm water to remove ash. I do this on my weekly cleaning.

 

[jzm2cc]

Sure. Scrape, sand, clean with thinner, spray with black stove paint. Then coat with cooking spray and let sit for summer. Use and repeat process.

 

[Mikey pellet guy]

Sounds like a refurb job. Thanks for the tip.

 

[jzm2cc]

LOL, no I'm talking about 30 minutes of extra work beyond normal Spring cleaning. Helps to keep rust bugs away, and XXV are beautiful stoves, they deserve it! I also use to spray outside with light mist of WD-40 to help keep cast iron from rusting during muggy Summers. Kind of miss the ole XXV.

 

[Mikey pellet guy]

I have never had rust issues with my stove & i have had it since 2014 . i just like keeping the heat exchanger clean from ash build up the stove always burns hot that way. Scrapping only removes minimum ash but warm water gets it clean like new

 

[Kennyz]

Never tried it on the heat exchanger. when I bought my used accentra I used the flue brush and some hot soapy water,dawn dish soap to scrub out the vent pipe that came with the stove. I was shocked to see perfectly shiny stainless steel inside when I was done. Years of build-up and crud were gone in just a few minutes. I use stove black on the outside of the stove, does a great job, fast and much easier than you might think.

 

[Mikey pellet guy]

Yup its amazing what just soap & water can do to clean ash ect. I dont use soap but i use water to clean the interior of my stove , then dry it with a hair dryer . works well with no rust yet

 

[Mikey pellet guy]

Here are some before & after photos of spraying the heat exchanger with warm water to clean all the ash off.