Leaf blower trick help

[newf lover]

I decided this should be the last year I pay someone to clean out my vent pipe so I'm investing in a leaf blower. Before I go out and spend the money, I want to see if there's a model out there that would be good to use with my type of vent. There are great instructions on how to use the leaf blower, but it's the simple stuff that people think everyone knows that trips up people like myself. This isn't a picture of my vent pipe, but it's very similar. Here's the link.
http://www.kwaree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/prescott-exl-outside-vent.jpg

1. There's a grate covering the end of the pipe, I assume I should take this out?
2. Do I have to take apart any of the pipe, or can I just adapt the leaf blower to fit it?

Thanks for any advice.

 

[packerfan]

Yes, take off the end piece with the grate.
No, you shouldn't need to take apart any other part of your vent pipe.

Opening and closing the door on your stove a few times when the leaf blower is running will also help out.
Good luck, it worked great for me.

 

[cncpro]

If you have 4" pellet pipe I can say that my Troy-Bilt TB190BV fits onto 4" pipe with no adapters or anything... It comes with a big cone-shaped tube for use as the "vacuum kit" and that cone is what fits so nicely...

 

[newf lover]

Thank you both for your advice. It is a 4" pipe; the end tapers to about 3". There are some screws like the picture above, only the screws on mine are closer to the end of the pipe (right before it slants down). I am assuming I just have to remove the screws and the entire end piece, do my leaf blowing thing, and then I can just screw it back on. Hopefully there's nothing I can mess up....

 

[krooser]

You'll be amazed at the cr*p that comes out of your stove...