my owb is done running for the summer. i cleaned out all the ash and swept the chimney. do i need to clean the layer of creosote/tar from the firebox?? i scraped and scraped, but it is pretty tough. i'm guessing this will protect the metal. i leave the blower fan run to create a draft in the summer time so humidity/condensation dosn't build up. i noticed that when i do this, i have no humidity/moisture in the unit at all during the summer. from what i was told, i should just worry about keeping it clean of ash. any suggestions are welcome.
OWB shut down for the summer
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plumbob said:
I once climbed in a use a needle scaler and scrapped it down to metal. What a pain and extremely dirty...the next year I just scrapped everything really well and put a 5 gallon bucket over the chimney. Something I learned here is to use a 40 watt light bulb in the firebox to keep condensation down...this would be cheaper than running the fan all summer and I think it would accomplish the same thing. This is what I'm going to do.
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