Room Air Blower

[joefraser]

I came home today and did not feel much air being blown from stove even though the fan was on 9. I took the back off the stove and vacumed the grate over the convection blower. It was pretty bad. I've burned about 2.5 tons in 3 months. By the looks of this I should have done this before now. It's back to blowing out a good amount of air. I know it's been said but anyone thats not done this after a few tons I'd reccomend it. Really easy once you can get your vacum to the grate on the blower.

I really have seen a difference in my flame imediatly when I did this. Like it's getting more air. Would make since but the outside air to the burnpot is blown by the combustion (exaust) blower. Am I Missing something here?

 

[imacman]

.....It was pretty bad. I've burned about 2.5 tons in 3 months. By the looks of this I should have done this before now.

I really have seen a difference in my flame imediatly when I did this. Like it's getting more air. Would make since but the outside air to the burnpot is blown by the combustion (exaust) blower. Am I Missing something here?

First, you shouldn't wait more than about 1 or 1 1/2 tons MAX before cleaning BOTH blowers. I'm guessing that since you ran 2.5 tons through your stove, your comb. blower needs cleaning too.

As for the change in flame, don't know how that's possible....the two blowers have nothing to do with each other, afaik.

 

[joefraser]

.....It was pretty bad. I've burned about 2.5 tons in 3 months. By the looks of this I should have done this before now.

I really have seen a difference in my flame imediatly when I did this. Like it's getting more air. Would make since but the outside air to the burnpot is blown by the combustion (exaust) blower. Am I Missing something here?

First, you shouldn't wait more than about 1 or 1 1/2 tons MAX before cleaning BOTH blowers. I'm guessing that since you ran 2.5 tons through your stove, your comb. blower needs cleaning too.

As for the change in flame, don't know how that's possible....the two blowers have nothing to do with each other, afaik.

I did do the other blower previously. Took apart and cleaned blades. Done 2 Leaf blower vacuums already on the vent pipe. Do you need to take the combustion blower apart each ton or is the leaf blower doing the trick? It's a pain to get off and the gasket seems to be easily ripped.

 

[imacman]

...... Do you need to take the combustion blower apart each ton or is the leaf blower doing the trick? It's a pain to get off and the gasket seems to be easily ripped.

Yes, the comb. blowers are tricky to get off w/o ripping the gasket. I take the nuts off and hold the motor in place while i slide a sharp pen knife slowly around the gasket on the stove side.......usually allows me to remove it w/o it ripping (much). Even if it tears slightly, I've used HiTemp silicone to "glue" the ends together when i re-install the blower.

As for the leaf blower cleaning the comb. blower.....no, the blower vanes are right in the high temp air stream, and the soot gets baked on....needs a putty knife/wire brush to be removed, IMO.

Yes, I remove & clean mine every 1 - 1 1/2 tons.