Hello my fellow wood burning aficionados!!
My wife and I recently purchased a home that has a 77 Vigilant in it. I've been doing alot of reading on this site, and will refrain from asking noobish questions till I have give the forums a good read through.
First things first, and Im sure you hear this alot.. I have never in my life used a wood stove. Again though, im reading up on it before i ask any questions.
In my readings I have learned about this pesky buildup called creosote. The stove was pretty dirty so i figured a thorough cleaning was in order..And boy am i glad I did.. Shop Vac'd out about 3 gallons worth of ash and creosote from this puppy. And the pipes (8in) were packed as well. It a miracle it didn't catch fire.
Upon inspecting the gaskets they are definitely in need of replacement. However I am not 100% sure on the size. From what I can tell from various exploded views it looks like 5\16 around the doors and the top feed lid, and 3\16 around the attachment for the pipe coming off the stove. Can anyone confirm?
After getting the pipe off and the attachment on the back that it attached too i shop vac'd all the ash buildup in the back of the stove. I immediately noticed a softball sized wad of that looks like a non-flammable fiberglass material on the left hand side (if your at the back of the stove facing the front). This didn't look right to me but I wasn't sure. So I figured here would be the best place to ask. I took some pics and have included them below.
This is what I pulled out:
This is a shot of where it was with the rear metal plate lifted up (in the yellow outlined area):
Here s a shot of where it was with the plate down (in the yellow outlined area):
My wife and I recently purchased a home that has a 77 Vigilant in it. I've been doing alot of reading on this site, and will refrain from asking noobish questions till I have give the forums a good read through.
First things first, and Im sure you hear this alot.. I have never in my life used a wood stove. Again though, im reading up on it before i ask any questions.
In my readings I have learned about this pesky buildup called creosote. The stove was pretty dirty so i figured a thorough cleaning was in order..And boy am i glad I did.. Shop Vac'd out about 3 gallons worth of ash and creosote from this puppy. And the pipes (8in) were packed as well. It a miracle it didn't catch fire.
Upon inspecting the gaskets they are definitely in need of replacement. However I am not 100% sure on the size. From what I can tell from various exploded views it looks like 5\16 around the doors and the top feed lid, and 3\16 around the attachment for the pipe coming off the stove. Can anyone confirm?
After getting the pipe off and the attachment on the back that it attached too i shop vac'd all the ash buildup in the back of the stove. I immediately noticed a softball sized wad of that looks like a non-flammable fiberglass material on the left hand side (if your at the back of the stove facing the front). This didn't look right to me but I wasn't sure. So I figured here would be the best place to ask. I took some pics and have included them below.
This is what I pulled out:
This is a shot of where it was with the rear metal plate lifted up (in the yellow outlined area):
Here s a shot of where it was with the plate down (in the yellow outlined area):
