Hey guys. Just had some questions on what your cleaning process is for the Blaze King stoves flues.
Bit of background...we just installed our BK(PE32) last year. We live in a cold Canadian climate, but I work away for two weeks at a time, and then am home for one week. My wife during my two weeks off maybe will burn an evening fire 7 times max in those two weeks. The burn session probably lasts 8 hours at most. When I'm home for my week off, I'll burn everyday for the 7 days, but similar to her, we only really use it in the evening and let it go for 8 hours or so. Its rarely filled even halfway, probably closer to a quarter. I'd love to go longer and more often, but she's worried if we leave something will happen and also she doesn't like the house getting to hot. Part of the reason we got it is because we are new acreage owners, and being out in the country we experience power outages more often then when we lived in town and thought it would be a great way to 1)Supplement heat when we wanted to 2)Use as a primary heat source if the power was out for long periods....anyway I digress.
Finally, my question, I'm starting to get excited for the upcoming burn season to use our Blaze King again, but I wanted to get the flue cleaned out. I haven't inspected it all that much yet, but thanks to you guys and all of the great info in here, I believe I've done a good job of burning fairly cleanly. Regardless, I'm going to do a flue clean myself and buy a brush kit to be used with a drill. So, what are the steps to cleaning out the flue for these Blaze Kings? My plan was to open up the bypass, keep the firebox door shut, then go up to my roof, remove the cap, and clean from the top down. Access isn't an issue to do this and I think I'd prefer this method to potentially keep my house a bit cleaner. After I clean the flue, I'd have to go back inside the firebox and vacuum out any creosote/dust that dropped, correct? It should all land in the firebox? Any tips/tricks or flaws in the method I mentioned, I'd all ears to hear. Thanks.
Bit of background...we just installed our BK(PE32) last year. We live in a cold Canadian climate, but I work away for two weeks at a time, and then am home for one week. My wife during my two weeks off maybe will burn an evening fire 7 times max in those two weeks. The burn session probably lasts 8 hours at most. When I'm home for my week off, I'll burn everyday for the 7 days, but similar to her, we only really use it in the evening and let it go for 8 hours or so. Its rarely filled even halfway, probably closer to a quarter. I'd love to go longer and more often, but she's worried if we leave something will happen and also she doesn't like the house getting to hot. Part of the reason we got it is because we are new acreage owners, and being out in the country we experience power outages more often then when we lived in town and thought it would be a great way to 1)Supplement heat when we wanted to 2)Use as a primary heat source if the power was out for long periods....anyway I digress.
Finally, my question, I'm starting to get excited for the upcoming burn season to use our Blaze King again, but I wanted to get the flue cleaned out. I haven't inspected it all that much yet, but thanks to you guys and all of the great info in here, I believe I've done a good job of burning fairly cleanly. Regardless, I'm going to do a flue clean myself and buy a brush kit to be used with a drill. So, what are the steps to cleaning out the flue for these Blaze Kings? My plan was to open up the bypass, keep the firebox door shut, then go up to my roof, remove the cap, and clean from the top down. Access isn't an issue to do this and I think I'd prefer this method to potentially keep my house a bit cleaner. After I clean the flue, I'd have to go back inside the firebox and vacuum out any creosote/dust that dropped, correct? It should all land in the firebox? Any tips/tricks or flaws in the method I mentioned, I'd all ears to hear. Thanks.
