Brush for cleaning blower ledge.

[Easy Livin’ 3000]

Ash regularly spills on to the blower ledge. It gets down into a crack between the front of the stove and the ledge.

I've been using a paint brush to clean the ledge, but it slowly burns away as it touches the stove front.

Is there a better way? I'd rather just keep the ash out, but haven't figured that out yet, either.

 

[VirginiaIron]

Ash regularly spills on to the blower ledge. It gets down into a crack between the front of the stove and the ledge.

I've been using a paint brush to clean the ledge, but it slowly burns away as it touches the stove front.

Is there a better way? I'd rather just keep the ash out, but haven't figured that out yet, either.

Can you provide two photos, one from a couple feet away showing the whole stove and one close up?

 

[Easy Livin’ 3000]

Can you provide two photos, one from a couple feet away showing the whole stove and one close up?

For you, VI, absolutely.

 

[VirginiaIron]

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For you, VI, absolutely.

SMILE, I use a combustible whisk broom. It doesn't clean as well as a paint brush but it does a good job when used slowly and it seems to last. Anything that is left over gets blown away and or vacuumed as needed when the stove is cool.

 

[VirginiaIron]

As far as keeping the ash out, I open the air control and then open the door slowly and that seems to induce draft and suck most ash in. I also use a HD kitty litter screener to move ash and coals away from the door for the next encounter.
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[VirginiaIron]

ED3000- I'm sorry for the photo request. For the life of me I couldn't see how ash was getting close to the blower, with high temps. I checked your profile and didn't see anything helpful. My blower is on the rear of the stove. Thanks for understanding.

 

[jatoxico]

Definitely want to keep all that ash out of the fans. I open slow as mentioned. If ash is against the door and going to dump out I shut the fans before opening the door. I also keep a small Black and Decker cordless vac handy. The ash is so light I don't really have to touch it to the surface just pass over it. The hard plastic tip is holding up fine.

 

[Easy Livin’ 3000]

ED3000- I'm sorry for the photo request. For the life of me I couldn't see how ash was getting close to the blower, with high temps. I checked your profile and didn't see anything helpful. My blower is on the rear of the stove. Thanks for understanding.

I knew I should have posted pics with the original post, just was a little lazy. I am starting to get the hang of this phone, finally.

Thank you for your response, I appreciate the help!

 

[Easy Livin’ 3000]

Definitely want to keep all that ash out of the fans. I open slow as mentioned. If ash is against the door and going to dump out I shut the fans before opening the door. I also keep a small Black and Decker cordless vac handy. The ash is so light I don't really have to touch it to the surface just pass over it. The hard plastic tip is holding up fine.

I open slowly as well, but still lose some, sometimes. Do always turn the fan off first.

Mostly out of stubbornness, the stove advertised 16" N/S, so I cut a bunch to 16". That puts the end of the split sitting on the inside shelf when loaded. I now cut to 15 1/2". Happens less at that length.

Love the cordless vac idea. Been contemplating that for some time.

 

[VirginiaIron]

Good idea. I think my stove takes 21 inch splits but I cut to 19 to allow for coals on the back wall and the split always fits the chamber.

 

[VirginiaIron]

To give you an idea of what type of clearance we have from the front of the chamber.

 

[blacktail]

I shut the blower off, crack the door open and give it a little jiggle before opening it all the way. Then use my ash shovel to clean the ash lip. I also use a cordless hand vac on the hearth around the blower.