Chimney cleaning/baffle?

[ChadMc]

Hey guys. Quick question. Just order a sooteater. We have a regency freestanding stove and the chimney cleaning seems pretty straight forward. I’m going to remove the black double wall pipe and clean it outside. The question is during a clean do you clean or do anything to the baffle/air tube assembly? The regency has 2 bricks that sit on the airtubes. Looks pretty clean in there so just wondering. Thanks!!

 

[mark cline]

Not unless it needs to be vacuumed

 

[MoDoug]

I have a sooteater and have only used it once, so I'm by no means an expert. But as I understand it, the sooteater is designed to clean all the pipe without disassembly, from inside the stove. The stove helps to contain any gunt that falls out. In my case the pipes and baffle need to be removed, so they get cleaned while they're out.

 

[webby3650]

I would remove a couple tubes, lower the baffle and run the sooteater without removing the pipe. Ash will accumulate on top of the baffle and needs swept out when the chimney is cleaned.

 

[bholler]

Hey guys. Quick question. Just order a sooteater. We have a regency freestanding stove and the chimney cleaning seems pretty straight forward. I’m going to remove the black double wall pipe and clean it outside. The question is during a clean do you clean or do anything to the baffle/air tube assembly? The regency has 2 bricks that sit on the airtubes. Looks pretty clean in there so just wondering. Thanks!!

Is your chimney above the stove or does it go out through the wall then up?

 

[BigJ273]

No need to remove the tubes. Just the baffle boards. The rods will fit between the tubes If u do it from the stove up.

 

[bholler]

No need to remove the tubes. Just the baffle boards. The rods will fit between the tubes If u do it from the stove up.

Many regencies require removing a tube to pull the baffles. It depends upon the model. Regardless regency tubes are really easy to remove

 

[webby3650]

Many regencies require removing a tube to pull the baffles. It depends upon the model. Regardless regency tubes are really easy to remove

Only if you know the way!

 

[bholler]

Only if you know the way!

It tells you how in the manual. It is a bit odd but extremely fast and easy

 

[ChadMc]

Is your chimney above the stove or does it go out through the wall then up?

Goes out through the wall.

 

[bholler]

Goes out through the wall.

In that case yeah pull the pipe. And vacum off the baffle

 

[BigJ273]

It tells you how in the manual. It is a bit odd but extremely fast and easy

Just curious. How do u remove them? Don’t see it in my manual. I2400

 

[bholler]

Just curious. How do u remove them? Don’t see it in my manual. I2400

A set of curved jaw vise grips clamped on the tube. Hit the side of the vise grips pushing the tube to the left with a dead blow hammer.

 

[webby3650]

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A set of curved jaw vise grips clamped on the tube. Hit the side of the vise grips pushing the tube to the left with a dead blow hammer.

Its odd all right, although effective.

 

[John Galt]

I’m going to remove the black double wall pipe and clean it outside

Clean the inside too.