Cleaning Sante Fe

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Carl Ropp

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Oct 21, 2012
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What kind of tool do you use to clean around the heat exchanger tubes on your Sante Fe? I'm haveing a hard time finding a brush because it is so tight in there?
 
Not sure if the tubes on the Santa Fe are the same as its cousin the Castile, but I use a piece of scrap 12 gauge electrical wire (with the insulation still on) and turn it to a J on one end.
I work that front to back of the stove tubes after using the pull rods.
 
I just use 2" or 3" natural bristle paint brushes (no synthetic!)... same thing I use to clean the firebox & burnpot.

My older stove only has 8 (larger) tubes, so that may give me some more room up there.
 
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