Last weekend it became obvious that there was less air coming out of the secondary tubes on the left side of my Quad 2100. They draw air from two inlets under the firebox, separate feeds for the runners on each side of the firebox. So I vacuumed the inlet and holes on the left side and it did make some difference. But within 3-4 days it reverted back.
So yesterday I pulled the front stainless tube (which was clean inside), got out the compressor and flushed both sides with much stronger air pressure. This made a BIG difference - there is now much more air coming out the secondaries on both sides. Now that I know what to look for, we'll see how long it lasts.
These are not small air channels - 1"x1.75" on each side. I first thought maybe it was cobwebs. But the inlets are covered when the stove is not in use, and no living thing could survive an excursion up there while the stove is burning... Any ideas about what is causing this?
So yesterday I pulled the front stainless tube (which was clean inside), got out the compressor and flushed both sides with much stronger air pressure. This made a BIG difference - there is now much more air coming out the secondaries on both sides. Now that I know what to look for, we'll see how long it lasts.
These are not small air channels - 1"x1.75" on each side. I first thought maybe it was cobwebs. But the inlets are covered when the stove is not in use, and no living thing could survive an excursion up there while the stove is burning... Any ideas about what is causing this?