Cleaning Vermont Castings Merrimack from bottom

[rbaevergreen]

I'm trying to clean my Vermont Castings Merrimack from the bottom. I have the 6" poly brush and am reusing fiberglass rods that my dad used to use.

There's a metal bar across the flue after I remove the baffle. I'm assuming that this is part of the flue collar? How do I get past this with the poly brush?

 

[bholler]

I'm trying to clean my Vermont Castings Merrimack from the bottom. I have the 6" poly brush and am reusing fiberglass rods that my dad used to use.

There's a metal bar across the flue after I remove the baffle. I'm assuming that this is part of the flue collar? How do I get past this with the poly brush?

You dont. That is where a rotary cleaner is nice

 

[Dazza80]

I know its been a while you probably already got your answer. But anyway i read the manual and it states you can cut this bar out to do a bottom up cleaning

 

[rbaevergreen]

I know its been a while you probably already got your answer. But anyway i read the manual and it states you can cut this bar out to do a bottom up cleaning

I did wind up purchasing a rotary cleaner but what you wrote is interesting. I'm not sure if the company I had hired previously used a rotary cleaner but they definitely didn't cut the bar.

 

[Dazza80]

I did wind up purchasing a rotary cleaner but what you wrote is interesting. I'm not sure if the company I had hired previously used a rotary cleaner but they definitely didn't cut the bar.

Its in there so if someone was to do a top down cleaning they wouldnt hit the ceramic baffle and possibly break it

 

[MeadowStream]

How did you remove the baffle? I am trying to install for the first time and when I remove the tubes...the geometry does not seem to allow removal? What is the trick? Thanks!

 

[MeadowStream]

Nevermind! Figured it out - the manual (and the stove shop) say you only have to remove the tubes to take out the baffle - but you have to remove the iron piece in the top front. Not a great manual.

 

[begreen]

Yes, I think the airwash manifold needs to be removed. Took me a while to find this. It's on page 9 for the stove assembly instructions. You are doing the reverse.

 

[MeadowStream]

Thank you very much for responding. Didn't know that is what it was called...but already off! Headed to buy some self-tapping screws for the flue pipe now! Thanks again begreen!

 

[Dazza80]

Remove the 2 hex screws at the front

How did you remove the baffle? I am trying to install for the first time and when I remove the tubes...the geometry does not seem to allow removal? What is the trick? Thanks!