End of season cleaning...anything extra??

[glockshooter]

Just wondering what you guys recommend as far as storing your stove for the off season. I quit burning a week ago after a few days of 60+, now this weekend it's in the 40's, but I digress. I did what is the usual for me, empty the pan, vacuum everything, pulled all my panels and brushed and vacuumed some more. Any suggestions on anything extra I should do? I'm totally empty of pellets, glass is clean. Anything I should consider as a preventative maintenance? It's a 5 or 6 year old Accentra that burns under 2 tons a season.

 

[Tonyray]

Just wondering what you guys recommend as far as storing your stove for the off season. I quit burning a week ago after a few days of 60+, now this weekend it's in the 40's, but I digress. I did what is the usual for me, empty the pan, vacuum everything, pulled all my panels and brushed and vacuumed some more. Any suggestions on anything extra I should do? I'm totally empty of pellets, glass is clean. Anything I should consider as a preventative maintenance? It's a 5 or 6 year old Accentra that burns under 2 tons a season.

Get a bag of DampRid and put it in your Ash pan.. or you can use box of kitty litter to absorb any dampness during the summer.
Many here also spray the inside walls and burnpot with Pam Cooking spray or WD 40.
Helps prevent possible rusting..

 

[TimfromMA]

I cap my vent to keep bugs and small animals out.

 

[heat seeker]

Clean the venting…and put a note in the (empty) hopper to remove the vent cap before burning.

Unplug the stove.

 

[john193]

All good advice. I typically wait till after Memorial Day to close the stove for the season. Typically the first or second week in June. I'm sure i'll be firing it up a few days here and there in May. Heck, tomorrow they are calling for a high of 50 by me.

 

[Don2222]

Just wondering what you guys recommend as far as storing your stove for the off season. I quit burning a week ago after a few days of 60+, now this weekend it's in the 40's, but I digress. I did what is the usual for me, empty the pan, vacuum everything, pulled all my panels and brushed and vacuumed some more. Any suggestions on anything extra I should do? I'm totally empty of pellets, glass is clean. Anything I should consider as a preventative maintenance? It's a 5 or 6 year old Accentra that burns under 2 tons a season.

One word "Paint"

I just painted this Harman the original color - Mojave Red ! ! !
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/painting-the-stove-inside.112384/#post-1495031

Some more pics
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...k-good-for-the-fall.88499/page-4#post-1514612

Or just paint your firebrick. See what I did here.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/avalon-astoria-firebrick-removal.112787/#post-1502951

 

[Dr.Faustus]

At this rate i'm going to be burning all season long. still getting highs in the 40's some days. It will probably be june before i can think about shutting the stove down for the season, only to fire it back up in 4 months.

 

[Tonyray]

Think I'll wait till Memorial day weekend also...
gettin lows in the 40's at nite making it chilly willy in the AM here outside Philly..

 

[TimfromMA]

We've got overnight lows in the 30's forecasted for this week.