With the burning season quickly approaching I need to thoroughly do my annual cleaning that I have put off since the end of last season. Before I get to it I had a few questions that I hope someone could shed some light on.
First, the manual talks about cleaning the exhaust blower and replacing the exhaust blower gasket annually. This will be my 2nd burn season, is this step really necessary? Seems like it will be a pain in the butt to disconnect my exhaust year after year to check this area. Is it something I could check every other or every three years??
Second, last season I had a couple jams where the top auger would stop feeding the lower auger. Upon doing some research on this forum and the internet people were saying the augers should be pulled and smoothed with a dremel or sand paper. To me it seems like the augers do not fit very snug in the auger shafts, my question is would I be wasting time pulling both augers to try and smooth them in hopes of fixing any auger jams?? Especially if the augers fit loosely inside the auger shafts.
Lastly the part that kind of upsets me is I noticed the inside ash and burn area of my stove has a fair amount of surface rust. I'm assuming it is due to the humidity we have here in PA during the summer months. Is rust an issue for anyone else that owns one of these stoves? Has anyone addressed this issue and done something to remove the rust???
Thanks,
Matt
First, the manual talks about cleaning the exhaust blower and replacing the exhaust blower gasket annually. This will be my 2nd burn season, is this step really necessary? Seems like it will be a pain in the butt to disconnect my exhaust year after year to check this area. Is it something I could check every other or every three years??
Second, last season I had a couple jams where the top auger would stop feeding the lower auger. Upon doing some research on this forum and the internet people were saying the augers should be pulled and smoothed with a dremel or sand paper. To me it seems like the augers do not fit very snug in the auger shafts, my question is would I be wasting time pulling both augers to try and smooth them in hopes of fixing any auger jams?? Especially if the augers fit loosely inside the auger shafts.
Lastly the part that kind of upsets me is I noticed the inside ash and burn area of my stove has a fair amount of surface rust. I'm assuming it is due to the humidity we have here in PA during the summer months. Is rust an issue for anyone else that owns one of these stoves? Has anyone addressed this issue and done something to remove the rust???
Thanks,
Matt