Enviro M55multi fuel draft slide stuck

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Minister of Fire
May 8, 2011
924
midwest
My stove pipe seems much hotter then it should so I decided to slow down the draft and I can’t get the draft plate to budge. The rod is pretty flimsy and I’m afraid it will bend. I have the screw inside completely loose. Anyone encounter this before?
 
Never mind. I got the hammer out. It’s free now.
 
They tend to stick from ash build-up
I remove mine once a year during spring
cleaning vac out the ash and scrap the slid chanal
Best to remove the combustion fan for better access