ESP Probe - XXV

[Robzheat]

Has anyone every taken the ESP Probe out to clean? I called my Dealer about cleaning, and he said not to use anything abrasive to clean it, and it should be shiny, silver color when done. The best I could get it was a partially silver with some brown /black left behind. I use a mild cleaner like windex to clean

 

[freebird77]

Harman P61 here. Only had the stove this season and like it so far, but do you really have to take the probe out to clean it?

 

[skippy4no2]

I have a Harman Advance 4 years now and have never cleaned the probe. Just vacuum around it when I clean the flue.

 

[cantman]

I have a new XXV (since Oct 07) and I have cleaned my ESP probe once. I noticed when installing the stove, the ESP
was sprayed on one side with the black stove paint. I guess that the factory spray painting crew weren't too careful.
I cleaned mine with Zep citrus cleaner and ended up with a shiny looking ESP.