F45 v2 maintenance items

[jotulf45v2]

In Apr aside from sweeping the chimney, I cleaned out the fly ash in the stove and above the baffle and closed it up. Gaskets on the door and top plate looked good albeit a little compression. I'm planning on removing a door shim as my only item this year. I'm wondering how often other gaskets need to be replaced/looked at such as the baffle and flue collar gasket in the back of the stove. I'm guessing the top plate gasket needs to be replaced after this season, so every 2-3 years. The door is easy to track as that's always in view. I didn't remove the baffle as I don't think it warrants it yet and I don't want to (accidentally) prematurely ruin the baffle gasket if I do. Should I always remove this as part of my cleaning process? Thanks in advance.

 

[EbS-P]

In Apr aside from sweeping the chimney, I cleaned out the fly ash in the stove and above the baffle and closed it up. Gaskets on the door and top plate looked good albeit a little compression. I'm planning on removing a door shim as my only item this year. I'm wondering how often other gaskets need to be replaced/looked at such as the baffle and flue collar gasket in the back of the stove. I'm guessing the top plate gasket needs to be replaced after this season, so every 2-3 years. The door is easy to track as that's always in view. I didn't remove the baffle as I don't think it warrants it yet and I don't want to (accidentally) prematurely ruin the baffle gasket if I do. Should I always remove this as part of my cleaning process? Thanks in advance.

Are you top or rear vent? I have to pull my baffle to sweep (top vent straight to liner) but I really don’t think I would need to if it was a rear vent. Maybe once every 3-4 years. My in laws didn’t remove their F400 baffle for 10 years.

 

[begreen]

Agreed. The top is meant to be removable for cleaning. Its gasket sees a lot less use than the door gasket. I would expect it to last several years. The flue collar and baffle gaskets are not usually replaced until the stove gets a rebuild.

 

[jotulf45v2]

I have it top vented. When I swept, I removed the top pipe as gently as I could and vacuumed any flakes that dropped onto the baffle in the back. I made sure to get every bit so as to not block the rear vent. What would happen if any got stuck back there? Since that's where the rear airflow is I imagine I'd see cooler temps, maybe secondaries not firing?

Agreed. The top is meant to be removable for cleaning. Its gasket sees a lot less use than the door gasket. I would expect it to last several years. The flue collar and baffle gaskets are not usually replaced until the stove gets a rebuild.

Ok that's good to know. It was easy enough to pull the top plate and if I don't have to worry about removing the baffle, all the better.

 

[EbS-P]

When I swept, I removed the top pipe as gently as I could and vacuumed any flakes that dropped onto the baffle in the back.

I would remove bag/box the pipe then sweep. Less stuff in the stove the better. I don’t think anything should be able drop into an air inlet passage from the stove exist. It’s all kinda one way into the box and out the top. It might fall back there get hot an smolder / burn off. I’ve looked at the 45v2 schematic but never seen one in person. Does the insulation blanket lay on top of the baffle? The pics make it look like it makes a tunnel with the baffle being the bottom and the the blanket the top.

Evan

 

[Todd]

Blanket lays on top of baffle.

 

[EbS-P]

Blanket lays on top of baffle.

That makes way more sense

 

[jotulf45v2]

Does anyone know where the shorter bricks are supposed to go in the firebox? Specifically the 4.5"x8.5" ones. I was taking them out and forgot some were of a shorter size and forgot where they go. The diagram isn't 100% clear, it says there's four total that are shorter but in the diagram it only shows three, two on the side and one at the bottom towards the back. Is the last one also on the bottom next to it? TIA

https://www.jotul.com/sites/usa/files/products/139967_Rev_C_Manual_F_45_V2_ENG.pdf

 

[begreen]

The 4 shorter 4.5"x8.5" bricks go in the rear. The two 3" x 9" bricks go in front with one 3" x 8.5" in the middle between them.

 

[jotulf45v2]

Can you clarify what you mean by center rear? Do you mean the floor in the back? There's four bricks that lay across on the floor, and 3 directly at the back.

I have the front thinner bricks correctly positioned.

 

[begreen]

Sorry, I should have been clearer, two go on the center rear floor. Two are on the rear sides as you mentioned. They are bricks 31a on the diagram.

 

[jotulf45v2]

Thanks so much for clarifying.

 

[Todd]

In Apr aside from sweeping the chimney, I cleaned out the fly ash in the stove and above the baffle and closed it up. Gaskets on the door and top plate looked good albeit a little compression. I'm planning on removing a door shim as my only item this year. I'm wondering how often other gaskets need to be replaced/looked at such as the baffle and flue collar gasket in the back of the stove. I'm guessing the top plate gasket needs to be replaced after this season, so every 2-3 years. The door is easy to track as that's always in view. I didn't remove the baffle as I don't think it warrants it yet and I don't want to (accidentally) prematurely ruin the baffle gasket if I do. Should I always remove this as part of my cleaning process? Thanks in advance.

Careful removing the door latch screws when you remove a shim. I did it today and those bolts didn’t like coming out. I ended up stripping the threads and broke one off, had to drill and tap them out.