Hi, I have a Vermont Castings Encore Wood stove purchased in the spring of 2021. I have burned 1.5 to 2 chords of seasoned hard wood. I would like to clean the flue for the first time this fall. The stove is placed in a fireplace and is vented up the chimney with a 5.5 inch diameter stainless steel liner. The chimney is approximately 23 feet tall. Due to the slate roof, I need to clean the flue from the stove up. Here is my plan. Detach the rear heat shield to gain access to the flue collar. Detach the flue collar. Pull the detached stove forward 2 feet. Insert Xedragony Chimney Cleaning Brush Fireplace Flue Sweep Whip Cleaner and go to work. I have used the Chimney cleaning brush on a fireplace chimney with satisfactory results.
The stove works wonderfully. The draft in the chimney is terrific. I’m hesitant to go forward because I’m afraid of screwing up. I am not looking forward to detaching the flue collar and moving the stove, but I see no alternative. Going through the stove’s open damper is not an option as far as I can tell.
I do plan on cleaning the catalytic combustor at the same time. I’m attaching several pictures with captions. You can see that the placement of the stove so close to the chimney necessitates that I move the stove forward to get access to the flue.
Thanks to all in advance for your help.
The stove works wonderfully. The draft in the chimney is terrific. I’m hesitant to go forward because I’m afraid of screwing up. I am not looking forward to detaching the flue collar and moving the stove, but I see no alternative. Going through the stove’s open damper is not an option as far as I can tell.
I do plan on cleaning the catalytic combustor at the same time. I’m attaching several pictures with captions. You can see that the placement of the stove so close to the chimney necessitates that I move the stove forward to get access to the flue.
Thanks to all in advance for your help.