I did a cleaning earlier today since it's pretty warm - the stove was off and somewhat cool. So, I set the thermostat to OFF and let it cool for another half-hour or so.
It seems like a good time to go over things so far.
After reading some old threads on here, I am apparently cleaning it way too often. But, the dirty glass gets to me.
In a week, I have done the following cleaning routine 3x:
1) Drop the baffle, brush/vac the baffle. heat exchanger, and rest of the interior.
2) Clean the glass.
3) Open the ash pan and vac it out.
4) Put it all back together.
Overall, it takes me all of 15 minutes. So, I really don't mind. I have not had to touch the burnpot whatsoever. It is virtually spotless.
I've been cleaning the glass with a few damp paper towels. But today, I took it a step further and used my wife's ceramic cooktop cleaner on the glass after the normal paper towel routine.
I can already see the glass is staying cleaner after only a few hours of burn time since I fired it back up. If that ends up being the case, I'll extend the cleaning interval.
As far as operation goes, I can see that I should be able to heat my entire house with the Mt. Vernon regardless of how cold it gets. I was able to improve the airflow distribution so all parts of the house are warm enough. I love how quiet it is and it's so nice to sit in our living room and watch tv while enjoying the warmth. The wife is most happy with how nice it looks
The C&C pellets seem to have an awful lot of fines, but I have no basis for comparison. That will change because my next load of pellets will be GAP's. I'll see how they burn.
It seems like a good time to go over things so far.
After reading some old threads on here, I am apparently cleaning it way too often. But, the dirty glass gets to me.
In a week, I have done the following cleaning routine 3x:
1) Drop the baffle, brush/vac the baffle. heat exchanger, and rest of the interior.
2) Clean the glass.
3) Open the ash pan and vac it out.
4) Put it all back together.
Overall, it takes me all of 15 minutes. So, I really don't mind. I have not had to touch the burnpot whatsoever. It is virtually spotless.
I've been cleaning the glass with a few damp paper towels. But today, I took it a step further and used my wife's ceramic cooktop cleaner on the glass after the normal paper towel routine.
I can already see the glass is staying cleaner after only a few hours of burn time since I fired it back up. If that ends up being the case, I'll extend the cleaning interval.
As far as operation goes, I can see that I should be able to heat my entire house with the Mt. Vernon regardless of how cold it gets. I was able to improve the airflow distribution so all parts of the house are warm enough. I love how quiet it is and it's so nice to sit in our living room and watch tv while enjoying the warmth. The wife is most happy with how nice it looks
The C&C pellets seem to have an awful lot of fines, but I have no basis for comparison. That will change because my next load of pellets will be GAP's. I'll see how they burn.
Don't forget to clean the auto cleaning burnpot!! :-/
