Mt Vernon AE second cleaning this season. ***pics***

[kinsmanstoves]

I broke down and did the second vacuuming and removing the rear baffle if the season. Yes there us a huge difference in flame quality.

Eric

 

[Mr. Spock]

How many bags we looking at?

 

[3650]

I guess I'm confused. Are you trying to see how long it will go before it fails or something?

 

[St_Earl]

I guess I'm confused. Are you trying to see how long it will go before it fails or something?

haha! have you seen the "battle of the neglected stoves" thread yet?

i forget how it's titled or i would link.

 

[smoke show]

Thats nasty. OMV will be happy now.

 

[john193]

I remove the baffle for cleaning biweekly and everything else weekly. Good to know it will function looking like that.

 

[DexterDay]

Looking good Eric... Just how a Quad is supposed to be ran

it aint dirty till the pot looks like a Volcano

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Drive it like you stole it. Cleaning does help but until there are error codes don't baby it.

 

[DexterDay]

Cleaning helps. When needed.

 

[Mr. Spock]

How many bags we looking at?

Was I not supposed to ask?

 

[kinsmanstoves]

How many bags we looking at?

I did not keep an exact count but maybe a ton to ton and a half.

 

[kinsmanstoves]

I like to show that you do not need to clean it every other day. Yes it helps but you can stretch it.

 

[john193]

I like to show that you do not need to clean it every other day. Yes it helps but you can stretch it.

Good thing you did, i'm impressed it could go that long. The dealer made such a fuss about cleaning the exhaust vents behind the battle, I started near worshiping the things when it came to cleaning them...

 

[Mr. Spock]

Has anyone tried this with a Harman?

 

[john193]

Has anyone tried this with a Harman?

I only went about 2 weeks once with my harman. If I were to guess somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 to 20 bags. The fire was pretty much non visible. And lots of clinkers to scrape off the burnpot. I recall thinking that it saved me no time because of the amount of ash and clinkers I had to deal with. I usually kept a weekly cleaning after that.

 

[3650]

I clean once a week. I burn a ton in 3weeks. I really wouldn't be missing too many cleanings to go through a ton. Maybe ill give it a shot.

 

[john193]

So john, since your new found heat better then the XXV? or no?

Overall yes. Had a little hiccup with the autoclean, but this thing burns hotter than my XXV. And when the house is warm, the females stay quiet and happy. And that's what it's all about.

 

[smoke show]

Overall yes. Had a little hiccup with the autoclean, but this thing burns hotter than my XXV. And when the house is warm, the females stay quiet and happy. And that's what it's all about.

Overall how does the noise compare?

 

[smoke show]

i dont think you can find a quieter stove then the AE?

I know. just wanted to hear from a Harman owner how they compare.

 

[john193]

By far quieter than the XXV. I could hear the combustion and distribution blower on the XXV, as well as the auger. I only hear my distributor blower on the Quad. Though to be fair, i'm sure there is some sound dampening going on with an insert as opposed to a free standing unit.

 

[kinsmanstoves]

but you have had to dump the ash pan a few times?

Yes I did. Maybe three times.

 

[smoke show]

i been thinking about cutting out the bottom of the ash pan and extending it. probably wont do it, but have thought about it

Cut the cast iron too?

 

[smoke show]

no just the sheet metal

Isn't the ash pan housed within the cast iron body of the stove?

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Wacky kids

 

[john193]

how the hell do i know? does it look like i built the damn thing? LOL
im embarrassed to say i never looked guess that idea is out. back to engineering 101

Haha. I was just getting the popcorn ready to watch this. Wondering how you were going to handle the cast iron. Ohh well, back to my lazy Sunday.