My Mt. Vernon and lack of cleaning. ***pics***

[kinsmanstoves]

I installed my Mt. Vernon in my house in the second week of Sept. It has not ran 24/7 except for the past couple weeks. I am using the programable t-stat with four different temp changes in a 24 hr period. Other than it running out of pellets twice in that time I have not cleaned the stove except to wipe the glass three times. I will estimate I have burned 15-20 bags of pellets. it has ran without a single issue.

This is a big difference from the Breckwell P-24 we had for three years. Apples and Oranges. There is no compairing style, sound levels, and quality. We had family over for a birthday party this last weekend and the stove was an attention getter. Everyone commented on how much of a difference there is between the Breckwell and the Mt. Vernon. It has changed the look of the family room.

Eric

 

[smoke show]

I'm wondering how the ash pan looked after that many bags?

 

[mlarson]

My guess is over flowing to the right side of the stove. That seems to be what mine does.

 

[jtakeman]

Pictures or it didn't really happen!

 

[kinsmanstoves]

I'm wondering how the ash pan looked after that many bags?

I have not checked but I just might look tonight.

Eric

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Pictures or it didn't really happen!

I will when I get home. I might just take a pic and leave it, who knows.

Eric

 

[imacman]

Hmmmm.....this sounds very familiar. Do I see a challenge to my 10-cpm..... 58 bags w/o even opening the door to clean the glass? Eric, I thought we put that challenge to bed for good. :lol:

Those brewskies must be MIGHTY cold by now....may have to make a road trip out your way.

 

[smoke show]

I will when I get home.
Eric

still waiting...

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Hmmmm.....this sounds very familiar. Do I see a challenge to my 10-cpm..... 58 bags w/o even opening the door to clean the glass? Eric, I thought we put that challenge to bed for good. :lol:

Those brewskies must be MIGHTY cold by now....may have to make a road trip out your way.

My back room fridge is your fridge.

Eric

 

[kinsmanstoves]

This was when I got home last night. I did not clean it and did wipe the glass.

Sorry for the delay I had stuff to do.

Eric

 

[Bkins]

Man, looking at those pictures I clean my stove way, way to often. LOL I don't have the self cleaning pot though. I've noticed in stove shops that the stoves don't get cleaned very often at all. I know this is at your home, was just saying............

 

[kinsmanstoves]

I do not clean the stoves in the store as often as I should. I like to show a dirty stove so people know what I do to a stove and it still runs. I have customers that do daily and weekly cleans and that is good but not needed. If the ash gets obscene looking I will clean it but I rather show a customer how easy a cleaning is. You will not find this at a BIG BOX store.

Eric

 

[bonesy]

[email protected][/email]]I do not clean the stoves in the store as often as I should. I like to show a dirty stove so people know what I do to a stove and it still runs. I have customers that do daily and weekly cleans and that is good but not needed. If the ash gets obscene looking I will clean it but I rather show a customer how easy a cleaning is. You will not find this at a BIG BOX store.

Eric

What do you recommend if daily/weekly is not needed?

 

[kinsmanstoves]

[email protected][/email]]I do not clean the stoves in the store as often as I should. I like to show a dirty stove so people know what I do to a stove and it still runs. I have customers that do daily and weekly cleans and that is good but not needed. If the ash gets obscene looking I will clean it but I rather show a customer how easy a cleaning is. You will not find this at a BIG BOX store.

Eric

What do you recommend if daily/weekly is not needed?

Every three weeks/monthly. it all depends but weekly is way to much.
Eric

 

[smoke show]

Still wondering how the ash pan looks after that many bags?

 

[imacman]

Just did a normal cleaning on my 10-cpm after 12 bags of pellets (about 3 weeks of on and off burning Northern (Curran) pellets). Ash level was about the same as what Eric shows in his pics.....just about even with the bottom edge of the burn pot.

Stove was still running fine before the cleaning.

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Still wondering how the ash pan looks after that many bags?

I broke down and eptied the ash pan and gave it a quick brush this morning. Gray with a hint of black, just the way it should be. The less black in the ash the better.

Eric

 

[smoke show]

Was it overflowing after 15-20 bags?

 

[kykel]

how does the ash get to the ash pan. i looks like the ash is almost covering the burn pot. My enviro is hollow around the burn pot and the ash falls down to the ash pan.

 

[smoke show]

pot dumps ash in pan.
self cleaning pot.

 

[kykel]

so only the ash in the pot dumps and the rest sits outside the burn pot.

 

[smoke show]

pretty much.

 

[kykel]

thanks. I was interested in that stove until I got the price. 5,000 was a little to steep for me

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Was it overflowing after 15-20 bags?

No not really, close but still ok.

Eric

 

[kinsmanstoves]

how does the ash get to the ash pan. i looks like the ash is almost covering the burn pot. My enviro is hollow around the burn pot and the ash falls down to the ash pan.

Self cleaning burn pot.