Hi all,
Just wanted to say that I am very impressed with everything I have seen on here so far. Thanks to many of you for your advice so far! Finally got the stove (P61A) installed on Friday. We are looking forward to seeing how it does this winter.
It looks like cleaning the vent is going to be harder than I had anticipated. I had envisioned taking the bottom of the tee off behind the stove and putting a small bucket underneath and running a vent brush through. The guy who did the installation said that I could get to the tee from inside the stove somehow. I didn’t fully understand what he meant but probably will find out when I go to clean it the first time. I have seen some homemade things on here with a tube that you put on a vacuum. Would that work to access the tee from within the stove? If so where can I get one since I don't have a lathe. I have also seen a vacuum attachment on the bottom of the tee that looks easy to use but I'm not too excited about making changes to the vent. What do you pros recommend?
Also, what is the purpose of the tube to the left of the burnpot that runs from front to back? Just curious because I couldn't find it in the parts section of the manual...
Thanks!
Just wanted to say that I am very impressed with everything I have seen on here so far. Thanks to many of you for your advice so far! Finally got the stove (P61A) installed on Friday. We are looking forward to seeing how it does this winter.
It looks like cleaning the vent is going to be harder than I had anticipated. I had envisioned taking the bottom of the tee off behind the stove and putting a small bucket underneath and running a vent brush through. The guy who did the installation said that I could get to the tee from inside the stove somehow. I didn’t fully understand what he meant but probably will find out when I go to clean it the first time. I have seen some homemade things on here with a tube that you put on a vacuum. Would that work to access the tee from within the stove? If so where can I get one since I don't have a lathe. I have also seen a vacuum attachment on the bottom of the tee that looks easy to use but I'm not too excited about making changes to the vent. What do you pros recommend?
Also, what is the purpose of the tube to the left of the burnpot that runs from front to back? Just curious because I couldn't find it in the parts section of the manual...
Thanks!