Long story short, I recently bought a house with a 1997 Breckwell P23 stove already installed. Did a bunch of searching, reading, learning here and feel pretty good about what I have, its condition, etc. The previous owner said he "cleaned" the stove at the end of last winter.
I thought it would be good if I figured this thing out BEFORE it gets cold outside so I started to rip stuff apart and learn for myself. The firebox was fairly clean and the access plates were fairly clear of ash and soot. Taking the side panels off, the motors are covered in dust/hair and the convection blower blades are coated in a decent amount of dust. That entire compartment area look like it has hardly ever been touched (at least not at the end of last winter!).
I wanted to clean the combustion blower but from what I can tell, it still has the original motor/blower so its all one piece. This means I have to remove the pipe adapter (?) and unbolt the entire unit (?). The blower is a ~bit~ noisy but I have nothing to compare it to.
Advice needed is - do I (and how do I) remove and clean or remove and replace the combustion blower? is it worth just buying a new blower in hopes that 1 - it will be quieter and 2 - it will be easier to clean later and 3 - the original motor is old and likely to die
Thanks in advance!
I thought it would be good if I figured this thing out BEFORE it gets cold outside so I started to rip stuff apart and learn for myself. The firebox was fairly clean and the access plates were fairly clear of ash and soot. Taking the side panels off, the motors are covered in dust/hair and the convection blower blades are coated in a decent amount of dust. That entire compartment area look like it has hardly ever been touched (at least not at the end of last winter!).
I wanted to clean the combustion blower but from what I can tell, it still has the original motor/blower so its all one piece. This means I have to remove the pipe adapter (?) and unbolt the entire unit (?). The blower is a ~bit~ noisy but I have nothing to compare it to.
Advice needed is - do I (and how do I) remove and clean or remove and replace the combustion blower? is it worth just buying a new blower in hopes that 1 - it will be quieter and 2 - it will be easier to clean later and 3 - the original motor is old and likely to die
Thanks in advance!