I have been meaning to clean out the vent pipe on my Castile Insert, and I notice this will involve unclipping 2 clips that hold the pipe onto the back of the unit.
Im wondering however if there is a gasket on that rectangular pipe that is on there or not. I see on my diagram in the manual it shows the Vent Pipe Adapter, and has a gasket listed with that part, but Im not sure , since I have not removed that pipe off the back of the combustion blower. My draft is very good, and I have only run 2 1/2 tons of premium pellets up that new vent that was installed last year. When I clean my unit I look at the blades of the combustion blower and there is very little ash on them, I vacuum that off usually once a month from inside the combustion blower fan, its' accessable from inside the firebox when I break the insert down.
The dealer who installed the new vent told me he didnt think it needed cleaned out this year if the draft was fine. I see people here saying they clean the vent out after every ton, that seems like a lot of ash in the pipe to me. My old vent pipe was only 7 foot long , up into the chimney, and when they removed it last year to put in a 15 foot new pipe, and banged it on the ground there was about 2 tablespoons of ash that fell out, and that was with 4 tons of burning or one whole season for me. The dealer said it was surprisingly clean. Im burning the same brand of pellets this year. Very little ash at all even in my firebox.
Anyone who has a Castile Insert have some info on removing that adapter pipe for cleaning ? Will I need a gasket to replace one or not ? Also will I need to pull the insert out a little or can I just remove the side panel on the right side and reach in to unhook it ?
Thanks,
Im wondering however if there is a gasket on that rectangular pipe that is on there or not. I see on my diagram in the manual it shows the Vent Pipe Adapter, and has a gasket listed with that part, but Im not sure , since I have not removed that pipe off the back of the combustion blower. My draft is very good, and I have only run 2 1/2 tons of premium pellets up that new vent that was installed last year. When I clean my unit I look at the blades of the combustion blower and there is very little ash on them, I vacuum that off usually once a month from inside the combustion blower fan, its' accessable from inside the firebox when I break the insert down.
The dealer who installed the new vent told me he didnt think it needed cleaned out this year if the draft was fine. I see people here saying they clean the vent out after every ton, that seems like a lot of ash in the pipe to me. My old vent pipe was only 7 foot long , up into the chimney, and when they removed it last year to put in a 15 foot new pipe, and banged it on the ground there was about 2 tablespoons of ash that fell out, and that was with 4 tons of burning or one whole season for me. The dealer said it was surprisingly clean. Im burning the same brand of pellets this year. Very little ash at all even in my firebox.
Anyone who has a Castile Insert have some info on removing that adapter pipe for cleaning ? Will I need a gasket to replace one or not ? Also will I need to pull the insert out a little or can I just remove the side panel on the right side and reach in to unhook it ?
Thanks,