Hi there! I’m an old retired geezer myself!Just wondering what needs to be done on a daily, weekly, monthly basis. Just started the last few days. I just shut er down and sweep it all out with a shop vac after a couple of hours. Thanks for all your help.
Hi there! I’m an old retired geezer myself!
You need to tell us:
Name and age of stove!
A picture if you can.
When did the stove last run and do you have Any problems?
Owners of your type stove will chime in with the best cleaning schedule.
Welcome.....Bill
Hi Hiskid, welcome
here is you stove's manual with the MFG's recommended maint on pg's 30-33
(broken link removed)
If you find a pellet that burns clean and don't clog up the burnpot there is no need for daily cleaning and you could actually scrape the pot without shutting the stove down. Where the Serenity is awesome is that there isn't much to clean other then dumping the ash pan and vacuuming the firebox as needed. Every ton it's suggested to remove the exhaust blower and clean it along with the exhaust vent. For me I found it too soon at a ton and went 2 ton.
Yes there are pellets that burn that clean combined with getting the stove dialed in. Don't waste the money on the green teams though they are just an average pellet.When scraping the pot you just leave a few burning pellets in the pot to keep the fire going.
Who would sell these other pellets
stove shops usually have good options
Will the cheaper pellets hurt the stove
no
yes that is how I scrape the pot, sorry I don't have a video but I would like to put a serenity video series together some time
I got a quick question. I have my stove torn down for cleaning and I pulled the exhaust fan out of the stove. The paper seal or backing on the exhaust fan ripped up a bit, some staying on the fan backing plate and some sticking to the stove. Do I tear this off and seal it up with something else like high temp RTV?
yes you can use the high temp. siliconeI got a quick question. I have my stove torn down for cleaning and I pulled the exhaust fan out of the stove. The paper seal or backing on the exhaust fan ripped up a bit, some staying on the fan backing plate and some sticking to the stove. Do I tear this off and seal it up with something else like high temp RTV?
I don't know why the Serenity would be a whole lot different from the Harman P series stoves. I shut the p61 down every couple of weeks to clean moving parts and dump the ash pan, otherwise I just turn it down low or wait till it goes on it's own low cycle, and take an old paint brush and quickly brush down the ash from the heat exchanger and sides of the stove and the shelf that's inside the stove right into the ash pan when using box store ashy pellets ( hint, wear gloves). I scrape the pot every few hours, you just scrape right under the hot coals and not scrape them out. Scrape the ash off into the pan. Harman stoves ship with a tool to scrape the pot with, it sucks but they supplied one at least. I went to Harbor Freight and bought a good beefy screw driver to scrape the carbon off the pot with. Works great. The pot configuration might be different on the Serenity, the Harman builds an ash line ahead of the burning pellets as they get pushed out.
The really clean burning pellets are usually some softwood but often Douglas Fir and on the east coast usually fairly expensive if you can find them at all. If you can find them, American Wood Product Pure White Pine are not too pricey and very hot burning. In my Harman when I burned these they left basically no residue on the burn pot and what ash was there blew off when I opened the door. I want to say the BTU per lb rating was 8600btu, where the box store BTU ratings tend to run from 7800 to 8000 btu. DF's can get close to 8700-8900btu. Energex softwood, not the hardwood but softwood, deliver a little less ash than the box store pellets and 8200btu. I think the Hardwoods are 8600 but more ash. Green Supreme that Lowes sells here are fairly low btu, they work fine in shoulder season but I wouldn't want to try and heat my house with them in cold weather. I never burned the Green Teams because the stats on the bags suck as bad as any other box store pellet and they want a buck more for them for some reason. TSC gives good heat and high ash, but they may be different here than there, here they are supplied by Maine Wood Products.
I've noticed recently that some brands of pellets are not putting the stats on the bags, Energex being one such producer, I went to their web site and got them there...
Spruce Pointes are moderate ash, not too bad but 8600 or maybe even 8700 btu ( it's been a few years since I burned them). They have a nice fresh evergreen smell to them vs some old chemical pressboard smell. Energex Soft similar but not as strong a smell.
I'm always up for a blessing as I need all I can get, thank you ! God Bless you too.Thanks for that info. Almost as god as wisdom and understanding ;^). God bless.
I don't know why the Serenity would be a whole lot different from the Harman P series stoves. I shut the p61 down every couple of weeks to clean moving parts and dump the ash pan, otherwise I just turn it down low or wait till it goes on it's own low cycle, and take an old paint brush and quickly brush down the ash from the heat exchanger and sides of the stove and the shelf that's inside the stove right into the ash pan when using box store ashy pellets ( hint, wear gloves). I scrape the pot every few hours, you just scrape right under the hot coals and not scrape them out. Scrape the ash off into the pan. Harman stoves ship with a tool to scrape the pot with, it sucks but they supplied one at least. I went to Harbor Freight and bought a good beefy screw driver to scrape the carbon off the pot with. Works great. The pot configuration might be different on the Serenity, the Harman builds an ash line ahead of the burning pellets as they get pushed out.
The really clean burning pellets are usually some softwood but often Douglas Fir and on the east coast usually fairly expensive if you can find them at all. If you can find them, American Wood Product Pure White Pine are not too pricey and very hot burning. In my Harman when I burned these they left basically no residue on the burn pot and what ash was there blew off when I opened the door. I want to say the BTU per lb rating was 8600btu, where the box store BTU ratings tend to run from 7800 to 8000 btu. DF's can get close to 8700-8900btu. Energex softwood, not the hardwood but softwood, deliver a little less ash than the box store pellets and 8200btu. I think the Hardwoods are 8600 but more ash. Green Supreme that Lowes sells here are fairly low btu, they work fine in shoulder season but I wouldn't want to try and heat my house with them in cold weather. I never burned the Green Teams because the stats on the bags suck as bad as any other box store pellet and they want a buck more for them for some reason. TSC gives good heat and high ash, but they may be different here than there, here they are supplied by Maine Wood Products.
I've noticed recently that some brands of pellets are not putting the stats on the bags, Energex being one such producer, I went to their web site and got them there...
Spruce Pointes are moderate ash, not too bad but 8600 or maybe even 8700 btu ( it's been a few years since I burned them). They have a nice fresh evergreen smell to them vs some old chemical pressboard smell. Energex Soft similar but not as strong a smell.
If you find a pellet that burns clean and don't clog up the burnpot there is no need for daily cleaning and you could actually scrape the pot without shutting the stove down. Where the Serenity is awesome is that there isn't much to clean other then dumping the ash pan and vacuuming the firebox as needed. Every ton it's suggested to remove the exhaust blower and clean it along with the exhaust vent. For me I found it too soon at a ton and went 2 ton.
Thanks. It appears to seal up fine with the original paper gasket so I will leave it for now till next major cleaning session.yes you can use the high temp. silicone
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