I've got a Quadrafire Insert in a new home. I clean the stove regularly. How often should the chimney itself be cleaned? My thought would be less often than if I used it as a fireplace correct? Also, can a chminey cleaner clean the flue from roof so I don't have to un-install the stove and re-install it? Thanks!
Wood Pellet Stove Insert - Chimney Cleaning
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How do you empty your cleanout on the tee?
Does your vent pipe go all the way up the chimney, or just part of the way?
Does your vent pipe go all the way up the chimney, or just part of the way?
tonyd
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No clean-out tee on my Quad Castile insert . 5' pipe into the flue liner only. Checked with the Quad installer who also services and said he has been cleaning the Quads for years and has had no problems. Everything gets vacuumed at the end of the season. I don't know how correct he is but he could have sold me alot of stuff and told me to put my money away. Im not going to argue.
My 4" liner goes all the way to the top of my chimney(21' liner). Once a month I slide my stove out far enough to pull the cap out of my cleanout and empty. Then I tap on the liner with the handle of a hammer and vac up a couple more cap fulls. I run a brush down my liner once a year. I have been getting a lot more ash this year using "American Wood Fiber" pellets. I used "Somerset" pellets last year but was unable to get them this year.
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