I think this post was buried in ordering Quadrafire parts so I hope it's ok to start another thread. Looking for suggestions.
Well I finally received my gasket for the combustion blower so I can do my cleaning. It was raining today so I tore into it!
Since it was my first time, and I didn’t want to remove the piping from the rear of the stove I went very slowly disconnecting the OAK and the vacuum tube to be blown out before reassembly. The convection blower and combustion motor are now separated from the stove for cleaning. Glad I have the replacement combustion gasket in hand as the old one tore easily as I removed the motor.
Doesn’t look to bad, but there was a good buildup of flyash on the rear side of the combustion blower fins between the motor and the fins. The Castile combustion blower fins can be seen and cleaned from the inside of the fire box, but unless you pull the blower out you cannot see this rear buildup. So I am glad I removed it.
My Castile has a clean-out “T” on the rear then vertical about 5’ then a 90 and then out the side of my home.
Having already cleaned my stove pipe from the outside of the house back to my clean-out “T”, and finding the most flyash on the 12” horizontal section going outside, I now want to clean the section from the combustion blower area backwards 12” horizontially to the same clean-out “T’“coming from the stove. I was hoping to push any buildup into the “T” where I could remove it.
I tried using a bottle brush, and it fits into the opening, but it is not long enough to reach upward then turn about 45 deg, and backwards about 12” to the “T”. I tried the 2” brush that came with the “Lint Eater” and I will not make the turn.
I am hoping there is/are member(s) that have cleaned this part of a Castile and can tell me how to do this final leg.
Included is a picture of a combustion motor assembly and you can see at the upper right corner the rectangular opening for the exhaust.
Another picture from the owners manual on how the combustion blower assy. mates with the 45 deg piping to exit the stove where it connects to my clean-out “T”.
Well I finally received my gasket for the combustion blower so I can do my cleaning. It was raining today so I tore into it!
Since it was my first time, and I didn’t want to remove the piping from the rear of the stove I went very slowly disconnecting the OAK and the vacuum tube to be blown out before reassembly. The convection blower and combustion motor are now separated from the stove for cleaning. Glad I have the replacement combustion gasket in hand as the old one tore easily as I removed the motor.
Doesn’t look to bad, but there was a good buildup of flyash on the rear side of the combustion blower fins between the motor and the fins. The Castile combustion blower fins can be seen and cleaned from the inside of the fire box, but unless you pull the blower out you cannot see this rear buildup. So I am glad I removed it.
My Castile has a clean-out “T” on the rear then vertical about 5’ then a 90 and then out the side of my home.
Having already cleaned my stove pipe from the outside of the house back to my clean-out “T”, and finding the most flyash on the 12” horizontal section going outside, I now want to clean the section from the combustion blower area backwards 12” horizontially to the same clean-out “T’“coming from the stove. I was hoping to push any buildup into the “T” where I could remove it.
I tried using a bottle brush, and it fits into the opening, but it is not long enough to reach upward then turn about 45 deg, and backwards about 12” to the “T”. I tried the 2” brush that came with the “Lint Eater” and I will not make the turn.
I am hoping there is/are member(s) that have cleaned this part of a Castile and can tell me how to do this final leg.
Included is a picture of a combustion motor assembly and you can see at the upper right corner the rectangular opening for the exhaust.
Another picture from the owners manual on how the combustion blower assy. mates with the 45 deg piping to exit the stove where it connects to my clean-out “T”.