What have you found to be the best way to clean turbulators? I took them out and used a brush with the shop vac turned on to catch the ash, but this is kind of slow.
Cave2k said:On my EKO40 I went to a long rod with a slightly trimmed 1 1/2" washer welded to the rod and then I hook the rod into my drill and it works fast.. I use a putty knife on the turbulator blades if they need it.
Just curious, for a future project of mine.Do your chains fit rather loose or are they close to the same size? I never thought of using chains but it sounds like an exelent ideajebatty said:I use the home-made chain turbulators. Just take them out, rattle a couple together, and they are clean and ready to put back in. It's so easy I clean them this way each time I brush the hx tubes, which is about every 2-4 weeks during high season, less at other times.
sdrobertson said:Cave2k said:On my EKO40 I went to a long rod with a slightly trimmed 1 1/2" washer welded to the rod and then I hook the rod into my drill and it works fast.. I use a putty knife on the turbulator blades if they need it.
Cave2K,
If possible, could you post a photo of this tool that you made up. Is this washer welded straight or is it slightly slanted? I made up a steel brush that I put on a long rod that I hook to a drill but it gets coated with creosote rather quickly from the heat of it spinning against the walls of the tubes so I have to stop and let it cool down and remove the creosote from the brush before continuing. This might be perfect for the first pass and then use a brush.
fabguy01 said:Just curious, for a future project of mine.Do your chains fit rather loose or are they close to the same size? I never thought of using chains but it sounds like an exelent ideajebatty said:I use the home-made chain turbulators. Just take them out, rattle a couple together, and they are clean and ready to put back in. It's so easy I clean them this way each time I brush the hx tubes, which is about every 2-4 weeks during high season, less at other times.
We use essential cookies to make this site work, and optional cookies to enhance your experience.