CLEANING YOUR STOVE WITH A LEAFBLOWER... NO KIDDING!

[Wachusett]

Just finished doing this myself. Huge difference in stove temps and cleaned up the burn.
Tip, if you have a shop vac hose attach it to the leaf blower with duct tape and stuff the other end in the snow............less mess.

 

[susb8383]

By the way, good tip about the Sooteater. I've never heard of it before, but I'm about to buy it from Amazon.

[edit--oops, meant to post that on a different thread. I have too many windows open at once.]

 

[sscomo]

Any bad experiences with using the leaf blower?

Do you leave the stove door open or closed when you turn the leafblower on?

 

[Skippydo]

Two ways that I clean my vent pipe..

The long way...horozinatal run....cut a hole in the back of the T, big enought to get a vac hose
in, and a little slice for the brush and rod....Use a drill and extensions and blow and push. then put over the
hole a Bigger piece than
what I cut out, screw it in and paste in goo on...no leaks

The faster way, during the winter especially, I drilled a hole in the middle of the piece
that I replaced, big enough to insert the front entension piece at the front of the line
from the air compressor. Lot of force, and blows all the loose debris out.
Screw in a large screw, and again, goo.
Works great...

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Any bad experiences with using the leaf blower?

Do you leave the stove door open or closed when you turn the leafblower on?

I can't speak for anyone but myself, I close the door.

Have been using it without any issues the last three seasons.

 

[UncleAnthony]

I have been doing the leafblower for two seasons, it works great !

I do unplug the stove first.

One question, is I see the exhaust fan spinning while I do it, is there any danger to that ?

Thanks

 

[halfpipe]

Well I'm impressed.
Do you suppose that 15 vertical feet would be a proplem?
Probably I'd use some dryer vent covering the business end and leading down so someone doesn'd call the fire department

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Well I'm impressed.
Do you suppose that 15 vertical feet would be a proplem?
Probably I'd use some dryer vent covering the business end and leading down so someone doesn'd call the fire department

Nope, you can find videos of doing exactly what you are talking about on youtube.