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When I pull the ESP I wipe it off with a damp paper towel, I've even done it with a dry paper towel. In between I brush it off with a long paint brush ( nylon), some folks use a bottle brush. Just enough to knock dust and ash off reached right in through the exhaust airway on a P61.
I don't know about the 6 blink code except the manual doesn't tell us everything. Sometimes there can be a cross circumstance of events. Then also is the thought, what else was touched in changing the ESP ?!
Thanks for responding I cleaned everything ran brush down from cap exhaust fan replaced docking gasket was kinda squished thought that was it it seemed ok after that but know blinking again was told it was a vacume issue tested vacume switch with meter seems ok. I sanded the esp when cleaning do you think that could of damaged it but that's no listed under trouble shooting for six blinks was gonna do door gasket but looks ok??? 250 lb paper weight
You sanded the ESP? I never heard of anybody doing that. I just wipe it down with a damp cloth. Also make sure there's nothing trapped around the seals in the hopper door.
I replied before reading to the end. I love sanding and polishing things to make them shinny and nice too but I do not mess with my stove. It is one of the few things in my house that I haven't modified somehow.