This is what I spent my day cleaning. Creosote very heavy in the ash drawer. Enough to warp the combustion motor slide plate housing and the ash bin. After pulling the stove apart I was able to find that the creosote was heavily caked on the exhaust port out as well as in the exterior vent pipe up all the way out 7 feet in vertical height. Customer called and was having trouble getting the fire to light and stay lit. At the job site I found that the igniter light was not lighting up and the stove would not ignite on it's own. Quick test to the igniter wires...no juice. Quick test to the igniter itself, got hot. Diagnosis on the igniter....bad ESP probe. Replaced it.
This homeowner bought the stove locally but installed it himself. Not a bad install but he never got the one on one set up training.
The stove had been cleaned periodically, but never had a full clean in 5 years. Stove burned more than 7 tons altogether.
Creosote was removed using a sharp glazing knife and some warm water. After putting the stove all back together and removing all creosote from the stove and vents...she ran like a dream.
I ran the stove on full heat for 2 hrs to burn off any other residue. Shut her down. Good to go.
This homeowner bought the stove locally but installed it himself. Not a bad install but he never got the one on one set up training.
The stove had been cleaned periodically, but never had a full clean in 5 years. Stove burned more than 7 tons altogether.
Creosote was removed using a sharp glazing knife and some warm water. After putting the stove all back together and removing all creosote from the stove and vents...she ran like a dream.
I ran the stove on full heat for 2 hrs to burn off any other residue. Shut her down. Good to go.