Hudson River West Point wood pellet stove Cleaning Rod Sticky?

[Don2222]

Hello

When the stove is going boy it is really stuck. After it cools down it is stuck but I can pop it free.

What is going on here?

 

[Don2222]

Hello

Well, here is what I found.

The heat exchanger tubes have some buildup of ash. So I am wire brushing the tubes.

Also the cleaning rod itself is pitted and has some rust. So I took the wire brush on the drill to it.

See pics.
As you can see it has 2 rakes on the rod. One rake is forward and one is aft!

Would the rusty cleaning rod make it stick?

 

[Don2222]

Hello

Well after smoothing down the cleaning rod and scraping the heat exchanger tubes real good it seems much better!
So since I had some matching Stove Bright "Charcoal" color matching paint, I really fixed it up!

See pics.

 

[IHATEPROPANE]

Nice....looking good

 

[Don2222]

Nice....looking good

Thanks, I am beginning to really like this stove! ! ! Have to clean the blowers and replace their gaskets next