I'm guessing, clean every nook and cranny really good. I have read to duct tape the openings from the outside to keep birds etc. out. What about rust?
I know it's early to ask about this, but what do you have to do to your stove to store it for the no
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Run the pellets out, or close to it..
Really really clean it..
Ball of aluminum foil with a string in the exhaust pipe.
light spray of wd40 on the inside surfaces.
Box of baking soda or (desicant) in the ash pan.
Really really clean it..
Ball of aluminum foil with a string in the exhaust pipe.
light spray of wd40 on the inside surfaces.
Box of baking soda or (desicant) in the ash pan.
We disconnect them. Put them up on a dolly. Give them a good bath, then spay the inside down with Pledge or veg oil. Before we close them we toss in some cedar shingles. We blow the exhuast pipe clean and cap the top with a commercial size coffee can to keep the water out but let it breath. Then we wash the walls down....
Good luck
Good luck
I clean the stove, the entire pipe, and the blowers.
Empty the hopper and thoroughly vac it out.
If an oak is connected I'd disconnect it or block it off.
Going into yr 4 and not a problem yet.
Empty the hopper and thoroughly vac it out.
If an oak is connected I'd disconnect it or block it off.
Going into yr 4 and not a problem yet.
My routine...
Empty hopper.
Unplug stove for the season.
Clean every nook and cranny inside and out.
Plug up vent cap with newspaper ball and wrap with plastic bag to keep
the hornets from making a home in there during the summer.
Leave a reminder note inside hopper to clear vent pipe before filling.
Box of baking soda in the ash pan.
Purchase pellets for the next season ;-)
Empty hopper.
Unplug stove for the season.
Clean every nook and cranny inside and out.
Plug up vent cap with newspaper ball and wrap with plastic bag to keep
the hornets from making a home in there during the summer.
Leave a reminder note inside hopper to clear vent pipe before filling.
Box of baking soda in the ash pan.
Purchase pellets for the next season ;-)
My stove was installed with flue/vent up through the fireplace chimney, and with a weather cap. Does that really need to be plugged or are you talking about a direct vent system through a wall?
Beez said:
Mine is installed (15 ft) up the chimney and capped at the top as well.
Never plugged it and never had a problem. I think these folks have
direct vented stoves who are plugging them. My cap is in full sun so
no bugs or bees have an interest in there since it's too hot for them.
From my experiences they seem to prefer to build nests in the shade. ;-)
Beez said:
My stove is a basement install, so it goes up 5 ft and then out. Vent cap is near ground
level outside. The hornets around here are mean little b*stards and move in anywhere
they can find shade.
Mine is sorta in storage now, oil is cheap. All I did was clean it, took 2 zip lock plastic bags and filled them with fiber glass insulation. I plugged the vent and outside air, it also keeps the draft out of the house. The stove is actually open to the room, air wash and etc.
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