Lopi agp

[lagger]

Hi, I too recently purchased and had the Lopi AGP insert installed. After 2 months of burning pellets I wondered if there is something I could use to wipe and clean the baffles with.

which baffles are you referring to ?

 

[lagger]

When I read any of the posts regarding taking the stove apart and cleaning it, it many cases they are referring to the stand alones. I clean and vacuum what I can see from the inside of the stove. I don't trust myself in removing the insert out of the fireplace. I will leave that up to the expert. In September I will call the serviceman to come out and clean it through out.

My plan is to have Northstar come out at the end of the season to do a pull out and thorough service and teach me how to do it my self.. makes sense to me since I think that service will cost nearly the same as a ton of pellets, and let's face it .. I am in it as are most, to save money...

 

[mmj]

which baffles are you referring to ?

The silver plates on the top, back, and sides.

 

[mmj]

My plan is to have Northstar come out at the end of the season to do a pull out and thorough service and teach me how to do it my self.. makes sense to me since I think that service will cost nearly the same as a ton of pellets, and let's face it .. I am in it as are most, to save money...

That's what I will be doing. I can clean everything from the inside, but I don't know if I even want to pull it out. I too will watch carefully when they come out. Friends of mine brought their pellet insert from another authorized dealer, and their first maintenance call is free. "just wondering"

 

[lagger]

The silver plates on the top, back, and sides.

they come off \ out easily for cleaning them and behind them.. consult you manual for instructions I do clean them every 20 bags or so

 

[mmj]

they come off \ out easily for cleaning them and behind them.. consult you manual for instructions I do clean them every 20 bags or so

Yes I do take them off, but I was just wondering if there was something I could use to shine them up. The guy in Lowes showed me a product by Rutland that he said people use that was safe to use on the inside.

 

[lagger]

oh ok .. they are not going to stay shiny and all .. but have at it I find that running the stove on high seems to clean them up quite a bit so I don't really worry too much about a little discoloration. If I am home when the stove is scheduled to start I make sure the setting is on high for an hour so the soot that collects mainly on the piece below the exchanger gets all the start up soot burned off

 

[mmj]

oh ok .. they are not going to stay shiny and all .. but have at it I find that running the stove on high seems to clean them up quite a bit so I don't really worry too much about a little discoloration. If I am home when the stove is scheduled to start I make sure the setting is on high for an hour so the soot that collects mainly on the piece below the exchanger gets all the start up soot burned off

I guess it's the newness to heating with pellets. By next year I probably won't care that they are a little discolored. lol I just want to get used to heating with this alternative heating system. I have yet to turn the furnace on, and I love my O&R utility bills so far.

 

[SESZOO]

Hi,

Is there anything I might be able to help with?

Hi , I'm new to pellets but have taken part in burn wood for years . Installed an AGP in Nov. without remote Thermo stat and have been burning Energex Hardwood Supremes , I end up cleaning about every 5 days or so. Question is with the air control on left side , When pushed in the air is wide open , should it be ? and burns pellets fine but doesn't seem to throw as much heat as I thought it should .It's set on auto fan and about 1/2 way up on heat control Should I be treating this as a damper like on wood stoves ? Am Pleased with the stove but just not sure of the operation for the most heat . We're up near Can Border in NY so it does get cold ,