Mid season clean out

[Hunter8282]

A week or so ago we had a day in the 40s so I let my stove go out and cleaned it. Anything look amiss? I just lightly vacuumed the face of the catalytic with a soft brush attachment.

There was a bit of hard thin black stuff that flaked of the upper sides and back. Guessing that's creosote.

The stove was new in fall of 2024.

 

[BigJ273]

Yes that’s creosote. Mine gets the same thing in the back of the fire box. I spray it down w some creosote remover (liquid) about once a week right before I light a fire. Then it usually scrapes right off

 

[weee123]

I would make sure to check behind the vertical firebricks next time you clean again to make sure there’s no buildup behind them if you didn’t this time. Could potentially cause rust issues if never done and there’s creosote hiding back there.