How to clean your wood stove and the chimney properly in 11 steps 1.
Cleaning chimney wood stove insert.
The glass in the door is cleaned and the surround is wiped down.
Not only will it look better when it shines but it will also will work better and more safely.
The purpose of the fan is to create an updraft in the chimney.
As mentioned above wood stoves are subject to damaging conditions as a result of extreme heat and ash.
Due to the creosote created when burning wood wood burning inserts should also have their flues regularly cleaned and inspected to prevent an excessive creosote buildup.
The insert is fully cleaned brushed and vacuumed on the inside.
On top of your wood stove you will typically find a cast iron baffle.
That said inserts designed to burn wood still produce creosote and that creosote still needs to be cleaned from the appliance and chimney.
As with a wood burning fireplace or woodstove creosote can build up in the chimney and constrict the flue block the chimney cap and create a fire hazard in the system.
All ashes creosote and debris are removed from the insert and taken with us.
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It should be cold to the touch.
This also allows a proper inspection to determine if any chimney repair needs to occur inside of the house rarely is an interior repair needed.
A maintained and clean wood stove is an efficient stove.
If you are unfamiliar with what the firebox is it is the part of the wood stove.
These are removed both to clean the baffles as well as the inside top of the insert.
An unlined wood stove insert needs to be pulled out by the chimney sweep in order to properly access and clean all areas of the masonry chimney and fireplace cavities.
Step 5 remove chimney cap.
Of course this should be done when the stove is cool.
Clean your stove thoroughly and remove any accumulated ash.
Declutter your fire box.
Remove the baffle and clean out any ash that may have accumulated.