A suggestion for the hose tool is to cut a piece of cardboard to fit around the tool so your other hand is left free for whatever else may need to be covered or turn off the vac.
@@alpierson3233 not sure why I never thought of that because I use something similar to that for when I blow out my exhaust thanks again guess i am going to have to make a new and improved cleaning video
@Will Kayson thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
This video just saved me from purchasing a new auger motor. I have a P61 and the auger stopped turning. I didn’t know about the fines box. It was loaded and jammed with fines and tiny pellets. I cleaned it and the auger started to work again. Thank you so much for this informative video!
This video saved the day!!!! Christmas Eve; pellet stove not working; bitter cold & family coming tomorrow for Christmas dinner. We loosened the wing nuts: cleared out the ash from the igniter & got it burning again! Thank you so very much for making the holiday bright 🙏✝️
I have a P68. It might sound a little unconventional but when I do routine cleaning (not all this stuff, just the occasional clean-out during the season), I turn the unit on while I'm doing it. Open the door to do your cleaning/sweeping the inside, emptying the ash, etc. It won't ignite and it won't feed, but the combustion fan will run. This really cuts down on the crummy ash dust coming at you as it is being sucked out the exhaust pipe while you're cleaning. It all just gets sucked toward the stove and out the pipe. This was a great video, thanks for the tips. I did not know about that 'fines' clean-out and now I'm going to do it after 3 years. Its probably packed with crap.
I didn't know about the access door for the auger motor, and I've had my P-series for 4 years now. I'm fortunate that I haven;t had a failure! Thank you for posting this video. Like all your others, it's very well done!
Oh man,,I have never cleaned out the back of my stove ever and it's over 10 years old! Better late than never, thank you so much. I'm mortified at the amount of dust bunny build up back there, like under a hoarders bed, lol. I have to clean where the fines are, I'm nervous to look but once it's cool I'm diving in. Hopefully this will solve it constantly shutting down, that's a problem.
Using a nail (I used a small sheetrock screw) to clean out the vent holes in the burn pot. Between this and all the other tips I got past the 6 blinks problem! I think one other thing was not clear to me was that it is important when you are done cleaning to do a reset of the stove in case it had turned off due to the blinking scenario. Once I did that she fired up with a beautiful flame! I have the 25th Anniversary Harman Stove. Thanks again for your great videos!!
I clean all that you show, plus brush out vent pipe and stack, every ton of pellets I burn. It usually takes a little over an hour, but peace of mind is worth the effort. Maybe I'll make a video the next time I clean mine! Thanks for the info!
Shoutouts to Jim, I’ve had 6 blinks and 2 blinks. Finally figured it out. Fines compartment box was not latched on the top properly. Easy to take a part. Not so easy to get back on, at least for me. Thanks again.
I though I would have to purchase a new igniter, stove just wouldn't fire up and I was manually starting it. I got tired of doing that so decided to watch a few videos, this was the best! Once the stove was cool, I bravely reached in and twisted the thumb screws loose and took the plate off. What a bunch of stuff that dropped out! I replaced the plate and thumb screws and VOILA! the igniter worked! Thanks for the video. When I get brave I'll take the panel off and clean out all those fines.
Jim, after vacuuming out that area, i hit the ignitor with couple bursts of can of compressed air.. works great and gets any ash lodged in the ignitor fins.. lot quicker than doing the rear assault..
Great job and very instructive. I've neglected getting into the back over the years and will followup on vacuuming back there as well. As far as the ESP (Exhaust Sensing Probe), I've found I can get to that when I'm cleaning the fan and the exhaust tubing. I take a long handled brush and brush within that exhaust tube and using good flashlight am able to clean the ESP as well.
I clean under my burn pot every week, during my weekly maintenance. I clean the fine box and ESP probe after every ton of pellets, because I run my chimney brush also, and the probe is out of the way. Maybe I'm too picky, but my stove always runs great, and it doesn't take much time. Thanks for a great video!
Thx I have the same stove. Its my primary heating source in my home I just moved in. You video is very informative. I also want to clean my chimney pipe before winter.
When you run a brush through your chimney pipe the ESP probe will get brushed so you don't have to remove it if you clean inside your chimney on a regular basis.
Hi, I’m watching your video because I’ve been paying a “professional “to clean my stove every year. I decided to do it myself this time. The “professional” never took anything apart except for the covers on the back. Dam ,I wish I just did it myself every year. Thank you so much for this video. Here I go…
Great job have been servicing Harman for years one suggestion other than blowing through the air intake, I have found several smaller and different shaped nozells ? that do a great job, also fine steel wool works great on ESP .
Excellent video I really appreciate the camera work. I have a much lower quality box store pellet stove & to eliminate "FINES" I run my pellets over a 1/4" screen before putting them into the stove. If I did not screen out the fines I'd have to shut down my stove daily to vacuum the fines out of the auger feed versus your high end Harman that could probably go for a month or longer.
hope it helps, here are all my videos you might want to check out my end of the season cleaning video I go over everything. th-cam.com/play/PLZEGsnRsdHN5OBGSj2h0bNAqFjsPyroG9.html
Ash under the burn pot by thr igniter which blocks airflow can make a tremendous difference on how long the house takes to warm up and how well everything burns. Its crazy just how much that impacts the operation of the stove
Yes I just watched my pellet technician put the shop vac hose in the back and blow all the ashes through the front. I couldn't believe how much ash came out. Another place most people dont know about is taking of the front grill that covers the combustible blower fan paddle. Lots of ash gathers tree as well.
@@DIYJIM I just watched you try a commenters suggestion for blowing out the ashes from the back. I think that it would be just as good if you are going to use the shop vac from the back to leave it on suction rather than blowing all those ashes everywhere.
I had a scary deal with are 5 yr. old p 43.. It wouldn't stop burning and heating,, room and stove were getting super hot. Lucky we were there, pulled the plug and waited for it to get cooled off. I removed all panels to look for any obvious reasons and cleaned the ESP probe, it was rusted quite well. Got it shiny with 300 grit paper.. Also cleaned ash, window, burn pot, igniter... It all works as it should now.. " a tip to others!"! Put a filter bag inside your shop vacuum to suck up that ash, makes a huge difference......
Is this one of the best stoves. I've got Anselmo Cola ( Italian) 5 years old. Fails to load pellets after preheat cycle. Sic Dep fail alarm 7. Use to fire up on 3rd attempt but now will not. Flue is clean the only thing left is to remove extractor fan and clean thoroughly.
I have 2 questions please. 1) Does the p43 go thru a cool down/shut down period it goes through should it run out of pellets? 2) Can you add pellets to the hopper while it's running? Cleanliness works. After running an Englander for 14 years, (only 2 auger motors needed) we are replacing it with a Harman. The biggest difference between the Englander and Harman was the Englander did NOT have an ashpan. It HAD to be vacuumed out after each daily burn. We are in Maine so in the winter it was run almost 24/7 for months. Nice video, well done.
....Just did this myself to test the flame (it was real lazy)....Man, it came alive ! .....just put it half way across the intake ( My stove has no damper).....Going to blow out the heat exchanger next.....
I gave you a thumbs up and I also subscribed. Thank you so much for the invaluable lessons you're teaching here. I'm doing the thermostat addition to my Harman p63 and based on this video I'm going to be cleaning those three areas that you mentioned because I have not done that yet. Please understand I have only run this stove for approximately one month as it is brand new.
Awesome thanks for subscribing. I’m guessing you have seen that I have many other videos for the Harman stove th-cam.com/play/PLZEGsnRsdHN5OBGSj2h0bNAqFjsPyroG9.html
Thanks for the Tips Jim... I need to remember to clean my ESP probe next time. I have never done it before and I’m sure it is do.... haha God Bless you and the family. Stay warm....
Also when you take out your ESP probe you may want to put a little bit of high temperature silicone the red stuff around it so you don't have a leak in your chimney because it is pressurized.
Great video! I clean the inside of the burn pot weekly and the fines box and esp probe once a month. Still have an intermittent starting issue. Going to try different pellets for a week. Hopefully that solves the problem...
Did you see my full cleaning video? Maybe you need to do a full cleaning. Thanks for watching, hope this helps. th-cam.com/video/Xe-PBk9Dk4Y/w-d-xo.html
What also is good to do is loosen the two screws holding the igniter carriage. you will be able to move it up and down so if there is any ash stuck between the gills of the igniter all will fall out. Too much ash around it will have trouble lighting pellets. I am using my third pellet stove. Instead of having a 90 elbow on my stove coming of the stove I Have a tee for better clean out and a tee outside of the house
I clean mine just like you do. Works good enough for me. Clean mine after every ton of pellets. I got myself a round dryer vent cleaning brush with about a 3'handle on it to clean the exhaust vent out where the ESP probe is.
Hey Jim! Great videos! I'm having a problem with my igniter not always working. Will a bad igniter stop working completely or will it still work sometimes. Mine only seems to work when the stove is still warm. I was wondering if it might be a dirty or loose connection or a sensor or something. Have any ideas? Very much appreciated!
@@DIYJIM Thanks very much! Do you have a video on where your cold air intake goes out thru your wall or ceiling? I never ever had one hooked on my stove but i would like to and know where the best place is to run it out. Thanks!
Thanks for the informative vidio. I had smoke coming out of my pellot hopper when putting pellots in and bought a kit (small plastic hose and to brass flange bushings) I thought I saw a hose above the flap door on cold air intake, did you install it? Directions require taking auger out, could you show how to do that? Thanks
I was thinking about what you said about that you try & keep the ash material out of your shop vac, I just started you collection bags for my shop vac, all of the stuff goes into the collection bag in my vac. I'm not sure what brand vacuum you have, might be worth checking out. Might be a good thing.
Hey Jim, what steps do you follow to scrape the firebox while the stove is still on? We have a P43 and the instructions don't specify if you have to turn the fan down, slow the feed, etc. Last night I just simply opened the door slightly, waited a few seconds for the flame to get smaller then opened it all the way, quickly scraped and shut the door. Eventually the ambers reignited and it was back to normal. No adjustments were made to any controls. It works but unsure if that is the safest way
That sounds like what I do. I do not adjust anything just open the door and scrape. Thanks for watching check this video out th-cam.com/video/a9-nTfjccI4/w-d-xo.html
Great info. I have a P43. The backdraft flap freezes and sticks. Unlike your video where the piping can be removed, mine is bolted on. Is there another way to access that area ? Of course my stove won’t work without this air intake. Thank you for any info you can provide.
Did you add 2 extra blocks and turned them upright? I need ti do that. We bought our house and it came with a harman pallet stove as-is in the garage owner said just stopped working. Long story short would bet he never cleaned anything one time everything was sold ash inside. Couldn't see the fan blades behind the ash pan or a good 6 in. into the stack just past the O2 sensor. 6 years later still going strong doesn't see much use wish was inside the basement and not the garage but helps if need to work out there in the winters.
I used a backpack leaf blower to blow the unit out. Found out that the unit really had a lot of fine dust which acts like a insulator preventing efficient heat transfer. I used a rotary nylon brush on my cordless drill to really remove the filth from the unit. The two prong attack worked really well. Thanks for the education JIM.......
I think A lot of people use a scotch brite pad or 000 steel wool to clean the ESP probe and that is what Earth Sense recommends also but I use glass cleaner like you because I’m afraid to damage the probe with an abrasive pad.
My pellet stove doesn't have a pipe outside my house. It has a vent but over the vent is a metal plate about 3 inches away from the hole. The plate doesn't appear to come off. It looks like it's underneath the siding. How do I clean this pipe?
I would go on Facebook and join the Harman pellet stove group and make a video or take some pictures. You will get lots of people to help you. Sorry not 100% sure what you mean
Thanks for this info Jim. Always like your input because it is application specific eg: Harman stoves.You could include a 4 th spot to clean as you are in there any way and that would be the distribution and exhaust motor squirrel cage fins and fan on exhaust motor blade. Yours looked pretty good but some homes have a lot of dust in them, like ours, and it collects on those areas overtime. A paint brush works well with vacuum.
Hi I just watched your one of your videos and I I have a Lowe's pellet stove and it's a little different One of the bearings are really loose and I don't know if that's the way it's supposed to be I mean I could take it and pick it up and Down send it to you and see what you say If Do answer Thank you
No , I have never blown out the dust like that and I never would. The way you do it with the vacuum part is the way that it should be done. The only thing that I would suggest is to take the handle end of a screw driver and tap on the burner pot where all of the holes are on top. That will help the vac to suck up any dust in the igniter area. I have had my Harman for 5 years now and never had a problem by cleaning it that way.
Thanks for watching and the good advice. I tap the burn pot a little every time I scrape my burn pot. My stove has never let me down running good for about 10 years.
Why not just put the vac on the intake outside of the house vs disassembly. Maybe leaf blower like I have seen some people do to suck out the exhaust then flip and blow into the intake???
Thanks for the video Jim and I have been doing 2 out of 3 regularly however, I have not done the ESP probe )-: and I just tried to pull it out and it does not seem to want to come out. How hard should I pull on it or any other suggestions? Thanks so much and keep on making great DIY videos.
It should come out easy. Maybe you can pull out your ash pan and open were your exhaust goes out and shine a flashlight in the exhaust and check the esp probe out maybe there is a lot of buildup on it. Let me know how it turns out.
Jim, I am excited that I got the probe out. I had another suggestion of getting a dryer brush and reaching in there and trying to brush off the crud. But with my luck I would have bent or broke the probe. Then I got to thinking (usually ends me in trouble if you know what I mean). You said to clean it with window cleaner, so I got a bottle out and gave it a couple of squirts around the top of the probe and let it sit for a day or so. Tried it and it came out a little bit so, I kept this up until it came out. I never pulled hard or rushed the process either. Now to clean it and put everything back together and this will be my best cleaning ever. Thanks so much!
My pellet stove is an insert so I can only reach the burner area. How important are the last two steps you did? It’s very difficult for me to pull the whole thing out. Thanks
Jim if you go on EasyBlaze home page thay have find a retailer near you page.Pricey but good premium softwood. No chemical or binders which causes clinkers which with my harman l don't get. Paul
Be careful probing around the igniter with your fingers. There's line voltage(120 VAC) in there if the igniter were to turn on. Best to unplug the stove during cleaning.
One suggestion I do when cleaning is, instead of wearing a mask I simply leave my vacuum hose running just inside top door and no ash will escape. Been doing this since after the first time cleaning. It works great. Put hose just inside bottom door when doing bottom of stove. I think your video is great and covers the three places that don't normally get checked. I also (with stove unplugged) use a horse hair round brush attached to vacuum hose and clean screens around both induction blower and exhaust motors. I do wish they would come up with a brush or something better than the tool that comes with stove, to clean the ripples in roof of fire box. If anyone has a better idea please let me know.
I know i look like i should be in breaking bad but got a really cheap full face mask and really is great my eyes are magnets for dust and is a must for me at lest for a job like this.
So I cleaned the fines pot and now when I restarted it the auger stopped running when the bottom of the burn pot filled and the status light had 2 blinks. And I had to unplug the unit to reset it and it just won’t work now. What did I do wrong????
No, not normal. Check your seal. Why do you have it open during shut down? Combustion fan should run until the stove has cooled pushing all the smoke outside.
Once per year I also clean the feed chute. Remove feed motor then two bolts hold the auger in pull that. Chip out the build up from the pellets. Too much build up will cause a “log jam”, don’t ask how I know. I clean my ESP probe with a alcohol swab. Good info.
You shouldn’t smell anything while it’s operating, check the seal on your exhaust piping any air leaks at the connections will give you a smokey smell in your home
You must burn crappy pellets I might get a table spoon or so once a year out of my XXV and my p68 fines box. Your most important things to clean to me are burn pot for ignition the blower motor to move heat and the heat exchanger inside on top with paint brush for heat if you feel your not getting much heat it's because Ash is insulating heat exchanger. You should only use scotch brite pad on esp that's why yours is rusty never use cleaner on esp probe. The fins on that distribution fan gets air restriction with very little dust.
I have a question about my mother in laws. She has the same one, and the fuse blew. So we put a new one in, and the panel wasn't screwed down. We plugged it back in, and turned it on but we were getting light shocks from touching it. Now if I put the panel back on it goes away. Is it supposed to be screwed back on to make a ground connection?
@@DIYJIM well we figured it out, and why it was doing it. So a bolt in the combustion fan came loose, and caught the blades jamming it up. We fixed that, and then the igniter wouldn't light. So we think that it burned out trying to when the combustion fan got stuck, and blew the fuses. I ordered her 2 new igniters so she has a spare, along with the oem fuses. Thank you for the help! It was driving us insane. 😂
for someone who spent well over 5k for a damn pellet stove id expect you to be dealing with the rust on that chimney connector. its going to rot sooner than later at that rate......
lol if any one paid 5 grand for a "dam" pellot stove they got ripped. I paid 2800 for my p68. been a few years, I hope they havent gone up that much. If so I better keep watching jims videos to make it last!!
Warning!!!! Absolutely do not take that probe out of the back. That is bad advice. I just tried to on my p43 and the screw twisted off instead of coming loose and this is only a few months old stove. And you want to talk about a pain to fix.
I was all-in listening until you mentioned wearing a mask "because you know what time of year this is" ... apparently FORGETTING THAT MASKS DO NOTHING at "this time of year" or any other regarding illness - never did, never will. Can't put my faith in a person who can't think rationally ... what good is advice from a person like that?
I'm hoping after i clean my esp probe my p43 starts working again. Never cleaned it the 5 years I used it. Haven't used it in 4 years because it won't work. But thanks to Biden I'm gonna have to start again.
A suggestion for the hose tool is to cut a piece of cardboard to fit around the tool so your other hand is left free for whatever else may need to be covered or turn off the vac.
I will have to do that, That is a real good idea thank you for commenting I am going to pin you comment at the top
@@DIYJIM Your welcome. I jthought of it as I watching that part of the video. I hate having both hands doing things and need a 3rd hand. ;)
@@alpierson3233 not sure why I never thought of that because I use something similar to that for when I blow out my exhaust thanks again guess i am going to have to make a new and improved cleaning video
@Will Kayson thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
This video just saved me from purchasing a new auger motor. I have a P61 and the auger stopped turning. I didn’t know about the fines box. It was loaded and jammed with fines and tiny pellets. I cleaned it and the auger started to work again. Thank you so much for this informative video!
Awesome glad I could help
This video saved the day!!!! Christmas Eve; pellet stove not working; bitter cold & family coming tomorrow for Christmas dinner. We loosened the wing nuts: cleared out the ash from the igniter & got it burning again! Thank you so very much for making the holiday bright 🙏✝️
Awesome God bless you, I hope you and your family have a beautiful day. Thanks for watching
I have a P68. It might sound a little unconventional but when I do routine cleaning (not all this stuff, just the occasional clean-out during the season), I turn the unit on while I'm doing it. Open the door to do your cleaning/sweeping the inside, emptying the ash, etc. It won't ignite and it won't feed, but the combustion fan will run. This really cuts down on the crummy ash dust coming at you as it is being sucked out the exhaust pipe while you're cleaning. It all just gets sucked toward the stove and out the pipe. This was a great video, thanks for the tips. I did not know about that 'fines' clean-out and now I'm going to do it after 3 years. Its probably packed with crap.
glad I could help thanks for commenting
Here are all my Harmon videos thanks again for watching. Hope you have a Merry Christmas. th-cam.com/play/PLZEGsnRsdHN5OBGSj2h0bNAqFjsPyroG9.html
This is my 19 heating season with the same P68, I thought every Harmon owner knew your trick, I’ve never had to wear a mask will cleaning
I didn't know about the access door for the auger motor, and I've had my P-series for 4 years now. I'm fortunate that I haven;t had a failure! Thank you for posting this video. Like all your others, it's very well done!
Glad I could help, thanks for watching
Oh man,,I have never cleaned out the back of my stove ever and it's over 10 years old! Better late than never, thank you so much. I'm mortified at the amount of dust bunny build up back there, like under a hoarders bed, lol. I have to clean where the fines are, I'm nervous to look but once it's cool I'm diving in. Hopefully this will solve it constantly shutting down, that's a problem.
Hope it helps, thanks for watching
Using a nail (I used a small sheetrock screw) to clean out the vent holes in the burn pot. Between this and all the other tips I got past the 6 blinks problem! I think one other thing was not clear to me was that it is important when you are done cleaning to do a reset of the stove in case it had turned off due to the blinking scenario. Once I did that she fired up with a beautiful flame! I have the 25th Anniversary Harman Stove. Thanks again for your great videos!!
Thanks for watching!
I clean all that you show, plus brush out vent pipe and stack, every ton of pellets I burn.
It usually takes a little over an hour, but peace of mind is worth the effort.
Maybe I'll make a video the next time I clean mine!
Thanks for the info!
Thanks for watching
Shoutouts to Jim, I’ve had 6 blinks and 2 blinks. Finally figured it out. Fines compartment box was not latched on the top properly. Easy to take a part. Not so easy to get back on, at least for me. Thanks again.
I am glad you figured it out! Thanks for watching
I though I would have to purchase a new igniter, stove just wouldn't fire up and I was manually starting it. I got tired of doing that so decided to watch a few videos, this was the best! Once the stove was cool, I bravely reached in and twisted the thumb screws loose and took the plate off. What a bunch of stuff that dropped out! I replaced the plate and thumb screws and VOILA! the igniter worked! Thanks for the video. When I get brave I'll take the panel off and clean out all those fines.
Glad I could help, thanks for leaving a comment
Jim, after vacuuming out that area, i hit the ignitor with couple bursts of can of compressed air.. works great and gets any ash lodged in the ignitor fins.. lot quicker than doing the rear assault..
That’s a good idea I will have to remember to get a can of air or I could drag my small air compressor in my house
THANK YOU!!
Great job and very instructive. I've neglected getting into the back over the years and will followup on vacuuming back there as well. As far as the ESP (Exhaust Sensing Probe), I've found I can get to that when I'm cleaning the fan and the exhaust tubing. I take a long handled brush and brush within that exhaust tube and using good flashlight am able to clean the ESP as well.
thank you and thanks for watching my videos
I clean under my burn pot every week, during my weekly maintenance.
I clean the fine box and ESP probe after every ton of pellets, because I run my chimney brush also, and the probe is out of the way.
Maybe I'm too picky, but my stove always runs great, and it doesn't take much time.
Thanks for a great video!
I would say your not to picky the cleaner you keep the stove the less problems you will have. Thanks for watching stay warm
Thx I have the same stove. Its my primary heating source in my home I just moved in. You video is very informative. I also want to clean my chimney pipe before winter.
Did you see an my videos on this stove I have about 20?
Great video. I had no idea to clean the 'fines' area, I'm going to do that today.
Glad I could help, thanks for watching
When you run a brush through your chimney pipe the ESP probe will get brushed so you don't have to remove it if you clean inside your chimney on a regular basis.
I’ll have to try that, thanks again
Hi, I’m watching your video because I’ve been paying a “professional “to clean my stove every year. I decided to do it myself this time. The “professional” never took anything apart except for the covers on the back. Dam ,I wish I just did it myself every year. Thank you so much for this video. Here I go…
Did you see my full cleaning video th-cam.com/video/Xe-PBk9Dk4Y/w-d-xo.html
I'll check it out! I have a Harmon XXV Anniversary stove
Great job have been servicing Harman for years one suggestion other than blowing through the air intake, I have found several smaller and different shaped nozells ? that do a great job, also fine steel wool works great on ESP .
Thanks for the tips
Excellent video I really appreciate the camera work. I have a much lower quality box store pellet stove & to eliminate "FINES" I run my pellets over a 1/4" screen before putting them into the stove. If I did not screen out the fines I'd have to shut down my stove daily to vacuum the fines out of the auger feed versus your high end Harman that could probably go for a month or longer.
My Harman has been a very good stove. Thanks for watching
This was a great video thank u...mine stopped working so ill try all of these!!!! Nicely done!!!
hope it helps, here are all my videos you might want to check out my end of the season cleaning video I go over everything. th-cam.com/play/PLZEGsnRsdHN5OBGSj2h0bNAqFjsPyroG9.html
Great video! I learn more by seeing it done and seeing how to take things off and on.
Glad I could help thanks for watching
Ash under the burn pot by thr igniter which blocks airflow can make a tremendous difference on how long the house takes to warm up and how well everything burns. Its crazy just how much that impacts the operation of the stove
Thanks for the tip, and thanks for watching
Thanks Ive never cleaned the probe or the cover in the back.
Welcome glad I could help
Great video. It’s funny seeing your boy walk by, I’m sure he’s like oh dad is talking to himself again haha
I think my boys think I’m a little goofy
Awesome video! New subscriber to your channel. I had my Harman P43 for 10 years and never cleaned these areas.
Thanks for subscribing
Yes I just watched my pellet technician put the shop vac hose in the back and blow all the ashes through the front. I couldn't believe how much ash came out. Another place most people dont know about is taking of the front grill that covers the combustible blower fan paddle. Lots of ash gathers tree as well.
Thanks for watching and for the tip
@@DIYJIM I just watched you try a commenters suggestion for blowing out the ashes from the back. I think that it would be just as good if you are going to use the shop vac from the back to leave it on suction rather than blowing all those ashes everywhere.
@@haglerm5718 I agree sucking out the front is a lot easier and not blowing dust
@@DIYJIM I meant that you could try and vacuum from the back as well as the front.
I had a scary deal with are 5 yr. old p 43.. It wouldn't stop burning and heating,, room and stove were getting super hot. Lucky we were there, pulled the plug and waited for it to get cooled off. I removed all panels to look for any obvious reasons and cleaned the ESP probe, it was rusted quite well.
Got it shiny with 300 grit paper..
Also cleaned ash, window, burn pot, igniter... It all works as it should now..
" a tip to others!"! Put a filter bag inside your shop vacuum to suck up that ash, makes a huge difference......
Glad your Harman is back up and running good. Thanks for the tip and for watching my video.
@@DIYJIM
Thank you for being there for us 🇺🇸
Is this one of the best stoves. I've got Anselmo Cola ( Italian) 5 years old. Fails to load pellets after preheat cycle. Sic Dep fail alarm 7. Use to fire up on 3rd attempt but now will not. Flue is clean the only thing left is to remove extractor fan and clean thoroughly.
It’s the biggest stove Harman makes I think. Thanks for watching
I have 2 questions please.
1) Does the p43 go thru a cool down/shut down period it goes through
should it run out of pellets?
2) Can you add pellets to the hopper while it's running?
Cleanliness works. After running an Englander for 14 years, (only 2 auger
motors needed) we are replacing it with a Harman. The biggest difference
between the Englander and Harman was the Englander did NOT have an
ashpan. It HAD to be vacuumed out after each daily burn. We are in Maine
so in the winter it was run almost 24/7 for months.
Nice video, well done.
1 yes and 2 yes, Thanks for watching
....Just did this myself to test the flame (it was real lazy)....Man, it came alive ! .....just put it half way across the intake ( My stove has no damper).....Going to blow out the heat exchanger next.....
Thanks for watching hope you have a wonderful Christmas Day
I gave you a thumbs up and I also subscribed. Thank you so much for the invaluable lessons you're teaching here. I'm doing the thermostat addition to my Harman p63 and based on this video I'm going to be cleaning those three areas that you mentioned because I have not done that yet. Please understand I have only run this stove for approximately one month as it is brand new.
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Thanks for the Tips Jim... I need to remember to clean my ESP probe next time. I have never done it before and I’m sure it is do.... haha
God Bless you and the family. Stay warm....
glad I could help, I try to clean my ESP at least once a year. How has your winter been going?
Also when you take out your ESP probe you may want to put a little bit of high temperature silicone the red stuff around it so you don't have a leak in your chimney because it is pressurized.
Thanks for watching
Greatly helpful. Thanks a lot ❤😊
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! I clean the inside of the burn pot weekly and the fines box and esp probe once a month. Still have an intermittent starting issue. Going to try different pellets for a week. Hopefully that solves the problem...
i have noticed different pellets start different. Hope you get it figured out
Always great information that we can and have used. Many thanks!
Thanks
I have done that, but outdoors with the door ash pan and ash Pan off the stove. Tons of stuff comes out
Did you see my full cleaning video? Maybe you need to do a full cleaning. Thanks for watching, hope this helps.
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What also is good to do is loosen the two screws holding the igniter carriage. you will be able to move it up and down so if there is any ash stuck between the gills of the igniter all will fall out. Too much ash around it will have trouble lighting pellets. I am using my third pellet stove. Instead of having a 90 elbow on my stove coming of the stove I Have a tee for better clean out and a tee outside of the house
Thanks for watching and for the tips
I have never cleaned my esp probe! Im planning on it this weekend for sure. What are the symptoms that it needs to be cleaned? Just curious.
Check out this video hope this helps thanks for watching
I clean mine just like you do. Works good enough for me. Clean mine after every ton of pellets. I got myself a round dryer vent cleaning brush with about a 3'handle on it to clean the exhaust vent out where the ESP probe is.
Thanks for watching, the Harman sure run good if we take care of them
I noticed you didn't clean or at least didn't see the exhaust where the proob is. Also noticed you didn't have a ash catch on you exhaust pipe?
Hey Jim! Great videos! I'm having a problem with my igniter not always working. Will a bad igniter stop working completely or will it still work sometimes. Mine only seems to work when the stove is still warm. I was wondering if it might be a dirty or loose connection or a sensor or something. Have any ideas? Very much appreciated!
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@@DIYJIM Thanks very much! Do you have a video on where your cold air intake goes out thru your wall or ceiling? I never ever had one hooked on my stove but i would like to and know where the best place is to run it out. Thanks!
Excellent tutorial video! I learned a lot by watching. I will do a much better job next time I do mine. How many pellets do you burn in a season?
I only burn about2-3 tons. I use my ductless heat pumps in the beginning and end of the cold season. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment
Thanks for the informative vidio. I had smoke coming out of my pellot hopper when putting pellots in and bought a kit (small plastic hose and to brass flange bushings) I thought I saw a hose above the flap door on cold air intake, did you install it? Directions require taking auger out, could you show how to do that? Thanks
I have never changed anything on my cold air intake sorry. My next video on my stove will be replacing the burnpot
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I was thinking about what you said about that you try & keep the ash material out of your shop vac, I just started you collection bags for my shop vac, all of the stuff goes into the collection bag in my vac. I'm not sure what brand vacuum you have, might be worth
checking out. Might be a good thing.
Great tip! Maybe I will look into that. Thanks
Hey Jim, what steps do you follow to scrape the firebox while the stove is still on? We have a P43 and the instructions don't specify if you have to turn the fan down, slow the feed, etc. Last night I just simply opened the door slightly, waited a few seconds for the flame to get smaller then opened it all the way, quickly scraped and shut the door. Eventually the ambers reignited and it was back to normal. No adjustments were made to any controls. It works but unsure if that is the safest way
That sounds like what I do. I do not adjust anything just open the door and scrape. Thanks for watching check this video out
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Great info. I have a P43. The backdraft flap freezes and sticks. Unlike your video where the piping can be removed, mine is bolted on. Is there another way to access that area ? Of course my stove won’t work without this air intake. Thank you for any info you can provide.
That’s the only way I know of
Great video. Thanks 👍
Welcome thanks for watching
Did you add 2 extra blocks and turned them upright? I need ti do that. We bought our house and it came with a harman pallet stove as-is in the garage owner said just stopped working. Long story short would bet he never cleaned anything one time everything was sold ash inside. Couldn't see the fan blades behind the ash pan or a good 6 in. into the stack just past the O2 sensor. 6 years later still going strong doesn't see much use wish was inside the basement and not the garage but helps if need to work out there in the winters.
Mine always had three fire bricks. Harman is an awesome stove. Thanks for watching
Yea did see yours is few models better then the one i got but could use the extra blocks atm just one on it's side.@@DIYJIM
I used a backpack leaf blower to blow the unit out. Found out that the unit really had a lot of fine dust which acts like a insulator preventing efficient heat transfer. I used a rotary nylon brush on my cordless drill to really remove the filth from the unit. The two prong attack worked really well. Thanks for the education JIM.......
Glad you found a good way to clean it! Thanks for watching.
I think A lot of people use a scotch brite pad or 000 steel wool to clean the ESP probe and that is what Earth Sense recommends also but I use glass cleaner like you because I’m afraid to damage the probe with an abrasive pad.
I have been cleaning my Harman that way for about 11 years. thanks for watching
My pellet stove doesn't have a pipe outside my house. It has a vent but over the vent is a metal plate about 3 inches away from the hole. The plate doesn't appear to come off. It looks like it's underneath the siding.
How do I clean this pipe?
I would go on Facebook and join the Harman pellet stove group and make a video or take some pictures. You will get lots of people to help you. Sorry not 100% sure what you mean
@@DIYJIM thank you so much that’s the exact kind I have
Awesome. Video man, thank you!
Your welcome thanks for watching
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Thanks for this info Jim. Always like your input because it is application specific eg: Harman stoves.You could include a 4 th spot to clean as you are in there any way and that would be the distribution and exhaust motor squirrel cage fins and fan on exhaust motor blade. Yours looked pretty good but some homes have a lot of dust in them, like ours, and it collects on those areas overtime. A paint brush works well with vacuum.
Thanks for the comment this might help someone out. Hope you have a good heating season. I have to install a new burn pot soon before I start to burn.
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A burnpot? Yikes that's a first. This Pellet Pro 2 I have was made in 1993 and still going. Never figured a burnpot would need changing.
My burn pot has cracks in it not sure why it did that
How about that filter that’s back there near the combustion blower?
Not sure what you are talking about. Mine has no filter
Great video. I did not know about the fines box. Mine definitely need cleaned out. Thanks for sharing this.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching
Hi I just watched your one of your videos and I I have a Lowe's pellet stove and it's a little different One of the bearings are really loose and I don't know if that's the way it's supposed to be I mean I could take it and pick it up and Down send it to you and see what you say If Do answer Thank you
Sorry I don’t fix other people’s pellet stoves. Hope you find someone to help
When I clean under the fire box, leave.the small cover off & then turn on stove. The air coming thur really cleans out a lot of junk.
Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching
Definitely helped thank you
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No , I have never blown out the dust like that and I never would. The way you do it with the vacuum part is the way that it should be done. The only thing that I would suggest is to take the handle end of a screw driver and tap on the burner pot where all of the holes are on top. That will help the vac to suck up any dust in the igniter area. I have had my Harman for 5 years now and never had a problem by cleaning it that way.
Thanks for watching and the good advice. I tap the burn pot a little every time I scrape my burn pot. My stove has never let me down running good for about 10 years.
@@DIYJIM I agree , they are a good stove and I think that you do a real good job taking care of yours. 👍
@@richardthomas1743 thanks
Why not just put the vac on the intake outside of the house vs disassembly. Maybe leaf blower like I have seen some people do to suck out the exhaust then flip and blow into the intake???
I have seen people do that thanks for watching
I agree I wouldn’t be bothered blowing into the air inlet
I agree don’t think that helps. Just thought I would try it. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the video Jim and I have been doing 2 out of 3 regularly however, I have not done the ESP probe )-: and I just tried to pull it out and it does not seem to want to come out. How hard should I pull on it or any other suggestions? Thanks so much and keep on making great DIY videos.
It should come out easy. Maybe you can pull out your ash pan and open were your exhaust goes out and shine a flashlight in the exhaust and check the esp probe out maybe there is a lot of buildup on it. Let me know how it turns out.
Thanks, and I will give that a try and let you know.
Jim, I am excited that I got the probe out. I had another suggestion of getting a dryer brush and reaching in there and trying to brush off the crud. But with my luck I would have bent or broke the probe. Then I got to thinking (usually ends me in trouble if you know what I mean). You said to clean it with window cleaner, so I got a bottle out and gave it a couple of squirts around the top of the probe and let it sit for a day or so. Tried it and it came out a little bit so, I kept this up until it came out. I never pulled hard or rushed the process either. Now to clean it and put everything back together and this will be my best cleaning ever. Thanks so much!
@@davehinderer2576 awesome glad you got it
My pellet stove is an insert so I can only reach the burner area. How important are the last two steps you did? It’s very difficult for me to pull the whole thing out. Thanks
Never had a insert, it all depends on how much you run your stove maybe once or twice a year definitely
Good job Millie! The only trick our pitbull will do it make treats disappear!
Lol she’s a good girl. Thanks for watching.
Do you find the 3 stove bricks make a difference??? I still have the single that came in it new…
Not sure it really makes a difference. Mine has always had three
@ thanks for the response!!
Jim if you go on EasyBlaze home page thay have find a retailer near you page.Pricey but good premium softwood. No chemical or binders which causes clinkers which with my harman l don't get. Paul
Thanks Paul I’ll check it out
Awesome video. Thank you.
Welcome, thanks for watching
Great video thanks
No problem 👍
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Be careful probing around the igniter with your fingers. There's line voltage(120 VAC) in there if the igniter were to turn on. Best to unplug the stove during cleaning.
Thanks for the tip
@@DIYJIM That should happpen without having to say!
Man, I have never done the second one. I will now.
thanks for watching
Great tips!
Thanks
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Looking forward to out P43 …
It’s a good stove thanks for watching
One suggestion I do when cleaning is, instead of wearing a mask I simply leave my vacuum hose running just inside top door and no ash will escape. Been doing this since after the first time cleaning. It works great. Put hose just inside bottom door when doing bottom of stove. I think your video is great and covers the three places that don't normally get checked. I also (with stove unplugged) use a horse hair round brush attached to vacuum hose and clean screens around both induction blower and exhaust motors. I do wish they would come up with a brush or something better than the tool that comes with stove, to clean the ripples in roof of fire box. If anyone has a better idea please let me know.
Thanks for the advice and thanks for watching
I know i look like i should be in breaking bad but got a really cheap full face mask and really is great my eyes are magnets for dust and is a must for me at lest for a job like this.
Why not use an ash vac? Just wondering?
I did buy one when I first bought my stove but my shop vac has much better suction. Probably a good idea if you find one you like. Thanks for watching
Hey ya there was lots of extra ashes came out I’m doing both ways it’s a shit dirty job either way lol
Thanks for watching hope you have a good heating season
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So I cleaned the fines pot and now when I restarted it the auger stopped running when the bottom of the burn pot filled and the status light had 2 blinks. And I had to unplug the unit to reset it and it just won’t work now. What did I do wrong????
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I suggest switching from beer to scotch. It makes it easier to get back there to clean in tight spaces with half the calories.
I'll have to try that LOL thanks for watching
Your way was the better way.that's how I do mine its a p68
Thanks for watching
Your welcome
When I turn my harman p43 off smoke builds up and comes through where you add the pellets on top is that normal?
No, not normal. Check your seal. Why do you have it open during shut down? Combustion fan should run until the stove has cooled pushing all the smoke outside.
Once per year I also clean the feed chute. Remove feed motor then two bolts hold the auger in pull that. Chip out the build up from the pellets. Too much build up will cause a “log jam”, don’t ask how I know.
I clean my ESP probe with a alcohol swab.
Good info.
You should not turn your stove off until it completes it’s shut down procedure.
@@DIYJIM ok thank you great video by the way!
@@Robyrob7771 ok thank you rob
Is it normal that pellet stove smells like smoke? In the house. Or it shouldn't smell anything...
Sometimes when my stove lights the pellets I smell smoke but it goes away.
You shouldn’t smell anything while it’s operating, check the seal on your exhaust piping any air leaks at the connections will give you a smokey smell in your home
Guess it's overkill but I sift my pellets before I put them in the hopper. Dust is a pellet stove enemy.
Guess it won’t hurt but I have owned my pellet stove since 2011 and have never done that. Thanks for watching
@@DIYJIM Yea I've had my Accentra since 05 been a tank. But I've tried to keep all the Dust I can out of it.
Any oil ports to oil on the motors?
No
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Nice!!!!
thanks buddy
Great information thank you
thanks again
You must burn crappy pellets I might get a table spoon or so once a year out of my XXV and my p68 fines box. Your most important things to clean to me are burn pot for ignition the blower motor to move heat and the heat exchanger inside on top with paint brush for heat if you feel your not getting much heat it's because Ash is insulating heat exchanger. You should only use scotch brite pad on esp that's why yours is rusty never use cleaner on esp probe. The fins on that distribution fan gets air restriction with very little dust.
thanks for the good long comment but my ESP probe was not rusty. Happy heating
I have a question about my mother in laws. She has the same one, and the fuse blew. So we put a new one in, and the panel wasn't screwed down. We plugged it back in, and turned it on but we were getting light shocks from touching it. Now if I put the panel back on it goes away. Is it supposed to be screwed back on to make a ground connection?
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@@DIYJIM well we figured it out, and why it was doing it. So a bolt in the combustion fan came loose, and caught the blades jamming it up. We fixed that, and then the igniter wouldn't light. So we think that it burned out trying to when the combustion fan got stuck, and blew the fuses. I ordered her 2 new igniters so she has a spare, along with the oem fuses. Thank you for the help! It was driving us insane. 😂
@@kingdon9690 glad you got it figured out
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What model had a stove is this .
Harman P68
@@DIYJIM Thanks Jim! Kind of you to respond. I’d love a stove. Looks fairly easy for even a gal to clean.
Dont forget to hit the ignitor fins with compressed air can. Usually 1st before vaccuming it out. Oops. Saw i posted this a while ago.
Good idea thanks for commenting
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Hey Jim how are you? I was wondering if you recommend a daily cleaning and what to all clean daily? Thanks Jim...
I don’t all I do is scrape my heat exchanger and burn pot. Clean once a month or every ton. th-cam.com/video/a9-nTfjccI4/w-d-xo.html
@@DIYJIM thank you
Use a rag to clogs the holes!
Good idea thanks
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Every year I take mine outside and blow it out completely using my aircompressor.
That will definitely work. Thanks for watching.
don’t forget to oil your fan !
Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching
for someone who spent well over 5k for a damn pellet stove id expect you to be dealing with the rust on that chimney connector. its going to rot sooner than later at that rate......
Are you talking about my wood stove in my garage? Thanks for watching my video hope all is well for you.
@@DIYJIM On the back of the Harman. Looks like water is coming in the vent or something. Really bad surface rust
No that is from my cold air intake sweating when it is real cold outside. No rust on my exhaust
lol if any one paid 5 grand for a "dam" pellot stove they got ripped. I paid 2800 for my p68. been a few years, I hope they havent gone up that much. If so I better keep watching jims videos to make it last!!
@@DabblelyDiddly What your seeing in the rust colored silicone jim has put around the joint.
Warning!!!! Absolutely do not take that probe out of the back. That is bad advice. I just tried to on my p43 and the screw twisted off instead of coming loose and this is only a few months old stove. And you want to talk about a pain to fix.
I have been doing my stove like this since 2012. Thanks for watching
ever heard of a real ash vacum...not a shop vac..hate to see the exhaust coming out of the shop vac
I did have one i did not like it
I was all-in listening until you mentioned wearing a mask "because you know what time of year this is" ... apparently FORGETTING THAT MASKS DO NOTHING at "this time of year" or any other regarding illness - never did, never will. Can't put my faith in a person who can't think rationally ... what good is advice from a person like that?
Oh you must have taken me 100% wrong. I also believe masks do nothing. I never wore a mask. Thanks for watching some of my video
I'm hoping after i clean my esp probe my p43 starts working again. Never cleaned it the 5 years I used it. Haven't used it in 4 years because it won't work. But thanks to Biden I'm gonna have to start again.
He sure is building back better LOL thanks for watching hope it works for you.