Your method is solid, Jake. Nice job. Be careful screwing and unscrewing the brush sections while the brush is in the chimney. It sucks when you drop it. Ask me how I know!
Jake, a great educational video. If you get yourself a small mirror, you can open your clean out door & put the mirror in at an angle & check your pipe every once in awhile to save you climbing the roof. I’m sure you already knew that but just wanted to throw it at you. Thank you for sharing your experience. 👍🇺🇸 Happy 🦃🦃🦃 day. Dave from Maine.
Thanks for the video Jake. I have actually been looking at putting a stove like this in my workshop. Knowledge is power. Good to see some maintenance videos
DR, please refer to your owners manual for your wood stove. The secondary manifold tubes should be removable. By removing the secondary air tubes you will create less of a mess removing the baffle board. Additionally, you can clean the chimney from inside the firebox. Too cut down on ash dust in the house you can put your shop vac hose into the firebox while brushing the lower stove pipe. Also, you can clean the outside stove pipe from your clean out access. I'm not a chimney sweep, so your mileage may vary. I use white vinegar to clean the glass on my wood stove. It's very effective and does not choke me out like ammonia. You can find cleaning strength vinegar in the cleaning aisle of your local Walmart. Enjoy the journey - cheers
Yep the tubes are removable, I find it easier to just remove the fireboard. I also find it cleaner to just leave the door shut and clean from the outside, no mess or dust to worry about. I can’t clean the outside vertical stack from the clean out door because the angle is too sharp for the rigid poles.
Real good job showing and explaining how and why you did what you did Jake. When I was on the local Vol. Fire Dept., this is the time of the year we would get most of our flue fires. FYI where I worked, we mined clay that goes in to fire brick. You may have some Missouri clay in your stove. lol Keep the videos coming, like them all.👍
Quick ladder suggestion; might try a Little Giant or Werner Multifunction. You'd probably feel a little better with a taller ladder. They're heavier than fiberglass but store nice and compact. Congrats on the minimal creosote buildup.
Ha I used to LOVE watching the little giant infomercials as a kid for some reason. Just thought they were so cool. I hate ladders and refuse to invest in them and use them as often as possible. I think next year I won’t be so lazy and use my much taller orchard ladder in the shed.
I was all excited to see the firestarter you used, and man...was i disappointed! ;) Morgan's, huh? 😆 We're coming up for Thanksgiving. So I'll have to drop by some starter for both you and Chris.
@DudeRanchDIY Just giving you grief! 😆 I had gotten firestarter to the Eastonmade booth at the Bunyan show for you and Chris, but never saw you guys again. Just the same, is it true that what you get from me and Mike Morgan is the same? I'm interested in knowing the total cost of his product, shipped.
I bought my Quadra fire in the 1980's from Preston's Trading Post in Preston CT. They can cut those fire bricks for you if you have your model number, there are some weird shapes at the back and narrow ones on the sides.
Nice job…..I do my cleaning from bottom up . I no longer go on the roof to do the cleaning. You just have to take out the baffle pipes. After that I put a box in the stove to catch the ashes then I tape a garbage bag or any plastic that fits your stove opening, poke a hole just large enough to slide the first brush end and tape the plastic or garbage around the door opening and clean away. Also Jake if you a have a tap set, drill and tap the outside clean out door and get a screw with a handle so that you can unscrew it without a screw driver. How is Sarah doing and when is the due date for the baby? Best wishes
I’ve seen this done but my pipe has a 90° where the single wall meets the horizontal coupler and then goes straight up the chimney as flex pipe. My brush poles are too rigid to flex to those angles so I do it the way I showed. I find it easier and cleaner to just clean the single wall interior pipe from outside at the trap door with the stove door shut. No mess!
I would suggest in the spring to have the crowns on the chimneys redone and whatever missing mortar is pointed like new. Is the first chimney you cleaned at least two feet above that peak for a good draft?
Yep this trip up there actually solidified the plan to repoint the chimneys in the spring! They are getting a bit crusty! Unfortunately it’s about even with the peak which I know isn’t ideal, I get solid draft (when the clean out door is closed) so I haven’t been too concerned with it.
In general, it is good practice to check with your home insurance and local fire department if there are additional requirements that need to be met. I know My dad was required by his insurance company to have the chimney swept by a certified chimney sweeper and have documentation to prove it, just to be eligible for coverage of fire damage.
For a good all around flash light, that won't break the bank I like the Nicron N9. Find it on AMZN. Great little light. On to woodstoves: My parents got their first woodstove in 1974, I've had one ever since. I think your clean-out being open was your issue, period. You have the vertical chimney height, you're not in a deep valley, you have the SS liner and chimney cap, so, everything looks proper. We know you use nothing but quality seasoned dry wood, (as do I) so, no need to go into that! 😀 *For a Quick fix, until you replace the clean out door/frame, get yourself a good magnet, again from AMZN. The magnet will be cheap insurance that to door doesn't blow open or just pop open. **Cleaning the glass. Get some ashes out of your stove, add water, make a wet paste, use that to rub on the glass, it actually cleans the glass. Finish with straight H2O. ***Lastly, Place your wood stove thermometer on the flue pipe, low, right where the pipe exits the stove. It's all about the exiting flue gas temperature. If you still want to see the actual stove temp, use a second thermometer, but, I have found over many years, you can get the most efficient burn by monitoring the exiting flue gas. I run it with the gasses between 350F and 475F, and use 325F and 500F as the Low and High Limits. I get nothing but a very fine gray ash/dust when I clean. No black stuff, no creosote. Good video! There are way too many wood stove videos out there with sketchy information, Glad to see ones that give folks the right information.
Thank you for the kind words! I really enjoy this stuff ever since I was a young kid. I usually monitor my stove pipe temps with the infrared thermometer I briefly showed, mainly because I can do it from the couch! 😂 thanks for watching
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Your method is solid, Jake. Nice job. Be careful screwing and unscrewing the brush sections while the brush is in the chimney. It sucks when you drop it. Ask me how I know!
Thanks! Haha I know what you mean, luckily the brush is large enough diameter where it won’t just fall down.
Jake, a great educational video. If you get yourself a small mirror, you can open your clean out door & put the mirror in at an angle & check your pipe every once in awhile to save you climbing the roof. I’m sure you already knew that but just wanted to throw it at you. Thank you for sharing your experience. 👍🇺🇸 Happy 🦃🦃🦃 day. Dave from Maine.
Thanks for the video Jake. I have actually been looking at putting a stove like this in my workshop. Knowledge is power. Good to see some maintenance videos
I love the quadrafire!
DR, please refer to your owners manual for your wood stove. The secondary manifold tubes should be removable. By removing the secondary air tubes you will create less of a mess removing the baffle board. Additionally, you can clean the chimney from inside the firebox. Too cut down on ash dust in the house you can put your shop vac hose into the firebox while brushing the lower stove pipe. Also, you can clean the outside stove pipe from your clean out access. I'm not a chimney sweep, so your mileage may vary.
I use white vinegar to clean the glass on my wood stove. It's very effective and does not choke me out like ammonia. You can find cleaning strength vinegar in the cleaning aisle of your local Walmart. Enjoy the journey - cheers
Yep the tubes are removable, I find it easier to just remove the fireboard. I also find it cleaner to just leave the door shut and clean from the outside, no mess or dust to worry about. I can’t clean the outside vertical stack from the clean out door because the angle is too sharp for the rigid poles.
Real good job showing and explaining how and why you did what you did Jake. When I was on the local Vol. Fire Dept., this is the time of the year we would get most of our flue fires. FYI where I worked, we mined clay that goes in to fire brick. You may have some Missouri clay in your stove. lol Keep the videos coming, like them all.👍
Thanks James! Interesting fact!
Good video Jake. There’s nothing like wood heat but it does require a little effort to keep the chimney clean and safe.
That’s for sure but well worth it!
Quick ladder suggestion; might try a Little Giant or Werner Multifunction. You'd probably feel a little better with a taller ladder. They're heavier than fiberglass but store nice and compact. Congrats on the minimal creosote buildup.
I use the Little Giant as well. Definitely feel much more secure climbing and descending that ladder👍
Ha I used to LOVE watching the little giant infomercials as a kid for some reason. Just thought they were so cool. I hate ladders and refuse to invest in them and use them as often as possible. I think next year I won’t be so lazy and use my much taller orchard ladder in the shed.
I found that using a small one sided straight razor shaves off most of the glass very easily then used easy off foam oven cleaner works great!
I was all excited to see the firestarter you used, and man...was i disappointed! ;)
Morgan's, huh? 😆
We're coming up for Thanksgiving. So I'll have to drop by some starter for both you and Chris.
To be fair that bag actually was from the Morgan’s! Still got another of yours in the basement!
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Just giving you grief! 😆
I had gotten firestarter to the Eastonmade booth at the Bunyan show for you and Chris, but never saw you guys again.
Just the same, is it true that what you get from me and Mike Morgan is the same? I'm interested in knowing the total cost of his product, shipped.
@@yorkfirewoodAhh thank you I appreciate the gesture! It seems pretty similar to me!
Great video!!! Shows how to keep stove and chimney clean for optimum heat!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe
Good "how I do it" video 👍 Glad you found the problem and it was an easy fix 😊 Good content.
That’s the phrase I was looking for Lyle! Thanks for your continued support 🤙🏼
I’m with Elliot!!!!
Video was very good!
Thanks buddy!
I bought my Quadra fire in the 1980's from Preston's Trading Post in Preston CT. They can cut those fire bricks for you if you have your model number, there are some weird shapes at the back and narrow ones on the sides.
Thanks for this info! There sure are some strange sized pieces… largely in part to why I haven’t bothered fixing them 😂
@DudeRanchDIY Give Preston Trading Post a call if they still can cut the stones you need, I'm sure they'll ship to you.
Nice job…..I do my cleaning from bottom up . I no longer go on the roof to do the cleaning. You just have to take out the baffle pipes. After that I put a box in the stove to catch the ashes then I tape a garbage bag or any plastic that fits your stove opening, poke a hole just large enough to slide the first brush end and tape the plastic or garbage around the door opening and clean away. Also Jake if you a have a tap set, drill and tap the outside clean out door and get a screw with a handle so that you can unscrew it without a screw driver. How is Sarah doing and when is the due date for the baby? Best wishes
I’ve seen this done but my pipe has a 90° where the single wall meets the horizontal coupler and then goes straight up the chimney as flex pipe. My brush poles are too rigid to flex to those angles so I do it the way I showed. I find it easier and cleaner to just clean the single wall interior pipe from outside at the trap door with the stove door shut. No mess!
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About your window on your truck, good luck and be safe deer hunting.
By chance when you installed your wood stove. Did you high temp silicon the gores on the elbow and all joints. If not you should.
I would suggest in the spring to have the crowns on the chimneys redone and whatever missing mortar is pointed like new. Is the first chimney you cleaned at least two feet above that peak for a good draft?
Yep this trip up there actually solidified the plan to repoint the chimneys in the spring! They are getting a bit crusty! Unfortunately it’s about even with the peak which I know isn’t ideal, I get solid draft (when the clean out door is closed) so I haven’t been too concerned with it.
Jake I have the same exact stove, except mine has room for one load of wood storage underneath it
Nice! I’ve seen those!
In general, it is good practice to check with your home insurance and local fire department if there are additional requirements that need to be met. I know My dad was required by his insurance company to have the chimney swept by a certified chimney sweeper and have documentation to prove it, just to be eligible for coverage of fire damage.
Yep, that’s why I’ve had a chimney sweep out twice in the 5 years of ownership for inspection of my handy work 😂
A life lesson I learned the hard way is wear safety glasses when doing a chimney sweep. That creosote is nasty when you get in your eyes
Thats one thing about an out side stove no chimney cleaning no dust in the house and a piece of mind on chimney fires.
Things are happening on that front…
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For a good all around flash light, that won't break the bank I like the Nicron N9. Find it on AMZN. Great little light.
On to woodstoves: My parents got their first woodstove in 1974, I've had one ever since.
I think your clean-out being open was your issue, period. You have the vertical chimney height, you're not in a deep valley, you have the SS liner and chimney cap,
so, everything looks proper. We know you use nothing but quality seasoned dry wood, (as do I) so, no need to go into that! 😀
*For a Quick fix, until you replace the clean out door/frame, get yourself a good magnet, again from AMZN.
The magnet will be cheap insurance that to door doesn't blow open or just pop open.
**Cleaning the glass. Get some ashes out of your stove, add water, make a wet paste, use that to rub on the glass, it actually cleans the glass. Finish with straight H2O.
***Lastly, Place your wood stove thermometer on the flue pipe, low, right where the pipe exits the stove. It's all about the exiting flue gas temperature.
If you still want to see the actual stove temp, use a second thermometer, but, I have found over many years, you can get the most efficient burn by monitoring the exiting flue gas. I run it with the gasses between 350F and 475F, and use 325F and 500F as the Low and High Limits. I get nothing but a very fine gray ash/dust when I clean.
No black stuff, no creosote.
Good video! There are way too many wood stove videos out there with sketchy information, Glad to see ones that give folks the right information.
Thank you for the kind words! I really enjoy this stuff ever since I was a young kid. I usually monitor my stove pipe temps with the infrared thermometer I briefly showed, mainly because I can do it from the couch! 😂 thanks for watching
@@DudeRanchDIY The IR thermometers are great for checking wood stove /flue pipe!