curdy
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I'll get some pictures up later, but first, here's the deal...
I bought a used medium sized Regency Wood Insert last year from a guy that moved into a house and replaced it with a gas one. It was in really nice shape and it heated nicely last winter. The fan was really noisy and I finally now got around to pulling the cover off and seeing what all the noise was from. I cleaned out the fan housing that looked like it came straight from a Stephen King story. The fan is running much better now - quiet and it pumps more air as well.
So last night I finished up and cleaned the stove area and re-inserted the fan housing. I turned it on to test it out and got blasted with what was more like a light sand - but very black. First assumption was soot, but it vacuumed up nicely with no left over mess (it got on the carpet and came up with the shop vac with no residue). Maybe its paint or rust from sitting a long time and the fan not blowing nearly to its potential - and now it is so its blowing it everywhere?
Either way, I need to get the thing cleaned out and compressed air it the only thing I can think of that would really get the job done right since I can't see in there and my vacuum won't fit (and even if I made it fit somehow, I'd be choking it by reducing its hose diameter to get in there). Lesson learned to clean it before installing it!
I guess I could take some old pillow cases and put them over the holes then blow them out.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
I bought a used medium sized Regency Wood Insert last year from a guy that moved into a house and replaced it with a gas one. It was in really nice shape and it heated nicely last winter. The fan was really noisy and I finally now got around to pulling the cover off and seeing what all the noise was from. I cleaned out the fan housing that looked like it came straight from a Stephen King story. The fan is running much better now - quiet and it pumps more air as well.
So last night I finished up and cleaned the stove area and re-inserted the fan housing. I turned it on to test it out and got blasted with what was more like a light sand - but very black. First assumption was soot, but it vacuumed up nicely with no left over mess (it got on the carpet and came up with the shop vac with no residue). Maybe its paint or rust from sitting a long time and the fan not blowing nearly to its potential - and now it is so its blowing it everywhere?
Either way, I need to get the thing cleaned out and compressed air it the only thing I can think of that would really get the job done right since I can't see in there and my vacuum won't fit (and even if I made it fit somehow, I'd be choking it by reducing its hose diameter to get in there). Lesson learned to clean it before installing it!
I guess I could take some old pillow cases and put them over the holes then blow them out.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!