Clean out plug

[Rxyamaha]

Thank god I found this site. I was getting ready to sell my stove as it has not been burning very good. A little about the stove.
We bought our house 3 years ago and the stove was already installed.
I just put on a new combustion fan motor. And that seems to have helped a little bit. I did a thorough cleaning of the heat exchanger tubes.

My problem now is I cannot get the clean-out plug unscrewed ?? Any help on that would be great.

Also I went outside and was vacuuming out my pipe and noticed the 3" pipe is falling apart. Pieces fall off with barely touching it. Then inside where the pipe is exiting the house there is a slight dripping of water.
Should I take the pipes apart check things out or should they be replaced.
From what I am reading corn is really hard on this stuff.

Thanks for all the help.

[tallcorn]

Welcome to the forum. Yes, you need to replace the exhaust pipes. It sounds like it should be done before you use the stove again. New exhaust pipe will improve the way the stove burns.
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Countryside 3500P (pedestal version) used 8-9 yrs, 24/7 during days requiring heat. All original motors. Burns moldy corn, and pellets equally well. Burn it if you got it.

[nythng4mny]

Had one of these as my first stove.. was burnin corn for 7 years wit that.

Cleanout plug.... use a good "penetrating oil.... Wait till the stove is HOT and pipe wrench and rubber mallet..... Usually gets the jpb done
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[buddyandspice]

Yes, get the stove nice and hot to remove the plug. When the plug has been removed use grease to prevent it from happening again. I use wheel bearing grease on the threads each week during my cleaning.
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Jason and Shanna
Envirotec 5775

[mdonkers]

I use a high temperature anti-seize lubricant on mine every time I remove it.



http://www.permatex.com/products/Automotive/lubricants/specialty_lubricants/Permatex_Copper_Anti-Seize_Lubricant_b.htm
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Martin.

Burning with Envirotec 5775's since 12/31/05.

[buddyandspice]

mdonkers,
Can you look at this topic and offer your opinion?
Thanks

http://forum.iburncorn.com/viewtopic.php?p=123150#123150
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Jason and Shanna
Envirotec 5775

[mdonkers]

Well, the manufacturer issued vent brush is a 36" long spiral wire handled brass brush...



The brass bristles are somewhat soft in that they eventually wear away with use as can be seen on the brush on the right in this picture...



Personally I really like the look of that 'Wayclean' vent brush in the other thread. I have two issues with the brush supplied with the stove. One is the wire handle is too rigid, and makes cleaning harder than it should be and the other is the fact that the brass bristles wear away so quickly.

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For inside the firebox of the stove, I just use a brush attachment on my shopvac to clean that. Inside the heat exchanger (behind the cleanout plug) I just use a smaller hose on my shopvac to clean that out. As far as the external exhaust pipe, I usually just pull the whole thing out and tap it on the ground to clean it out (maybe a blast of compressed air). I also liberally apply the anti-seize compound to that connection every time I remove the vent, so it just pulls apart by hand.

And you're completely right on this one...
>> I need to do a complete cleaning due to the glass on the door darkening up too quickly from combustion gasses reentering or poor ventilation.

Check the other threads in this forum regarding blower/flue maintenance.
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Martin.

Burning with Envirotec 5775's since 12/31/05.

[Rxyamaha]

Well I thought I better get at cleaning out this stove as I figured I was going to need new pipes. I finally figured out my stove has been running like crap. To get the pipe off the back that comes out of the stove I had to move the stove. As I was starting to move the stove out the pipe broke right off the stove, It was literally hanging there it was so rotten. Also, it was so plugged that there was only a 1" hole from the back of the stove to as far as I could see. I am lucky the house didn't burn down.
My question now is where can I but new pipes for this stove. I live near Ottawa, Ontario. I am going to put the stove a little farther out from th wal so I can remove these pipes at least once a year and give it a complete cleaning. I will take some pictures on the weekend and post to show what it looks like.
Thanks for the help.

[tallcorn]

Rxyamaha, looks like your best bet is to contact Caneco. Ask for what options are available to get the length of exhaust you want.

http://www.cornstove.ca/index.html

http://www.noutilitybills.com/Heaters/EN-5775/pdf/EN-5775Manual.pdf

http://www.earthinhandcornstoves.com/Corn_Stove_Info_Package.pdf
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Countryside 3500P (pedestal version) used 8-9 yrs, 24/7 during days requiring heat. All original motors. Burns moldy corn, and pellets equally well. Burn it if you got it.

[mdonkers]

Hi Rxyamaha

It's a lot easier than Tallcorn suggests if you have the standard straight thru the wall exhaust. Go to your local muffler shop and get a standard 3" stainless exhaust pipe cut to the length you need and expanded at one end. Then head off to Crappy Tire or TSC and buy a length of single wall 6" stove pipe that's the appropriate length and you're done!

When you're putting things back together, make sure to use that high temperature anti-seize lubricant (mentioned earlier in this thread) on the connection between the 3" pipe and the back of the stove. I usually pull that 3" pipe off at least once during the heating season and knock the ash out of it. If you have straight pipes it's simply a matter of twisting the pipe off from outside and no need to move the stove.

I haven't cleaned my stove up for the summer yet, but just popped outside to pull the exhaust off to show how easy it is when you use the anti-seize compound.

The exhaust vent installed...


A slight twist and pulling the exhaust out...


A little rusty inside the 6" pipe...


The exhaust pipe removed...

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Martin.

Burning with Envirotec 5775's since 12/31/05.