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mkling
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 Posted:Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:09 pm Post subject |
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I have tried a few different ways with cleaning the draft inducer fan now and think I have found a nice way that minimizes the mess. My first method just involved fine tipped wire brush to try and scrape the fan blades clean, this didn't work all that well and actually ended up with the fan getting clogged and causing problems with creosote build up due to a poor draft. Next I tried removing the fan housing and cleaning the whole thing with wire brushes; this was a pain getting the fan off and back on but it did a great job of getting it clean. My latest attempt involved my shop-vac but with using very fine tipped nozzles actually meant for auto detailing. I came across these attachments at my latest trip to the hardware store and thought they would do a great job of getting between the blades, which they did because the finest tip attached fits perfectly between them. The nozzles connect to a 1-1/4" hose but you can also get a 2-1/2" to 1-1/4" adapter. Using these nozzles I was able to get the fan just as clean as when I took the housing off, although it wasn't quite as dirty as when I did that. I saw previous posts about using compressed air to blow out the fan blades but I didn't feel like filling my boiler room with soot.
Figured I would share this in case others are looking for better ways to clean the draft fan... and maybe this has already been posted somewhere but if so I didn't find it. |
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sting
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| Posted:Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject |
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Pictures?
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mkling
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| Posted:Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:48 pm Post subject |
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| I'll post when I get a chance... need to find somewhere to upload them to so I can link from here.[/img] |
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mkling
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| Posted:Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:38 pm Post subject |
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| Better yet here is a link to see them on Amazon.com... go here to see. Be sure to get the 2-1/2" to 1-1/4" adapter as well (not sold with the detailing kit). |
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sting
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| Posted:Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:03 pm Post subject |
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I would not have thought that this little wimpy bursh would be up tot he task.
The cake on my impeller ( I don't use the squirrel cage style fan) can be tenacious.
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mkling
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| Posted:Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject |
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| I used the thin nozzle (no brush) to suck out anything between the fan blades (squirrel cage style), the size of the tip was perfect for scraping between the blades and sucking out everything that fell off. After doing this I used one of the brush attachments to get anything else that wasn't caked on as tight as the stuff that was just sucked off. For cleaning the housing and exhaust pipe I used a thin piece of steel (about 1" wide) and a wire bursh to scrape out the housing from above where the chimney attaches. Then I used the small shop-vac attachments to reach deep into the housing to suck out all the stuff that I just scraped off. |
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| Posted:Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject |
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ordering a kit tomorrow!!! 
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