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Ash

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pipe cleaner
« on: December 10, 2012, 07:56:38 PM »
Cleaning the tubes on the gx10 have become a real pain in the a$$.  The tool provided with the furnace got stuck in the tubes (where they horseshoe around) for the second time in 2 weeks.   :bash:  I reluctantly sprung for the drill kit today.
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Re: pipe cleaner
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2013, 06:52:52 AM »
 Hi,
           I have a Hawken GX10 that went online in september I have had some issues with it and I think that the cleaning of it is almost impossible if not totally unreasonable .. I have that tool also and I feel like a coal miner when I am done    Paul
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Re: pipe cleaner
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2013, 07:16:47 AM »
      I am having some other issues with my GX10 I am concerned about . I live in upstate NY are you having any other issues with your stove , if so let me know if you would like to talk about it maybe we could knock around the issues .... Paul
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Re: pipe cleaner
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2013, 02:40:32 PM »
Post your issues guys so we can learn about it and possibly help
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Re: pipe cleaner
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2013, 12:58:44 PM »
I have a Hawken GX 10 for about 2 years now and it has been incredibly difficult to keep going.  The flue tubes through the heat exchanger are constantly clogging up with tar/creosote and exhaust flow stops and the unit suffocates.  Anyone else having this problem? 

Here's a photo of what mine looks like:



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Re: pipe cleaner
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2013, 02:37:50 PM »
WOW! That is nasty looking. What kind of wood do you burn?
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Re: pipe cleaner
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2013, 03:56:02 PM »
Wow, there def should be no wet creosote down there if it's Gasifying properly at all, mine gets dry flaky stuff but nothing sticky, that looks like a nightmare
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Re: pipe cleaner
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2014, 07:52:20 AM »
@ash.... how the heck did you get a hold of the dang brush?
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