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[dhart87]

What do all of you do when the season is over and summer is here to prep you wood stove? I have just been making sure all ash is out of flume and box and auger area. I also try to get the boiler good and hot (190 degrees) to try to get the creosote sticky so i can scrape it off the inside and seams by door. I also check my anode rod to see if there is still enough for the next season. I don't put a bucket over the smoke stack since i have one of those sparker caps on it. I have heard of a guy who takes a small pump pesticide sprayer and fills it with new oil and sprays the inside of the stove to kind of season the metal and keep moisture from staying on the stainless steel. Just wanted to get everyones opinion for what they do.

[slimjim]

All those things are good but transmission oil works really well with a cheap spray bottle if mixed with about 10% fuel oil

[mtoll]

Slim why do you mix fuel oil with the transmission oil ?

[juddspaintballs]

I would guess to thin it out so it works in the sprayer.

[ITO]

 Scrape out all the creosote? Really, everyone else doing that? The door seal area yes but for 10 years I have never scraped the inside, I've just had hot fires to burn it out now and again.
 I have a timer on my pump to run it once a day for a couple minutes, I put a cap on the chimney, clean the ashes out and other than that forget about it til October. My last anode rod has the removal bolt head rounded off and won't easily be removed anymore, the debris from the rods over the years plugged my HX and drain anyway and since most other units don't use them I gave up on it.

[mlappin]

Get a couple of those creosote sticks like for a fireplace and toss em in the last time you add wood. Creosote comes off somewhat easier. Clean the ashes out and spray with oil. Place bucket on stack. Top off once water temp is at ambient.

[lindnova]

I brush the chimney, clean the flue, scrape the loose creosote off and clean and vacuum the ashes real well out of the gutter.  Put a bucket on the chimney - my cap doesn't keep enough rain out.  I spray LPS anti rust spray inside mainly on the steel ash tray.  I also check the silicone around the chimney and replace if it is coming loose.

My anode rod is done also.  It makes a lot of crud float around.  Better to keep up on the additives.

[ITO]

 That's a great idea with the vacuum on the end of the ash auger while you are cleaning out or oiling the inside I bet it would help a lot as far as dust, fumes and ash when you have your head in there.