Alaska Channig III Stove
i have a alaska channig III direct vent and it seemed like I was burning more coal to keep house at therm set (coal-trol). looked at the convection blower that blows the air over top of stove and screen was clean. I unplugged fan and let stop and man there was caked on dust. never saw a post on here about this so I am just passing on the information. if the post was on here sorry. but maybe other stoves have same condition. cleaned real good and now am down to burning what I use to. gotta love coal 17 dollar gas bill last month.
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Yep, the screen keeps dog's noses, cat's paws, and people's fingers out of the fan. The fan blades or squirel cage blower fins do pickup a LOT of dust.
One piece of advice: clean the fan completely. Use a 'Q'tip to wipe each fin or blade. the fan runs at high enough speed that a little dust left behind on one part of the fan can cause an imbalance, vibration, and noise.
Greg L
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One piece of advice: clean the fan completely. Use a 'Q'tip to wipe each fin or blade. the fan runs at high enough speed that a little dust left behind on one part of the fan can cause an imbalance, vibration, and noise.
Greg L
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NOrmally a good cleaning in the spring when shutdown "should" last thru the winter season.
Depends on where you blower intake is, it may pick up dust, etc.. more from your floors, coal dust, etc....
Depends on where you blower intake is, it may pick up dust, etc.. more from your floors, coal dust, etc....
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Screen? What Screen?LsFarm wrote:Yep, the screen keeps dog's noses, cat's paws, and people's fingers out of the fan. The fan blades or squirel cage blower fins do pickup a LOT of dust.
One piece of advice: clean the fan completely. Use a 'Q'tip to wipe each fin or blade. the fan runs at high enough speed that a little dust left behind on one part of the fan can cause an imbalance, vibration, and noise.
Greg L
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No need to, it will probably happen anyway. With any luck it'll fall into the hopper and be cremated.LsFarm wrote:If I lived nearby, I'd sneak over and put a dead mouse in the fan....
Greg