Why Is Pellet Stove Maintenance So Important?

Just like chimneys, pellet stoves also require a good amount of cleaning and maintenance. The comfort and convenience of firing up your pellet stove may mean that you use it quite frequently. Care and maintenance is dependent on how often you use it. Some tasks should be performed weekly or monthly while others are only needed annually. Let’s take a close look at some of these things. 

Maintenance Tasks to Keep Up With

If you regularly use your pellet stove, there is weekly maintenance that you should perform. This includes emptying the ash pan, ensuring the burn pot is free of debris or anything blocking it. When it comes to monthly tasks, it’s important to clean the hopper, inspect the auger, and clean the glass door. These tasks will vary dependent on your typical daily, weekly, and monthly user levels. 

Yearly maintenance requires a bit more effort and cleaning. This is typically a service that homeowners hire professionals for. Professionals can clean the entire stove including the firebox, heat exchanger, vent, and chimney. In addition, they can inspect all components and lubricate any parts needing it. 

It’s important to note that if you are performing any of these regular tasks, you must ensure the stove is completely powered off and cooled off. This will provide safe conditions to clean your pellet stove. If you ever have any questions or concerns about how best to tackle taking care of your pellet stove, you can contact your local chimney professionals for assistance. While not the same as chimneys, pellet stoves require many of the same procedures to ensure safety, comfort, and efficiency. 

Why Is It Important to Keep Up?

There are a few undesirable things that happen when you neglect cleaning and maintaining your pellet stove. First and foremost, a neglected pellet stove can lead to less safe conditions. Ash build-up and creosote can produce inopportune conditions that can pose health concerns. Inhaling or ingesting this in heavy quantities can cause irritation, stomach pain, or even kidney and liver damage.

Aside from health conditions, a clean and well-maintained pellet stove also ensures efficient operation. Pellet stoves can burn for many hours at a time which can build up a large amount of ashes. This can block airflow and get in the way of normal operation. You may even find it harder to light the stove and maintain high heats which can impact efficiency.

Need Pellet Stove Assistance? Call Chimney Solutions Chattanooga

Since 1998, Chimney Solutions Chattanooga has striven to bring the highest level of professional and technical expertise to our service area. The rewards of protection of property and life, health and safety, as well as, the education of ourselves, our customers and others fuel our quest for excellence. Our mission is to provide quality and peace of mind to families by offering premier chimney and pellet stove solutions. If you’re in need of install, maintenance, or general questions, do not hesitate to contact our experienced team.