Burn pot scraper and ignition hole tools

Well I finally broke down and bought the following tools to clean my burn pot. The weak scraper and allen wrench that comes with the Harman are barely adequate to remove clinkers and require more work. They don't always do the job. Not anymore. Pry bar and o-ring tools should do the trick.

 

Clinkers,in a 52i,don't think so.Methinks you do not know what a clinker is.Hard carbon buildup,on the sides and bottom of the burn pot,is just that,buildup.You pretty much have to own a top feeder stove to know what a clinker is.A bent screwdriver is an excellent harman burn pot scraper,and a drill bit is excellent for cleaning out the holes.

 

Ok, buildup. Thank you. What exactly is a 'true' clinker then? A golden nugget?

 

That's a solid scraper with hammer head to hit on for the stubborn clinker, I mean build up
The dentistry tools could be put out of sight, out of mind for the faint of heart patients

 

I use a hammer and a big flat blade screwdriver. Works for me.

 

I used to get clinkers in my Baby. It's a top feeder. I've seen some doozy's! I agree with Harman's burn pot tool. Ok as a rake but not much else. I use an old 1/2 inch wood chisel and a hammer. The Allen wrench works ok I guess. Still, it takes less than a minute to clean the pot a couple times a week.

 

I had a crystalized ignition hole that took about 25 minutes with those dentistry tools. I had to poke it for awhile. Did not want to break lose. Pryer works great. Sometimes I get this 'clinker' 'build up' on the slope on the pot that the Harman 'rake' can't get. Happens typically after 3 or 4 weeks of burning.

 

That's what I use

 

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I sweat at buildup, and it removes itself, out of fear.

 

Maybe you should consider trying a different deodorant?

 

My ST Croix I just use the scraper that came with it, and scrape it every day, use a small (tiny) screw driver to poke out stuff in the holes. But again I do not run my stove 24 hours at a time, unless it is an emergency (no power or oil).

 

Meh. I decided I am not done yet and bought more picks with handles. I'm going to show that carbon who is boss.

 

Heavy Duty flat screwdriver to remove the buildup works Dandy with some elbow grease, after that I hit the pot with a wired brush attachment in a cordless drill as it shines it up nice and removes all the buildup. Once a week with my OCD cleaning of both stoves.
For the holes in the pot I use a star wrench kit as one of them is a perfect fit and the star bit seems to break though the buildup and cleans it out very nicely.

 

Has anyone tried spraying hi-temp coating, or ceramic coating, on the interior of the pot? I know there are coatings that withstand up to 1400*F, and ceramic will go much higher than that.

 

For a scraper I use mostly this. For poking the burn pot holes, small drill bit or paper clip.

 

Does that work well for you? How much?

 

For a quick scrape I hit it with a file and once a month I bring the burn pot to work and give it a little sandblast makes it like new

 

That tool is the best thing I've found for scraping. I think I bought on sale at the parts store I linked for $10.

 

Yeah I may have to try something else.