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Carbon Monoxide Part 2

Discussion in 'Modern EPA Stoves and Fireplaces' started by ReelFaster, Dec 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM.

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  1. brenndatomu

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    Ruh roh raggy
     
    brenndatomu, Dec 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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    Accumulating blockage in a hurry can happen. Punch out your pipe and clean the cap. At least then you can take that off the list of potential issues. Hopefully you can easily access everything from up top for a good cleaning/inspection.
     
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    Do you remove the baffle to clean? If not, there could be a huge pile of soot/etc semi blocking off the flue connection...
     
    brenndatomu, Dec 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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    Page 45 of the manual does show it has an outside air kit (OAK) available...
     
    brenndatomu, Dec 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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    I do, I usually remove the secondary pipes along with the baffle then head up to the roof and clean top down and the soot just piles up in the FB.

    Now knowing my soot eater isn't reaching I am going to try and clean bottom up asap make sure there is no blockage and see how much soot I get.

    If I don't get much I'll be at a loss again! Hail Mary would be replacing the gasket (I ordered the correct size) and if need be look into an OAK kit, but with my setup that seems like it's going to be extremely difficult hoping it don't come to that and the reason why this is happening become evident.

    Thanks again all!
     
    ReelFaster, Dec 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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