{"id":1169,"date":"2014-08-05T13:57:20","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T13:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodpellets.com\/blog\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2014-08-20T17:12:09","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T17:12:09","slug":"is-your-stove-ready-for-the-heating-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/05\/is-your-stove-ready-for-the-heating-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Stove Ready for the Heating Season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1196\" alt=\"Your Pellet Stove Needs Care\" src=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IneedCare1.png\" width=\"195\" height=\"202\" \/>It&#8217;s inevitable: the nights are cooler, the days are shorter. Fall is coming quickly and it&#8217;s time to get ready for the 2014-15 heating season. You may have already secured your wood pellets and\/or wood bricks, and that&#8217;s great! But before you start up your stove for the season, you should seriously consider a professional <strong>8-point cleaning and inspection.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0If you have not already had your stove serviced &#8211; and we mean professionally cleaned &#8211; since last heating season, we strongly recommend that you do. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Aside from the usual ash\u00a0removal and general maintenance, your wood pellet stove <em>needs<\/em> additional care in order to operate at optimal safety and efficiency.<span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Critical 8-Step Cleaning and Inspection Checklist Includes:<\/b><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;\" title=\"More...\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Empty ash traps and clean exhaust passages behind fire chamber<\/li>\n<li>Clean burn pot, combustion chamber and exhaust fan<\/li>\n<li>Clean and lubricate fans and motor components<\/li>\n<li>Thoroughly clean the heat exchanger system<\/li>\n<li>Clean liner and reseal the venting system if needed<\/li>\n<li>Inspect all seals, heat\/pressure switches and vacuum sensors<\/li>\n<li>Verify and adjust all stove settings for optimal efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Clean glass with solvent to remove stubborn stains<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We understand that many pellet stove owners take care of cleaning themselves. However, sometimes things are best left to professionals trained specifically for a service.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, there are many experienced stove technicians available in the Northeast. You can check with your local stove shops or search online to find a technician. If you live in New Hampshire or Northern Massachusetts, and your stove hasn&#8217;t had the 8-point cleaning and inspection, we have an <a href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/services\/pellet-stove-cleaning-service.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">excellent solution for pellet stove service! <\/a><strong>Call 1-800-735-5387 to learn more about how to have the cleanest, safest and most efficient pellet stove possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s inevitable: the nights are cooler, the days are shorter. Fall is coming quickly and it&#8217;s time to get ready for the 2014-15 heating season. You may have already secured your wood pellets and\/or wood bricks, and that&#8217;s great! But before you start up your stove for the season, you should seriously consider a professional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11],"tags":[101,102],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1169"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1270,"href":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169\/revisions\/1270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}