#281

[@foresterleathercraft]

Nice video! The fans use a device called a thermoelectric generator, or Peltier module. Basically, it's a grid of semiconductors sandwiched between two ceramic plates - that's the white thing you see in that slot. When one side is hot and the other side is cool, the transfer of heat through the semiconductors generates a small amount of current (the Peltier effect). The amount of power generated is proportional to the heat differential, so it's important to keep one side cool. That's why there's heatsink in front of the fan. When the stove heats up the lower half, the upper half is still at room temperature. That differential is enough to start the fan. Then, the fan is able to keep the top relatively half cool by wicking heat through the heatsink and blowing it out away from the stove, maintaining the differential. It's a neat use of the technology, since the whole point is to blow heat away from the stove anyways. Same technology that's used in a Bio Lite stove, which is a camp stove that allows you to charge a phone. Like a gas powered generator, you can also run a thermoelectric generator backwards. By applying a voltage over the output leads, you can actually create a temperature differential. This will cause one side to get very hot while the other side gets very cold. For this reason, Peltier modules are also used in very small fridges. They aren't as efficient as traditional vapor-compression refrigerators, but much, much smaller. They can be as small as a nickel and used to keep a single beer can cool. For this reason they are also called thermoelectric coolers, or TEC modules. Anyways, going to clean my stove now.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Great explanation thank you! I have used them for years and never quite knew exactly how they work.

[@grannervance2774]

I just dip a wet paper towel in a little bit of the ashes & wipe off the brownish color & then wipe clean with a wet paper towel - it works great😊

[@TonysCoolTools]

Jake good info. Always great to get that first fire started. Something magical and relaxing about fire every night during winter. Stay safe.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Thanks Tony! I love playing around with the stove, as if I don’t have enough hobbies 😂

[@andrewsamanthamadison3320]

Nice set up dude! Last year was my first year heating with my blaze king ultra, comfortably heated my whole home. Nothing is more relaxing then a wood stove, well maybe a hot tub and a six pack of IPA!

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Nice! How did you like your stove? I’d say a six pack with the wood stove is pretty darn good!!

[@andrewsamanthamadison3320]

@@DudeRanchDIY it’s a BEAST. Doesn’t take much to cook you out of your home. I’d buy it again in a heart beat!

[@markphillips5724]

You're on to something with these how to videos. Keep on keeping on !

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy them!

[@BillSands2112]

Thanks for sharing very helpful

[@stannelson2582]

Great video today! I do one more check because I use a 43 year old Vermont casting. The check is simple. To check how air tight the stove is. Have a fire then shut down the air to make that good fire nock right down. If the fire goes to nothing great. If it does not the fire is getting air from someplace and that needs to be addressed. Door seals most of the time. It’s important so you can maintain a safer stove.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

This is actually something I do just for fun, I love playing around with the dampers to make the flames “dance”

[@frankdrahos8569]

Fold up a paper towel into 4ths. Dampen one side in a cup of water or with a spray bottle. Touch the damp paper into a pile of the white fly ash. Run your glass surface lightly with the damp ash. The glass will be cleaner than you’ve ever seen before 👍.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Yep I’ve done the ash and water, works well for sure! I just found it to take more scrubbing effort than the ammonia 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@billhamilton7524]

not ,,its the water ,,ash does nothing but make a mess

[@frankdrahos8569]

@@billhamilton7524 I respectfully disagree sir. You can rub a wet paper towel on woodstove sooted glass until your fingers cramp from fatigue and the glass won’t be as clean as if you had included a little ash at the beginning 🤓

[@guerrydotson3213]

Quads are awesome!!!! I have one in basement and one on first floor burn about 10 cords a year love it. Dude Ranch rocks it with another great video. Have fun at show…….

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Sure are! I’m hoping to get another soon!

[@jeffwhite2107]

There a really good stove I can’t even remember how many years mine is old and I’ve still never had to replace the door seal. Love it

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Nice! Glad to hear your Quadrafire is preforming well! What model do you have?

[@brett.mckinley]

Thanks for sharing. Always enjoy your videos!

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Thanks for watching Brett!

[@BS.-.-]

Wow that's the best working soot on glass remover I have seen. I gave up on trying to keep mine clean.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

It really does work well, I’ve tried many different things. Most work, but not as effortlessly as ammonia.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Great reminder!

[@aldiminico6513]

Nice vid Jake. When I clean my Fireplace Insert, I use the Shop vacuum from the outside of the house. I bought a 25 foot hose. Having the vacuum outside makes for a much better cleanup. I’ll cover the opening on the window with a couple of old bath towels. Enjoy the stove this season🪵👍

[@DudeRanchDIY]

That’s a good idea 👍🏼 I have a long hose for mine, but I also have a super fine particulate sleeve I slip over the stock filter so it doesn’t blow ash all over.

[@pepperandzip]

Absolutely beautiful great job you did good

[@bkoutdoors6517]

Very nice informative video! Thanks Jake!! -Tyler

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Thanks for watching Tyler!

[@emilybolton9791]

I spray the window with windex. Wet a couple paper towels and dip them in ash and then wipe the window. It works very well.

[@BCM1959]

Try newspaper instead of paper towels. I don't know why but it works better. Wet newspaper with ashes gets most of the stuff off the glass then clean as usual.

[@JuanSanchez-mk3ro]

Jake..Dave is correct use the ash with water and a paper towel and you can get the real cake up build up that the ammonia or vinegar will leave behind. I just did my wood stove and pellet stove last week and have been burning all week!

[@DudeRanchDIY]

I’ve tried the ash and water method! Definitely works well but I found it took a bit more effort in scrubbing than the ammonia 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@hyaddict100]

First timer cleaning a wood stove. Your video is super helpful. Thank you for making and sharing it. Could you share the wire brush info, too?

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Glad you found it helpful, any wire brush will do amzn.to/48hSI2i

[@hyaddict100]

@@DudeRanchDIYYes, but the brushes I can find (including the one you linked above) have a narrow head. I like how yours has a wide head. It's not that important I guess.

[@garyduran1]

What lubricant can I use for damper? My damper mechanism is sticking a bit. Thank you

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Not sure, I don’t have a damper. Maybe a high heat silicone spray lubricant?

[@georgesalamon8128]

Jake, I clean my wood stove glass with the cleaner you would use to clean the glass on the stove top on your kitchen glass stove top for years since it came out.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Nice! How does it work for you George?

[@judyhoward7349]

i use ash and wet paper towel. cleans glass well

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Yep I’ve tried that!

[@TakeNoneForTheTeam]

Thoughts from an IM3100 owner: 1. Take off right side panel. There is a flapper at bottom back. Open flapper and Vacuum in there. Tons of ash falls through those two holes and into that area (clogging it long-term). 2. Might shop for Simond Store Ceramic fiber blanket (150" long) for replacement blanket material. 3. Might shop for Lynn Manufacturing Replacement Quadrafire Baffle Board when you want to replace that. 4. Attempt to slide new dollar bill past gasket. That is a fairly decent test. 5. You can get an external air kit that pulls air from the outside into the bottom back. Baffles direct the air to the two vents on the right side (bar vents with holes and the back two holes). Prevents you from using heated air for combustion. Edit: Maybe not... You have your air vent levers in a different spot than me. So maybe the info needs a small tweak. Cya! Thx for vid!

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Thanks for the tips! I’ll definitely look into that spot to clean and for the replacement parts!

[@TicklerDude]

19:20 - 20:24 is the only part of the video worth watching

[@EverythingElliott]

FYI, you should save that ash for winter time, it makes a great pet safe alternative for ice in your driveway

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Yeah I do that or give it to my friend for his chickens 🐓

[@mumblingstumps406]

@@DudeRanchDIY what do chickens do with ash?

[@edjackson8425]

To clean the glass, try degreaser cleaner in a spray bottle and wipe it off with a paper towel. It works great.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Hmm never heard of this, might have to try it out!

[@mikeadams2339]

Do you use a special filter in yer shop vac?thankz for the stove clean vid

[@DudeRanchDIY]

I have a super fine particulate sleeve that I put on my filter when vacuuming the stove ash.

[@andrewseamans1419]

I'm halfway through the vid. I'm curious is that a Drolet stove? Looks very similar to what is in the house we are in the process of purchasing.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

This is a Quadrafire 3100, if you go back in my videos I have some on a Drolet

[@daveburton9378]

Wood ashes and water works for cleaning glass.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Yep I’ve tried that in the past, I felt it took more effort than the ammonia 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@daveburton9378]

I tried the ammonia didn't work for me so I added ashes to it and came right off.

[@MicroK57]

Does the stove top cleaner burn off with any odor ?

[@DudeRanchDIY]

It’s polish and it has no scent

[@AnthonyBartholomew-c5e]

Where can you get the polish from?

[@DudeRanchDIY]

amzn.to/3xwOWnj

[@tigertigrakos4275]

Πολύ ωραία σόμπα, μου αρέσει που έχει τζάμι στην πόρτα, αλλά έχει και βάθος ! Οπότε μπαίνουν τα ξύλα κάθετα κι όχι οριζόντια προς την πόρτα. Τι μάρκα είναι ; Από που την αγοράσατε ; Μόνον οι σόμπες regency είδα ότι είναι έτσι αλλά στην Ελλάδα δεν νομίζω να υπάρχουν.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

It is a Quadrafire 3100 ACT

[@tigertigrakos4275]

@@DudeRanchDIY Thank you !!!!!

[@krislacourse1596]

Where is link for stove fans?

[@DudeRanchDIY]

In the description

[@davidbarr832]

You know a good source for fire brick?

[@DudeRanchDIY]

They sell it at my local hardware store, northlineexpress.com has a lot of stove parts.

[@davidbarr832]

@DudeRanchDIY thank you Iam guessing that true value here local would also have it in west virginia

[@howard5567]

It's been a while, my HP Workstation bought the farm. An with two fat thumbs & a bad southern accent, it was to hard to text on my Android. Catch you on the next one.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Lol glad you’re back Howard!

[@tigertigrakos4275]

Επίσης για τον καθαρισμό του γυαλιού από τον καπνό, βάζουμε σε ένα νωπό πανί στάχτη και τρίβουμε το τζάμι !

[@billhamilton7524]

fire retardant material inside a wood stove ?? thats a new one ,,whats gone catch on fire the stove

[@arnolddavis-cu7nh]

Where's the blonde two thumbs down

[@tigertigrakos4275]

Πολύ ωραία σόμπα γιατί θα παίρνει μεγάλα ξύλα στο βάθος της καμπίνας κι όχι οριζόντια αλλά κάθετα ! Διαφορετικά τα ξύλα στηρίζονται πάνω στο γυαλί και δεν βολεύουν. Οι περισσότετες σόμπες με γυαλί στην πόρτα έχουν πλάτος και καθόλου βάθος κι αυτό τις κάνει μόνον εικόνα κι όχι απόδοση. Μπράβο σας, ωραίο βίντεο, άψογη παρουσίαση και η σόμπα πολύ - πολύ καλή. Στην Ελλάδα δεν έχουμε τέτοιες σόμπες, το προ'ι'όν θα πουλούσε πολύ καλά ! Με εκτίμηση ευχαριστώ που απαντήσατε Μιχάλης ! Κινητό 6977 654 032 my einglush it' s not so good, because l have forgoten many words! Thanks for answer !

[@tigertigrakos4275]

Ευχαριστώ που βλέπετε τα σχόλια. Οι εσωτερικές διαστάσεις του χώρου καύσης ποιές είναι σε εκατοστά του μέτρου ; Εσωτερικά, ώστε να καταλάβω πόσο μεγάλα ξύλα χωρά.