Thanks for the tips about the drilling , did You drill the floor of the pot , the part that goes back and forth with the clean rod and what size drill bit.
I do take the top off and clean once a week.
But because it burns so high , I now just started putting a fan in front of the heat exchange tubes and now gives out much more heat
But I burned one small cheap fan out , need to keep it a foot away from stove;
The motor you bought is it the feeder motor or the blower motor???