today was the annual* cleaning of the circulator fan for the pellet stove, detaching it and taking it outside to blow it out with the air compressor. i wish i had recorded the plume… cloud of dust that came off of it. usually after doing this, the stove gets much much quieter. we never really noticed it getting slightly louder and louder over a long period of time.

*not really every year. whenever i remember to do it.