Product Manual

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Daily Maintenance
MAINTENANCE
• Inspectthefireboxforashaccumulation;removeexcessashandfollowinstructions
belowregardingdisposa l. Ashshouldnotbeallowedtoaccumulateinthestovetothe
pointthatitcoversthedogboxhole.
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Monthly Maintenance
• Checktheblowerfordustaccumulation(ifinstalled);checkthedoorhandleforproper
operationandtobecertainanairtightsealisstillbeingmadebythedoor.
• Inspectthechimneysystemandchimneyconnectorandsweepifnecessary. Although
cleaningmayberequiredlessthanmonthly,ALWAYSinspecttheventingsystem
monthlytodecreasethechanceofachimneyfire.
• Visuallyinspecttheceramicfiberinsulatingboardsinthefireboxforcracksand/or
breakage. Slightsurfacecrackswillnotaffecttheperformanceoftheboards,but
crackedorcrumblingboardsshouldbereplacedimmediately.
• Visuallyinspectthesecondarycombustiontubesforcracks,warpingandcorrosion.
Althoughthesetubesareconstructedfromstainlesssteel,theyoperateatveryhigh
temperaturesandcaneventuallywearoutfromnormaluse.
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Yearly Maintenance
• Checkallgaskets(windowanddoor)forwearandtobecertaintheystillmaintainan
airtightseal. Seethefollowingpageforinstructions.
• Thoroughlycleanthechimneysystemandthechimneyconnectorsystem. Sincethe
chimneyconnectorisgenerallyexposedtohighexhausttemperatures,inspectit
carefull y forleaksandweakspots;replaceanyquestionablepieces.[Inthecaseof
straightthroughtheroofchimneysystem,becertaintoremovetheceramicfiberbaffles
beforepushingthechimneysweepingbrushdownintothefirebox. Forcefullyhitting
thetopofthebafflewithacleaningbrushorrod
candamageordestroythebaffle.]
• Removeallashfromthestove,including the ashwhichaccumulatesonthetopofthe
fireboxbaffles. Leavetheaircontrolopenduringthenon‐heatingmonthstoallow
someairtoflowthroughthestovetohelppreventcorrosion.Asmallopencontainerof
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catlitterinthestovecanhelppreventcorrosionduringthehumidsummermonths;be
certaintoremoveitbeforebuildingafireinthefall.
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IMPROPERGASKETMAINTENANCE,INCLUDINGFAILURETOREPLACEGASKETS,CAN
CAUSEAIRLEAKSRESULTINGINANUNCONTROLLABLEFIREINTHEUNIT.
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DisposalofAshes–Ashesshouldbeplacedinametalcontainerwithatightfittinglid. The
closedcontainerofashesshouldbeplacedonanoncombustiblefloororontheground,well
awayfromallcombustiblematerials,pendingfinaldisposal. Iftheashesaredisposedofby
burialin
soilorotherwiselocallydispersed,theyshouldberetainedintheclosedcontainer
untilallcindershavebeenthoroughlycooled.