Operating instructions
Routine
Cleaning
NOTE: STOVE WILL NEED TO
BE
SHUT OFF AND COOLED ENOUGH
TO HANDLE BEFORE ROUTINE CLEANING IS PERFORMED.
ALWAYS
DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE DOING ANY ROUTlNE CLEANING.
The following areas need to be inspected
during
Routine Cleaning:
Burn Grate Ash Slide Plates (Free Standing Model Only) Ash Pan
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Heat Exchanger Tubes
Burn
Crate:The
burn grate should be inspected periodi-
cally to assure that the air holes have not become clogged
with ash or clinkers. The burn grate can easily be cleaned
with the grate
scraperlash pan tool, or it can be removed
for cleaning.
It
is
very important to monitor the ash build
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up ~~nder the burn grate, as excessive amounts of ash will
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block combustion air from entering the grate, causing
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pellets to pile-up in the grate.
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Freestand Ash Pan:
The
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ash pan will have to be
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emptied depending on
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sumed. The ash pan
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located in the pedestal. It
can he removed by turn-
ing the T-Bar latch fully
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counterclockwise. Then
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pull ash pan away from
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Ash Slide Plates:
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Ash that accumulates around the grate can be "dro~ped"
Into the ash pan without opening the firebox door. Simply
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open the ash release slide plates as shown in photo
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ahove using the grate scraper tool provided. Remove the
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ash pan as shown to the left.
Note: Make sure to fully close the plates when finished. Failure
to close the ash release slide
dates com~letelv
may cause the fuel
to
burn poorly (due to
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reduced air flow throueh the arate), which mav
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then cause pellets to "pile up" in the grate.
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Insert Ash
Pan:
The Insert Model stove has
:
a scoop type ash pan. Re sure to protect
floor
sutfaces from spilled ash. Remove ash pan carefully and place
ash into a non-combustible container. All ash removal should be
done while stove is cold. When cleaning
is
complete replace the ash
pan
&
close the door.
NOTE:
that
the door gasket will
contact the
face of the ash pan and keep the
pan securely in place.
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Heat Exchanger Tuhes:A
rod located above the romhustion chamher door
is
used for cleaning the t~~hes. By pulling this rod in and out a few times.
you will clean the fly ash off the heat exchanger tubes.
If your stove was
recently turned off, the rod
may still be hot.
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Handy Hint: You
may
want
to
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a
damp
cloth around
the
rod
when
you
cleaii the
tuber.
This will
,prevent
fly
ash
from
being
clrawn into your house
from
the
pull in,^
action
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thr
rod.