Owner`s manual

Page30
7014-179D
December 16, 2011
R
CB 1200 Pellet Stove
5. Disposal of Ashes
• Frequency:Asneeded
• By:Homeowner
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a
tight-ttinglid.Theclosedcontainerofashesshould
beplacedonanon-combustibleoororontheground,
wellawayfromallcombustiblematerials,pendingnal
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.
6. Cleaning Heat Exchanger Chambers & Drop Tube
• Frequency:Weeklyorevery1tonoffuel
• By:Homeowner
The amount of ash buildup in the repot will be a good
guide to determine how often you should clean the heat
exchangers.
 a.Allowtheappliancetocompletelycooldownbefore
pullingthecleaningrods. Turnthethermostatonand
thenimmediatelyofftostarttheexhaustbloweronits
cycletime.Itwillpullyashouttheexhaustinstead
ofintotheroom.
 b. Toaccessthecleaningrodsliftthehopperlid.Both
blackbenthandlepullrodsarelocatedclosetothe
faceoftheappliancetotheleftandrightside.
 c. To clean, pull the rods straight out until it stops,
approximately 20 inches (508mm).  Slide the rods
OUTandINacoupleoftimes.
WARNING
Heatexchangercleaningrodsmaybewarm
tothetouch.Forsafetypurposeswear
gloves.
Donotpullheatexchangercleaningrods
whileapplianceisoperating.
PushcleaningrodsINwhendone,DONOT
leavecleaningrodsOUT.Injurycanoccur.
2. Cleaning Firepot with Cleaning Rod & Firepot
Scraper
• Frequency:Dailyormoreoftenasneeded
• By:Homeowner
 a.Be sure the appliance is allowed to cool, has been
unpluggedandtheexhaustblowerisoff.Ifyouare
justcleaningtherepot,thereisnoneedtounplugthe
appliance.
 b.PullrepotcleaningrodOUTandINacoupleoftimes
tohelpshakedebrisloose.Ifrodishardtopull,itmay
benecessarytouseyourrepotclean-outtooltochip
awaymaterialthathasbuiltuponthebottomplateof
therepotandtopushoutanyclinkers.Largerclinkers
mayhavetoberemovedfromthetopoftherepot.
Cornclinkerscanbeespeciallydifculttobreakup.
 c.The firepot floor plate must be fully closed when
nished.See Figure 28.1 on page 28.
4. Cleaning Ash Pan
• Frequency:Weeklyorevery5bagsoffuel
• By:Homeowner
 Locatetheashpanunderneaththerepotandusinga
slightpullupandoutremovetheashpan.Emptyinto
a non-combustible container and re-install ash pan.
See Disposal of Ashes.
3. Ash Removal from Firebox
• Frequency:Weeklyormorefrequentlydependingon
ashbuild-up.
• By:Homeowner
 a.Allowtheappliancetocompletelycooldown.There
must not be any hot ashes in the firebox during
cleaning. Turnthethermostatonandthenimmediately
offtostarttheexhaustbloweronitscycletime.Itwill
pullyashouttheexhaustinsteadofintotheroom.
 b.Frequentcleaningof theashinthereboxwillhelp
slowdownthebuild-upofashintheexhaustblower
andventsystem.
 c.Opendoor.Removeashwithanashvacuumorwhisk
broomandsmalldustpan.
 d.This ash is deposited in the same ash pan as the
repotdebris.Theashpanshouldbeemptiedevery
timeyoucleantherebox.Remembertoplacetheash
anddebrisintoametalornon-combustiblecontainer.
See Disposal of Ashes.
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WARNING
• NEVERpullrepotcleaningrodsorcleaning
slideplateswhenapplianceisoperating.Hot
pelletsmayfallintoashpanandmaystarta
reorhavemis-startsduetolackofvacuum.
FireRisk.
DisposalofAshes
WARNING
• Ashes should be placed in metal container
withtightttinglid.
• Ashesshouldberetainedinclosedcontainer
untilallcindershavethoroughlycooled.