Operating Guide

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IMPORTANT!READANDFOLLOWALLINSTALLATIONANDMAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS,INCLUDINGCLEANINGTHEUNITASSPECIFIED,AND
REPLACINGGASKETSANNUALLY,ANDPARTSASNEEDED.
ENGLAND’SSTOVEWORKSISNOTRESPONSIBLEFORANYDAMAGEORINJURYINCURREDDUETONEGLECT,ORDUETOUNSAFEINSTALLATIONOR
USAGEOFTHISPRODUCT.CALLTECHNICALSUPPORTWITHANYQUESTIONS.
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 BeawarethatmetalpartsinthefireboxcanremainHOTlongafterthefirehasgoneoutand
EVENaftertheShut‐Downcycleiscomplete.Alwaysuseextremecautionwhenhandling
potentiallyhotstoveparts,evenifyouthinktheyshouldbecold.
 Monthlymaintenanceshouldinclude
thestepslistedinthissectionASWELLASthesteps
listedinthe“DailyMaintenance”and“WeeklyMaintenance”section.
 Intervalsbetweenmonthlycleaningswilldependonthedurationthatthestoveisburningona
dailybasis.Astovewhichisoperatedcontinuouslywillneedmorefrequentmonthly
cleanings
thanastovewhichisusedperiodicallyassupplementalheat.
 Agoodruleofthumbformonthlymaintenanceisthatitshouldbedoneeachtimeanentire
tonofpelletsisburnedORoncepermonth,whichevercomesfirst.
 Ifexcessashaccumulationisfoundinthe
exhaustchamberorventingsystemduringmonthly
maintenance,theintervalbetweencleaningsshouldbereducedtoeliminatethepossibilityof
poorstoveperformanceduetoashaccumulation.
 AspeciallydesignedashvacuumandpelletstovecleaningkitisavailablefromtheEngland’s
StoveWorkswebsite;pleasesee:store.heatredefined.com 
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VentingPipeCleaning
 Lowspotsanddirectionchangesintheventingsystem(suchasteesandelbows)areareasfor
potentialfly‐ashandcreosoteaccumulation.INSPECTtheseareasdiligentlytokeepthe
ventingsysteminsafeoperatingcondition.
 Dependingonthespecifictypeofventingsystemyourstoveisconnectedto,
itmaybepossible
toremovetheclean‐outteecoverandsimplyrunapipebrushupthepipetoremoveanyfly‐
ashaccumulation.Brushesspecificallymadeforcleaningpelletpipeareavailableatthe
England’sStoveWorkswebsite,store.heatredefined.com.
 Horizontalrunsofpipe,suchasfrom
theexhaustconnectiononthestovetothevertical
transition,willaccumulateflyashandshouldbeinspectedcarefullyandbrushedclean.
 Checktheterminationcaptobecertainitisnotcloggedorrestrictedbyanyfly‐ash
accumulation.
 Afterthoroughlycleaningtheventingsystem,resealanydisassembled
seamswithhigh
temperaturesilicone(Part#AC‐RTV3)ifapplicabletoyourventingsystem.
 Inspectseamsthatwerenotdisassembledtobecertainasmoke‐tightsealisstillbeingmade.
 Afterprolongeduse,leaksintheventingsystemcanusuallybefoundbysearchingforfly‐
ash
depositsontheoutsideofthepipe.Carefullycheckforleaksintheventingsystemandseal
themaccordingly.
 Althoughmostpelletventingsystemsaredesignedtolastalifetime,pelletfly‐ashcanbe
corrosiveundercertainconditions.Whencleaningyourventingsystem,examinethepipe
carefullyfor
anysignsofdeteriorationandreplacesectionsthatshowexcessivewear.Itis
unlikelythatthiswilleverbeaconcern,butmaintainingyourventingsysteminsafeoperating
conditioniscrucialtosafestoveoperation.
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