Installation manual
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KING KE 1107
Your appliance has been manufactured in the Blaze King tradition of high quality. To ensure years of trouble free operation, have your
stove serviced regularly by your Blaze King dealer. Periodically during the heating season thoroughly clean the chimney and rebox
so your system is ready for next fall. Inspect all rebricks and replace any damaged bricks. A broken rebrick should be replaced to
prevent warping of the rebox.
INSPECT VENT PIPES, VENT PIPE JOINTS AND VENT PIPE SEALS REGULARLY TO ENSURE THAT SMOKE AND
FLUE GASES ARE NOT DRAWN INTO, OR CIRCULATED BY, THE AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEM
MAKE SURE THE STOVE IS COOLED OFF COMPLETELY BEFORE DOING ANY OF THE NEXT CLEANING,TESTS
OR REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES.
MAINTENANCE
CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR, CLEANING
Under certain conditions, ash particles may become attached to the face of the combustor. ese may be seen while the combustor is in
the glowing stage, or when the re is out. Any deposit on the visible face of the combustor should be removed. Wait until the re is out
and the stove is cold. (Hot ash in a vacuum cleaner bag will burn.)
Brushing the combustor with a so bristle paint brush will remove some deposits. Passing a plastic vacuum cleaner wand or brush near
the face of the combustor will remove most deposits. Never scrape the combustor with any hard tool or brush. Some stove owners have
run pipe cleaner through every individual cell of the combustor. is is not needed, and may actually do more harm than good. Limit
cleaning to the face of the combustor.
Note: Never remove a combustor without approved combustor gasket in hand as original gasket will fall apart when removed from
stove. Remember to re-install the Flame Shield (the perforated plate) in same position it was found.
TIP: A nice hot re will usually prove to be the best method of cleaning the combustor of deposits.
ASH REMOVAL
is appliance is required to be cleaned frequently because soot, creosote and ash may accumulate.
Wait until the stove is fully cooled o before removal of the ashes. Ashes should be removed any time they come within one inch of the
door opening. It is not necessary or advisable to completely remove all of the ashes when cleaning this stove. Wood burns best in a bed
of ashes 1/2” thick.
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight tting lid. e closed container of ashes should be placed on a noncombustible
oor or on the ground (outside), 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 thoroughly cooled. Other
waste shall not be placed in this container.
WARNING: NEVER STORE HOT ASHES IN A GARAGE OR BASEMENT. HOT ASHES WILL GENERATE CARBON
MONOXIDE AND/OR FLAMMABLE GASES. THESE GASES MAY CAUSE SUFFOCATION AND POSSIBLE DEATH.
CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR, TESTING
(Conduct test with fans o) Test the combustor in your Blaze King as follows:
Build a re using the same technique (paper, kindling, logs) you have used in the past. Leave the thermostat knob on a medium (2)
setting. When the re is well established (within one to three hours) turn the thermostat knob between 1 and 2. A properly operating
combustor will remain active, and the combustor thermometer will remain in the “active” zone until the wood load is mostly
consumed. A “tired” or “dead” combustor will, with the thermostat on 2 or lower, go out completely, and the thermometer needle will
fall into the “inactive” zone. Repeat this procedure several times over several days. (Remember that the combustor thermometer has a
built-in lag of 4-8 minutes.) If, aer several test burns, the thermometer will not indicate an active” combustor, it may require cleaning
or replacement. Contact Blaze King for a replacement combustor, read “REPLACEMENT PARTS”.
It is also possible that the thermometer, itself, may not be reading accurately. Before condemning the combustor, read
“THERMOMETER”.