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Maintaining & Servicing Your Appliance
A. Proper Shutdown Procedure
CAUTION
Shock and Smoke Hazard
• Turn dial control to OFF, let appliance complete-
ly cool and exhaust blower must be off. Now
you can unplug appliance before servicing.
• Smoke spillage into room can occur if appliance
is not cool before unplugging.
• Risk of shock if appliance not unplugged before
servicing appliance.
Follow the detailed instructions found in this
section for each step listed as referenced in
the chart below.
B. Quick Reference Maintenance Chart
Cleaning or Inspection
Firepot
Ash Removal from Firebox
Glass
Hopper
Exhaust Path, Drop Tube and Behind
Baffles
Door Handle & Gasket Inspection
Blower, Convection
Blower, Exhaust
Firebox - Prepare for Non-Burn Season
Venting System
NOTICE: These are recommendations. Clean more frequently if you encounter heavy build-up of
ash at the recommended interval or you see soot coming from the vent. Not properly
cleaning your appliance on a regular basis will void your warranty.
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C. General Maintenance
1. Types of Fuel
The type of fuel you are burning will dictate how often you
have to clean your firepot.
If the fuel you are burning has a high dirt or ash content, it may
be necessary to clean the firepot more than once a day.
Poor quality fuel will cause clinkers to form in the firepot. A
clinker is formed when dirt, ash or a non-burnable substance
is heated to 2000°F (1093°C) and becomes glass-like. See
section D following for more details on fuels with high ash
content.
Frequency
Every 3 bags of fuel
Every 5 bags of fuel or more
frequently depending on ash
build-up
When clear view of firepot
becomes obscure
Every 25 bags of fuel
Every 25 bags or more fre-
quently depending on ash
build-up
Prior to heating season
Every 25 bags or more fre-
quently depending on operat-
ing environment.
More frequently depending on
the fuel type
At end of heating season
Every 3 tons or more fre-
quently depending on the fuel
type
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