Maintenance; Ash Removal Procedures; Creosote Formation And Removal - Napoleon EPI 1101 Instructions D'installation Et D'utilisation

7.0 MAINTENANCE

APPLIANCE MAY BE HOT, DO NOT SERVICE UNTIL APPLIANCE HAS COOLED.
Check your chimney and chimney connector for creosote and soot buildup weekly until a safe frequency for
cleaning is established.
If accumulation is excessive, disconnect the appliance and clean both the chimney and the appliance. You may
want to call a professional chimney sweep to clean them. Both have to be cleaned at least once a year or as often
as necessary.
Remove fibre baffles and clean above them once a year. Replace any broken bricks.
7.1

ASH REMOVAL PROCEDURES

IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF ASHES RESULT IN FIRES. DO NOT DISCARD ASHES IN CARDBOARD
IF USING A VACUUM TO CLEAN UP ASHES, BE SURE THE ASHES ARE ENTIRE COOLED. USING A
VACUUM TO CLEAN UP WARM ASHES COULD CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE VACUUM.
NEVER OPERATE YOUR APPLIANCE WITH THE ASH PLUG (IF APPLICABLE) REMOVED.
FAILURE TO ACHIEVE A GOOD SEAL BETWEEN THE ASH OPENING, ASH PLUG OR ASH WELL DOOR
WILL RESULT IN AN OVER FIRE CONDITION THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE APPLIANCE.
Allow the ashes in your firebox to accumulate to a depth of two or three inches; they tend to burn themselves up.
When the fire has burned down and cooled, remove any excess ashes but leave an ash bed approximately 1"
(25mm) deep on the firebox bottom to help maintain a hot charcoal bed.
Shovel some ashes out through the door into a metal container with a tight fitting lid. Leave an ash bed approxi-
mately 1" (25mm) deep on the firebox bottom to help maintain a hot charcoal bed. Keep the closed container on
a non-combustible floor or ground, well away from all combustible materials. The ashes should be retained in the
closed container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled. Cold wood ashes can be used on the garden or in the
compost.
7.2

CREOSOTE FORMATION AND REMOVAL

When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapors, which combine with expelled moisture
to form creosote. The creosote vapors condense in the relatively cooler chimney fl ue of a slow-burning fi re. As
a result, creosote residue accumulates on the fl ue lining. When ignited this creosote makes an extremely hot
fi re.
The chimney connector and chimney should be inspected at least once every two months during the heating
season to determine if a creosote buildup has occurred.
If creosote has accumulated it should be removed to reduce the risk of a chimney fi re.
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TURN OFF THE POWER BEFORE SERVICING THE APPLIANCE.
DO NOT USE ABRASIVE CLEANERS.
BOXES, DUMP IN BACKYARDS, OR STORE IN GARAGES.
WARNING
WARNING
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