Breckwell The Big E, Owner'S Manual

MAINTENANCE

MAINTENANCE

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FIGURE 15 

FIGURE 16 

FIGURE 17 

Igniter Hole 

FAILURE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THIS UNIT AS INDICATED CAN RE-
SULT IN POOR PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY HAZARDS. NEVER CLEAN 
WHEN HOT. 

NOTE: 

Inspect burn pot periodically to see that holes have not become plugged, 

if so, clean thoroughly.

ASH REMOVAL

Disposal Of Ashes - Ashes Should Be Placed In A Metal Container With A Tight 
Fitting Lit. The Closed Container Of Ashes Should Be Placed On A Noncombus-
tible Floor Or On The Ground, Well Away From All Combustible Materials, Pend-
ing Final 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 Toughly  Cooled.
 Soot and 

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 yash: Formation and Need for Removal - The products of combus-

tion will contain small particles of 

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 yash. The 

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 yash will collect in the exhaust 

venting system and restrict the 

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 ow of the 

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 ue gases. Incomplete combustion, 

such as occurs during startup, shutdown, or incorrect operation of the room 
heater will lead to some soot formation which will collect in the exhaust venting 
system,. The exhaust venting system should be inspected at least once every 
year to determine if cleaning is necessary.

ASH DISPOSAL

To remove ashes:

a.  Make sure 

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 re is out and 

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 rebox is cool.

b. Clean heat exchanger tubes (see “

CLEANING” 

and Figure 15).

c.  Remove the burnpots inner section by grasping it and pulling straight up  
      (see Figure 16).

d.  Empty ashes from the inner section and scrape with cleaning tool; make  
      sure holes are not plugged.

e.  Vacuum to remove ashes from the burn chamber interior and the burnpot  
      shell.
      

WARNING: Make sure ashes are cool to the touch before using a  

      vacuum 

(see “

VACUUM USE.”

f.   Dispose of ashes properly (see “

ASH REMOVAL”

 above).

g.  Replace inner section into burnpot; make sure it is level and pushed all the 
     way back down and that the igniter hole is to the rear when it is reinstalled 
     (see Figure 17).

h.   Make sure the burnpot is level and pushed all the way in. If the collar on 
       the burnpot, attached to the fresh air tube, is not pushed back to meet the 
       

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 rebox wall. the Hot Rod will not work properly.

VACUUM USE

We suggest using a vacuum designed for ashes.
(We recommend US Stoves’ Ash Vac part # AV15).
Some regular vacuums and shop vacs leak ash into the room. Your vacuum or 
shop vac may have a special 

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 lter or bag available to eliminate this leakage.