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6.0 maintenance
6.1
ash removal procedures
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 fi bre baffl es and clean above them once a year. Replace any broken bricks or baffl es.
Allow the ashes in your fi rebox to accumulate to a depth of two or three inches; they tend to burn themselves up.
When the fi re has burned down and cooled, remove any excess ashes but leave an ash bed approximately 1”
(25mm) deep on the fi rebox bottom to help maintain a hot charcoal bed.
DISPOSAL OF ASHES:
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight fi tting lid. The closed con-
tainer of ashes should be placed on a non-combustible fl oor or ground, well away from all combustible materials,
pending fi 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.
6.2
creosote formation and removal
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WARNING
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Turn off the power before servicing the appliance.
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Appliance may be hot. Do not service until appliance has cooled.
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Do not use abrasive cleaners.
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WARNING
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Improper disposal of ashes result in fi res. Do not discard ashes in cardboard boxes, dump in backyards,
or store in garages.
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If using a vacuum to clean up ashes, be sure the ashes are entirely cooled. Using a vacuum to clean up
warm ashes could cause a fi re inside the vacuum.
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Never operate your appliance with the grate cover removed.
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Failure to achieve a good seal between the ash opening, ash plug or ash well door will result in an over-fi re
condition that could cause damage to the appliance.
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 or 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.
