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October 27, 2011
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Castile & Santa Fe CE Insert
7069-101B
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Maintaining & Servicing Your Appliance
C. General Maintenance
1. Types of Fuel
Depending on 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.
Dirty fuel will cause clinkers to form in the firepot. A clinker is
formed when dirt, ash or a non-burnable substance is heated to
1093
°
C and becomes glass-like.
Clinker
Figure 12.1 - Clinker
Shock and Smoke Hazard
• Turn down thermostat, let appliance completely
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.
CAUTION
A. Proper Shutdown Procedure
B. Quick Reference Maintenance Chart
Follow the detailed instructions found in this
section for each step listed in the chart below
.
Cleaning or Inspection
Frequency
Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly
Ash Pan/Drawer
Every 5 bags of fuel depend
-
ing on the fuel type or ash
build-up
OR
X
Ash Removal from Firebox
Every 5 bags or more fre
-
quently depending on the fuel
type or ash build-up
OR
X
Beneath Heat Exchanger
Every 1 ton of fuel
OR
X
Blower, Combustion (Exhaust)
More frequently depending on
the fuel type
OR
X
Blower, Convection
Every 25 bags or more fre
-
quently depending on the fuel
type
OR
X
Door Latch Inspection
Prior to heating season
OR
X
Firebox - Prepare for Non-Burn Season At end of heating season
OR
X
Firepot - Burning pellets - hardwood
Every 3 bags
OR
X
Firepot - Burning pellets - softwood
Every 5 bags
OR
X
Glass
When clear view of firepot
becomes obscure
OR
X
Heat Exchanger & Drop Tube
Every 15 bags of fuel
OR
X
Hopper
Every 50 bags of fuel or when
changing fuel types
OR
X
Venting System
More frequently depending on
the fuel type
OR
X
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.
