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HE350 - Installation and Operation Manual
5.2.3
Cleaning the Chimney
Chimney cleaning can be a difficult and
dangerous job. If you don’t have experience
cleaning chimneys, you might want to hire a
professional chimney sweep to clean and
inspect the system for the first time. After
having seen the cleaning process, you can
decide if it is a job you would like to take on.
The most common equipment used are
fibreglass rods with threaded fittings and stiff
plastic brushes. The brush is forced up and
down inside the chimney flue to scrub off the
creosote.
The chimney should be checked regularly for
creosote build-up. Inspection and cleaning of
the chimney can be facilitated by removing the
baffle.
NOTE
•
DO NOT EXPECT CHEMICAL CLEANERS TO KEEP YOUR CHIMNEY CLEAN.
•
THE RAIN CAP CAN BE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND/OR CLEANING OF THE CHIMNEY.
The chimney should be swept following these steps:
1.
Remove the baffle and air tubes.
2.
Remove the rain cap.
3.
Sweep the chimney.
4.
Clean the inside of the firebox.
5.
Re-install the baffle, the air tubes and the rain cap.
CAUTION
OPERATION OF YOUR HE350 WITHOUT THE BAFFLE MAY CAUSE UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS
TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AND WILL VOID THE WARRANTY.
