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Mt. Vernon Pellet Stove (AE)

6.Cleaning Firepot with Firepot Clean-Out Tool

•Frequency:

Softwood Pellets: Weekly or every 5 bags

Hardwood Pellets: Weekly or every 3 bags

Alternate Pellets: Daily or every 1 bag

•By: Homeowner

a.The appliance must be in complete shutdown, completely cool and the exhaust blower off.

b.It may be necessary to use your firepot clean-out tool to chip away material that has built up on the sides of the firepot and to push out any clinkers. Larger clinkers may have to be removed from the top of the firepot.

Corn clinkers can be especially difficult to break up. If the clinker adheres to the sides of the firepot, you will need to manually clean the firepot.

c.After cleaning the firepot and inspecting the holes, turn off the power and then restore the power. The auto- clean system will then clean itself.

d.The firepot floor plate must be fully closed when finished.

d.A Micro Cleaning Kit can be purchased at your local hardware store as an accessory for a shop vacuum. Figure 32.2. Assemble the crevice tool. Figure 32.3.

Figure 32.2

Figure 32.3

7.Cleaning Heat Exchanger & Drop Tube

•Frequency: Monthly or every 1 ton of fuel

•By: Homeowner

a.The appliance must be in complete shutdown, completely cool and the exhaust blower off.

b.It is necessary to remove the baffle to gain access to the heat exchanger. Follow instructions for baffle removal on page 35.

c.Vacuum the ash from the heat exchanger with an upholstery brush to remove the majority of the ash. Be sure to vacuum the back of the baffle also. Inspect the drop tube and remove any residue build-up in the drop tube. Figure 323.1.

e. Use the crevice tool to finish cleaning the heat exchanger fins. It is critical that the 2 exhaust exits at the back of the firebox floor (left and right) be thoroughly cleaned. Figure 33.4. There are several ways this can done.

1.Use the crevice tool.

2.Attach a hose 1/2 inch (12.7mm) in diameter and approximately 2 feet (607mm) in length to your vacuum hose.

3.Use a bottle brush and push the ash down to the bottom. Remove the exhaust blower and then vacuum out the ash. Figures 33.1-4on page 33.

Figure 32.1

exhaust exits left and right side must e thoroughly cleaned. Each exit is

approximately 4 inches wide, 1 inch across and 3 inches deep.

Figure 32.4

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