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10Maintaining & Servicing Your Appliance
A. Proper Shutdown Procedure
1.Set wall control to OFF on AUTOMATIC / MANUAL SET- TING screen. Figure 35.1.
2.Wall control screen will scroll through the following mes- sages after setting to OFF.
•Shutdown
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•Off
3.Smoke spillage into the room can occur if the appliance is not cool before unplugging.
4.There is a risk of shock if the appliance is not unplugged before servicing the appliance.
After servicing, restart with the AUTO/MANUAL SETTINGS screen. Figure 35.1.
Before Servicing Your Appliance
CAUTION! SHOCK AND SMOKE HAZARD!
•Proper Shutdown Procedure must be followed.
•Smoke spillage into room can occur if appliance is not cool before unplugging appliance.
•Risk of shock if appliance is not turned off before servic- ing appliance.
Automatic
Manual
Off
Figure 35.1
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Cleaning or Inspection | Frequency |
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Ash Pan - Burning Wood Pellets | Every 5 bags of fuel |
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Ash Pan - Burning Alternate Fuels | Every 1 bag of fuel |
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Ash Removal from Firebox | More frequently depending on the | OR |
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Blower, Combustion (Exhaust) | More frequently depending on the | OR |
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Blower, Convection | More frequently depending on the | OR |
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Door Latch Inspection | Prior to heating season |
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Firebox - Prepare for | At end of heating season |
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Firepot - Burning Softwood Pellets | Every 5 bags |
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Firepot - Burning Hardwood Pellets | Every 3 bags |
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Firepot - Burning Alternate Fuels | Every 1 bag |
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Glass | When clear view of fi repot |
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Heat Exchanger & Drop Tube | Every 1 ton of fuel |
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Hopper | Every 1 ton of fuel or when chang- | OR |
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Venting System | More frequently depending on the | OR |
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NOTICE: These are recommendations. Clean more frequently if you encounter heavy
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