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A. General Maintenance
1.Creosote (Chimney) Cleaning
•Frequency: Every 2 months during heating season or as recommended by a certified chimney sweep; more frequently if chimney exceeds or is under
•By: Homeowner / Chimney Sweep
•Task: Remove all ash from the firebox and extinguish all hot embers before disposal. Allow the appliance to cool completely. If the chimney has a full reline, remove the baffle, ceramic blanket and manifold tubes from the insert before cleaning chimney. Otherwise residue can pile up on top of the baffle and the appliance will not work properly. (See Baffle Removal on page 32). Close the door tightly. The creosote or soot should be removed with a brush specifically designed for the type of chimney in use. Clean out fallen ashes from the firebox.
If the insert is a direct connect within a masonry chimney, remove the insert from the fireplace. The creosote or soot can be caught in a large garbage bag secured to the pipe. Clean any remaining debris from fireplace smoke shelf.
It is also recommended that before each heating season the entire system be professionally inspected, cleaned and repaired if necessary. Close the door tightly. The creosote or soot should be removed with a brush specifically designed for the type of chimney in use. Clean out fallen ashes from the firebox.
If the insert is a direct connect within a masonry chimney, remove the insert from the fireplace. The creosote or soot can be caught in a large garbage bag secured to the pipe.
It is also recommended that before each heating season the entire system be professionally inspected, cleaned and repaired if necessary.
Inspection: Inspect the system at the appliance connection and at the chimney top. Cooler surfaces tend to build creosote deposits quicker, so it is important to check the chimney from the top as well as from the bottom.
ignited, this creosote creates an extremely hot fire which may damage the chimney or even destroy the house. The chimney connector and chimney should be inspected once every 2 months during the heating season to determine if a creosote or soot buildup has occurred. If creosote or soot has accumulated, it should be removed to reduce the risk of a chimney fire.
WARNING
Fire Risk.
Prevent creosote buildup.
•Inspect chimney connector and chimney once every two months during heating season.
•Remove creosote to reduce risk of chimney fire.
•Ignited creosote is extremely HOT.
3.Disposal of Ashes
•Frequency: As necessary
•By: Homeowner
•Task: Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight fitting lid. The closed container of ashes should be placed on a noncombustible floor or on the ground, well away from all combustible materials, pending final 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.
WARNING
Risk of Fire
Disposal of Ashes
•Ashes should be placed in metal container with tight fitting lid.
•Do not place metal container on combustible surface.
•Ashes should be retained in closed container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
Formation and Need For Removal: 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 cool chimney flue of a
WARNING
Fire Risk.
•Do not use chimney cleaners or flame colorants in your appliance
•Will corrode pipe.
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