Breckwell P4000 owner manual Cleaning, Blowers

MAINTENANCE

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CLEANING

a.	Heat Exchange Tubes – Your Breckwell stove is designed
	with a built-in heat exchange tube cleaner. This should be used
	every two or three days to remove accumulated ash on the
	tubes, which reduces heat transfer on the P4000. Insert the
	handle end (with hole) of the cleaning tool onto the cleaning
	rod (refer to figure 15). The cleaner rod is located in the grill
	above the stove door. Move the cleaner rod back and forth
	several times to clean the heat exchanger tubes. Be sure to
	leave tube cleaner at the rear of the stove.
b.	Interior Chambers – Four ash doors and two upper baffles in
	the firebox in the P4000 can be removed for periodic cleaning
	(Figure 19). These doors allow access to the chamber
	surrounding the firebox.
	NOTE: When removing the upper baffles do not remove the

Baffle Plates

Air Switch Tube Ash Doors

screws; just loosen them enough to allow the baffles to be

removed.

Periodically, you must vacuum ashes from this chamber. In

some cases you will need to remove creosote, which can

accumulate rapidly under certain conditions. A small wire brush

can be used. It is important to remove this creosote because it

is highly combustible. INSPECT BEHIND THESE CLEANING

PLATES AT LEAST ONCE PER TON OF PELLETS BURNED

UNTIL YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH HOW ASHES AND

CREOSOTE ACCUMULATE WITH YOUR OPERATING

PRACTICES. Use the small wire brush to also clean the inside

of the chamber walls, above the access doors.

BLOWERS

DANGER: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE SERVICING UNIT.

FIGURE 19

Air Switch

Combustion

Blower

High Temp Thermodisc

Convection

Blower

Cleaning – Over a period of time, ashes or dust may collect on the blades of both the combustion blower and convection blower. Periodically the blowers should be vacuumed clean as these ashes can impede performance. Creosote can also accumulate in the combustion blower. This needs to be brushed clean. The convection blower is accessed by removing the stove’s left side panel. The combustion blower can be accessed by removing the stove’s right side panel. The convection blower is on the left (facing stove), and the combustion blower is on the right.

NOTE: When cleaning, be careful not to dislodge balancing clip on convection blower or to bend fan blades. Some stove owners lightly spray an anti-creosote chemical on the fire to help reduce creosote formation within the stove.

Auger Motor

FIGURE 20

	Combustion
Auger Shaft
	Blower

POF

Thermodisc

FIGURE 21