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DAILYMAINTENANCE
ImportantNotes
Aswithanymaintenanceconcerningthisunit,besuretheunitis“OFF”andhas
completedtheShutDowncycleBEFOREbeginning.
BeawarethatmetalpartsinthefireboxcanremainHOTlongafterthefirehasgoneout
andEVENaftertheShutDowncycleiscomplete.Alwaysuseextremecautionwhen
handlingpotentiallyhotstoveparts,evenifyouthinktheyshouldbecold.
Ashesshouldonlyberemovedwhenthestovehasbeenshutdownandhasbeen
allowedtocoolthoroughly.Hotemberscanremainunderasheslongafterthefirehas
goneout,soalwaysbeextracarefulwhenhandlinganyashesfromthis(orany)stove.
Differentpelletswillgeneratevaryingamountsofashandburnpotdeposits.Carefully
monitortheashbuildupinthestovewhenfirstoperatingtheunit,aswellaswhenever
adifferentbrandofpelletsisburned.
Whiletheamountofashgeneratedbythisunitisnotexcessivecomparedtoa
traditionallogburningwoodstove,keepingtheunitcleanandfreeofashisESSENTIAL
forpeakperformanceandmaximumefficiency.Ashbuilduphampersairflow,reduces
efficiency,andcancauseasmokeback.
England’sStoveWorks®isnotresponsibleforanydamagesincurredduetoapoorly
maintainedand/ordirtystove.Thispelletstoveisahighlyefficientmachineand,as
such,requiressufficientmaintenancetokeepitoperatingatitspeak.
AshRemovalandDisposal
Pressthe“Off”buttonandallowthestovetocompletetheshutdowncycleandcool
completely.
Becauseoftheopendesignofthefirebox,themajorityoftheashwillalreadybeinthe
ashpan.Openthemaindoorofthestoveanduseanoldpaintbrushorputtyknifeto
moveashfromaroundtheburnpotintotheashpanbelow.
DisposalofAshes
Ashesshouldbeplacedinametalcontainerwithatight
fittinglid.Theclosedcontainerofashesshouldbeplacedona
noncombustiblefloororontheground,wellawayfromallcombustible
materials,pendingfinaldisposal.Iftheashesaredisposedofbyburialinsoil
orotherwiselocallydispersed,theyshouldberetainedintheclosedcontainer
untilallcindershavebeenthoroughlycooled.