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RemovingAshes:
Whenapproximatly1tonofpelletshasbeen
burneditwillbenecessarytoemptytheashpan.
Ashesshouldbeplacedinametalcon-
tainerwithatightfittinglid.Theclosedcon-
tainerofashesshouldbeplacedonanon-
combustiblefloororontheground,wellaway
fromallcombustiblematerials,pendingfinal
disposal.Ifashesaredisposedofbyburialin
soilorotherwiselocallydispersed,they
shouldberetainedintheclosedcontainer
untilallcindershavethoroughlycooled.
Itisrecommendedthatthestoveiscoldand
shutdownwhenremovingashpan.
1.Pullonlatchhandlesandremoveashpanas
shownatleft.Useashpanhandletocarry
anddisposeofashes.
2.Slidetheashpanbackintothestoveand
latchbypushinginonbothlatchessimulta-
neously.
Cleaning:
Thestovewillneedtobecleanedforapproxi-
matelyevery2to5tonsofpelletsburned.The
amountofpelletsburnedbeforecleaningwillvary
dependingonthebrandofpellets.
1.Shutdownstoveanddisconnectpower
cordtoinsurethatallmotorsarestopped.
2.Removeashpanasdescribedearlier.
3.Removecombustionblowercoverbyturning
thelatchverticalasshowninFig.26and
slidingthecoveroutoftheslotontheleft
Fig.27.Thiswillexposethecombustion
blowerwheelandflueoutlet,Fig.24.
4.Cleantheblowerwheelwithabrushanda
vacuumcleaner.
5.Useabrush(Fig.30)tocleantheflue,being
carefulnottodamagetheESPprobe.The
fluegoesstraightthroughintotheventpipe
(Fig.29)therefore,theventpipecanalsobe
cleanedtosomeextentthroughtheflue
outlet.
6.Reinstallblowercoverandrelatch.
Combustion
BlowerCover
Scraper
BlowerCover
Latch
BlowerWheel
FlueOutlet
HeatExchangerFins
Fig.25
Fig.24
BlowerCover
Latch
Maintenance