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P61A!Pellet!Stove

Burn!Pot!Cleaning!and!Maintenance

1.!!Scrape!the!top!holed!surface!and!sides!of!the!burn
pot.(Fig!!34)!It!is!not!necessary!to!completely!remove
all!material!from!the!burn!pot.!The!excess!will!be
pushed!out!during!the!next!use.
2.!!Loosen!the!(2)!wing!thumb!screws!on!the!lower
front!angle!of!the!burn!pot.!(Fig.!34)
3.!!Lift!off!the!clean-out!cover!(Fig.35)!to!open!the
bottom!clean-out!chamber.!(Fig.36)
4.!!Clean!ash!buildup!from!inside!the!chamber!while
cover!is!off.!Use!the!scraper!to!tap!on!the!top!front
edge!of!the!burn!pot.!This!will!help!knock!pieces!of
ash,!loosened!by!the!scraping!process,!down!through
the!holes.!It!also!helps!knock!scale!off!of!the!ignitor
element.

Figure!36

The!ignitor!is!made!to!be!removable!for!service
by!insulated!male/female!wire!connectors.!These
connections!between!the!hot!leads!(the!wires!inside
the!burn!pot)!and!the!cold!leads!(the!wires!from!the
control!board)!are!always!pulled!to!the!inside!rear!of
the!feeder!body.!(Not!coiled!inside!the!burn!pot.)
It!is!very!important!that!these!connections!are
to!the!inside!rear!of!the!feeder!body.!Also,!the!extra
wire!of!the!ignitor!wire!service!loop!must!be!pulled!out
through!the!rear!of!the!feeder!and!tied!up!so!that!it!will
not!be!damaged!by!any!moving!parts.
Warning
Use!caution!when!cleaning!burn!pot!clean-out
chamber.!Do!not!damage!the!high!temperature
igniter!wires.
Fig.!36
DANGER
Disconnect!the!power!to!the!unit!before
removing!cover.
DANGER
Disconnect!the!power!to!the!unit!before
removing!cover.
Burn!pot!ignitor
Ignitor!hot!lead!wires
(high!temperature)
Viewed!from!below!throught!the!ash!pan!opening.

Note:!The!hot!lead/cold!lead

connection!must!always!be!pulled

to!the!rear!of!the!feeder!body

before!operation.

P61A-2!!Maintenance!-!Burn!Pot
Fig.!34
Fig.!35