Heat & Glo LifeStyle 6000TRS-CE manual Maintaining Servicing Your Fireplace

Fireplace Maintenance

IMPORTANT

Although the frequency of your appliance servicing and maintenance will depend on use and the type of installation, you should have a qualified service technician perform an appliance checkup at the beginning of each heating season. See the table below for specific guidelines regarding each fireplace maintenance task.

TURN OFF THE GAS BEFORE SERVICING YOUR FIREPLACE.

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Type of			Fireplace Maintenance Task To
Fireplace	Frequency	By
			Be Completed
Maintenance
Replacing	Once annually,	Qualified	Brush away loose ember material near
Old Ember	during the annual	Service	the burner. Replace old ember material
Material	checkup	Technician	with 1 cm thin pieces of Glowing Ember
			(050-721). New ember material should
			be placed on top of the burner. Save the
			remaining ember material and repeat this
			procedure at your next servicing. For more
			information, see Placing Ember Material
			in the INSTALLERS GUIDE.
Cleaning	Once annually	Qualified	Brush or vacuum the control compartment,
Burner and		Service	and burner areas surrounding the logs.
Controls		Technician
Checking	Periodically	Qualified	Make a visual check of your fireplace’s
Flame		Service	flame patterns. Make sure the flames are
Patterns,		Technician/	steady, not lifting or floating. See the pic-
Flame		Owner	ture in Figure 35. The thermopile/thermo-
Height			couple tips should be covered with flame.
			See picture in Figure 36.
Checking	Before initial use	Qualified	Inspect the external terminal cap on a
Flue System	and at least an-	Service	regular basis to ensure that no debris is
	nually thereafter,	Technician/	interfering with the flow of air, Inspect en-
	more frequently if	Owner	tire flue system for proper function.
	possible
Cleaning	After the first 3-4	Qualified	Remove and clean glass after the first 3
Glass Door	hours of use. As	Service	to 4 hours of use. After the initial cleaning,
	necessary after	Technician	clean as necessary, particularly after adding
	initial cleaning.		new ember material. Film deposits on the
			inside of the glass door should be cleaned
			off using a household glass cleaner. NOTE:
			DO NOT handle or attempt to clean the door
			when it is hot and DO NOT use abrasive
			cleaners.

Maintaining

and Servicing

Your Fireplace

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