Cleaning and Maintenance
Unplug and let the Winslow™ PS40 stove cool before performing any maintenance or cleaning. Some brands of pellets produce more ash and clinkers than others. Therefore the frequency of performing the following cleaning procedures depends to a great degree on the quality of the pellets burned.
Not cleaning this unit will cause it to burn poorly and will void your stove’s warranty.
Burn Pot Cleaning
The combustion fan comes on at high speed once an hour to blow the byproducts of combustion out of the burn pot. However, the burn pot should be cleaned more throughly after burning about 10 bags of pellets. The burn pot has a number of holes in the bottom and sides that provide combustion air to the pellets. The extreme temperatures in the burn pot can cause the impurities in the pellets to form ash and clinkers. When the stove is cool, open the front door and lift out the cast iron burn pot. Scrape the inner bottom and sides of the pot with a screwdriver to remove all ash and clinkers from these surfaces. Make sure all the holes in the pot are open. Place the burn pot in the hole from which it was removed. Make sure the high side of the pot is rotated toward the front of the stove (see Figure 43). Push the burn pot down so surface A is tight against the steel supporting the pot. Do not substitute any other grate or pot for use in this stove.
Cleaning Glass
Caution: Do not open the front door when the stove is hot. To open the door, follow the first two steps listed in Front Door Removal (see page 22). Clean the glass using a soft cloth or paper towel and Windex or wood stove window cleaner. A damp cloth with a small amount of ash from the firebox can also be used to clean the glass.
Ash Drawer Removal and Cleaning
Caution: Do not remove the ash drawer when the stove is hot. To remove the ash drawer, swing open the left and right side doors. Rotate the lever on latch B (see Figure
44)out from the stove to release the ash drawer. Do the same with the latch on the right side of the stove. Pull the ash drawer forward and away from the stove.
Caution: Disposal of Ashes - Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight fitting lid. The closed container should be placed on a
Reinstall the ash drawer by inserting the drawer in the stove and refastening the left and right latches securely. Note that if the ash drawer does not seal tightly to the stove, the control board may detect a leak and shut the stove down.
High Side Of Burn Pot Goes
Toward Front Of Stove
A
Figure 43
Latch
the ground - well away from all combustible materials, pending final disposal. If the ashes are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise locally dispersed, they should be retained in the closed container until all cinders have been thoroughly cooled.
Figure 44
B
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