ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
*Inspect your stove or insert at minimum frequency stated until you establish a minimum frequency required for your installation (frequency will vary depending upon fuel BTU value / ash content, usage, and misc. installation variables). Unplug and Ensure Stove is Cold Before Performing Any Maintenance Work. Include routine mainte- nance with annual maintenance. The following areas need to be inspected and cleaned as part of annual main- tenance:
ROUTINE CLEANING
Unplug and Ensure Stove is Cold Before Performing Any Maintenance Work.
The following areas need to be inspected and cleaned during Routine Cleaning:
•UltraGrate (burn grate)
•Ash Pan
•Heat Exchange Tubes / Tube Scraper
•Photoeye
•Exhaust Passages and Vent Pipe
•Ash
•Gaskets
•Window Wash
•Rear Stove / Insert Compartment
UltraGrate (Burn Grate for All Models)
The UltraGrate should be inspected periodically to as- sure that the air holes have not become clogged with ash or clinkers. The UltraGrate can easily be cleaned with the grate scraper / ash pan tool, or it can be removed for cleaning. It is very important to monitor the ash build up under the UltraGrate, as excessive amounts of ash will block combustion air from entering the grate, causing pellets to
UltraGrate
UltraGrate
* (Minimum Frequency of 1 day to 2 weeks)
ASH PAN (Optima 2 FS and Optima 3 FS)
All ash removal and cleaning should be done while stove is cold.
The ash pan will have to be emptied periodically, depend- ing on the amount of fuel consumed. To access follow steps one through four:
1.Open the glass door, then, using the ash pan / grate scraper tool, lift the UltraGrate® out and sweep the top ash into the pan below.
2.Remove the ash pan cover located below the door by pulling forward until magnets release.
Models Optima 2 FS and Optima 3 FS
Ash Pan
Cover
Model Optima 3 INS
Ash Pan
Cover
*(Recommended Frequency of 2 days – 2 weeks)
Optima 3 INS has a handle on the exterior of the ash pan cover for easy access and re- moval.
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