Quadra-Fire CASTILEI-MBK Maintaining & Servicing Your Appliance, A.10, Proper Shutdown Procedure

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A.10	Maintaining & Servicing Your Appliance
Proper Shutdown Procedure			C. General Maintenance
			1. Types of Fuel
			Depending on the type of fuel you are burning will dictate how
		CAUTION
			often you have to clean your fi repot.
Shock and Smoke Hazard			If the fuel you are burning has a high dirt or ash content or you
			are burning shelled fi eld corn, it may be necessary to clean the
• Turn down thermostat, let appliance completely
			fi repot more than once a day.
cool and exhaust blower must be off. Now you			Dirty fuel will cause clinkers to form in the fi repot. A clinker is
can unplug appliance before servicing.
			formed when dirt, ash or a non-burnable substance is heated
• Smoke spillage into room can occur if appliance
			to 2000°F (1093°C) and becomes glass-like. See “D” page 36
is not cool before unplugging.
			in this section for more details on fuels with high ash content.

•Risk of shock if appliance not unplugged before servicing appliance.

Follow the detailed instructions found in this
section for each step listed in the chart below.
								Clinker
B. Quick Reference Maintenance Chart
					Figure 32.1 - Clinker
	Cleaning or Inspection	Frequency		Daily		Weekly	Monthly		Yearly
	Ash Pan	Every 5 bags of fuel depend-	OR			X
		ing on the fuel type or ash
		build-up
	Ash Removal from Firebox	Every 5 bags or more fre-	OR			X
		quently depending on the fuel
		type or ash build-up
	Beneath Heat Exchanger	Every 1 ton of fuel	OR				X
	Blower, Combustion (Exhaust)	More frequently depending on	OR							X
		the fuel type
	Blower, Convection	Every 25 bags or more fre-	OR				X
		quently depending on the fuel
		type
	Door Latch Inspection	Prior to heating season	OR				X
	Exhaust Path	More frequently depending on	OR							X
		ash build-up
	Firebox - Prepare for Non-Burn Season	At end of heating season	OR							X
	Firepot - Burning pellets - hardwood	Every 3 bags	OR	X
	Firepot - Burning pellets - softwood	Every 5 bags	OR	X
	Firepot - Burning Corn	Every 1 bag	OR	X
	Glass	When clear view of fi repot	OR			X
		becomes obscure
	Heat Exchanger & Drop Tube	Every 5 bags of fuel	OR			X
	Hopper	Every 50 bags of fuel or when	OR				X
		changing fuel types
	Top Vent Adapter	More frequently depending on	OR							X
		the fuel type or ash build-up
	Venting System	More frequently depending on	OR							X
		the fuel type

NOTICE: These are recommendations. Clean more frequently if you encounter heavy build-up of ash at the recommended interval or you see soot coming from the vent. Not properly cleaning your appliance on a regular basis will void your warranty.

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