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Mt. Vernon Pellet Insert (AE)

10Maintaining & Servicing Your Appliance

A. Proper Shutdown Procedure

1.Set wall control to OFF on AUTOMATIC / MANUAL SET- TING screen. Figure 35.1.

2.Wall control screen will scroll through the following mes- sages after setting to OFF.

Shutdown

Auto-Clean

Off

3.Smoke spillage into the room can occur if the appliance is not cool before unplugging.

4.There is a risk of shock if the appliance is not unplugged before servicing the appliance.

After servicing, restart with the AUTO/MANUAL SETTINGS screen. Figure 35.1.

Before Servicing Your Appliance

CAUTION! SHOCK AND SMOKE HAZARD!

Proper Shutdown Procedure must be followed.

Smoke spillage into room can occur if appliance is not cool before unplugging appliance.

Risk of shock if appliance is not turned off before servic- ing appliance.

Automatic

Manual

Off

Figure 35.1

 

 

Follow the detailed instructions found in this

B. Quick Reference Maintenance Chart

section for each step listed in the chart below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaning or Inspection

Frequency

 

 

Daily

Weekly

Every 2

Monthly

Yearly

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weeks

 

 

Ash Pan - Burning Wood Pellets

Every 5 bags of fuel

 

OR

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ash Pan - Burning Alternate Fuels

Every 1 bag of fuel

 

OR

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ash Removal from Firebox

More frequently depending on the

OR

 

X

 

 

 

 

fuel type or ash build-up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto-Clean Inspection

More frequently depending on the

OR

 

 

 

X

 

 

fuel type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blower, Combustion (Exhaust)

More frequently depending on the

OR

 

 

 

 

X

 

fuel type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blower, Convection

More frequently depending on the

OR

 

 

 

 

X

 

operating environment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Door Latch Inspection

Prior to heating season

 

OR

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firebox - Prepare for Non-Burn Season

At end of heating season

 

OR

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firepot - Burning Softwood Pellets

Every 5 bags

 

OR

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firepot - Burning Hardwood Pellets

Every 3 bags

 

OR

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firepot - Burning Alternate Fuels

Every 1 bag

 

OR

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glass

When clear view of fi repot

 

OR

 

X

 

 

 

 

becomes obscured

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heat Exchanger & Drop Tube

Every 1 ton of fuel

 

OR

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hopper

Every 1 ton of fuel or when chang-

OR

 

 

 

X

 

 

ing fuel types

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venting System

More frequently depending on the

OR

 

 

 

 

X

 

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.

November 22, 2011

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