OM-AF30 E V1.02
October 18, 2013
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Your appliance has been manufactured in the Blaze King tradition of high quality. To ensure years of trouble free
operation, have your stove serviced regularly by your Blaze King dealer. Periodically during the heating season
thoroughly clean the chimney and fi rebox so your system is ready for next fall. Inspect all fi rebricks and replace
any damaged bricks. A broken fi rebrick should be replaced to prevent warping of the fi rebox.
INSPECT VENT PIPES, VENT PIPE JOINTS AND VENT PIPE SEALS REGULARLY TO ENSURE
THAT SMOKE AND FLUE GASES ARE NOT DRAWN INTO, OR CIRCULATED BY, THE AIR
CIRCULATION SYSTEM
MAKE SURE THE STOVE IS COOLED OFF COMPLETELY BEFORE DOING ANY OF THE NEXT
CLEANING,TESTS OR REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES.
ASH REMOVAL
Th
is appliance is required to be cleaned frequently because soot, creosote and ash may accumulate. Wait until
the stove is fully cooled off before removal of the ashes. Ashes should be removed any time they come within
one inch of the door opening. It is not necessary or advisable to completely remove all of the ashes when
cleaning this stove. Wood burns best in a bed of ashes 1/2” thick.
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight fi tting lid. Th
e closed container of ashes should be
placed on a noncombustible fl oor or on the ground (outside), well away from all combustible materials, pending
fi nal 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 thoroughly cooled. Other waste shall not be placed in this
container.
WARNING:
NEVER STORE HOT ASHES IN A GARAGE OR BASEMENT. HOT ASHES WILL
GENERATE CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR FLAMMABLE GASES.
THESE GASES MAY CAUSE SUFFOCATION AND POSSIBLE DEATH.
CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR, TESTING
(Conduct test with fans off ) Test the combustor in your Blaze King as follows:
Build a fi re using the same technique (paper, kindling, logs) you have used in the past. Leave the thermostat
knob on a medium (2) setting. When the fi re is well established (within one to three hours) turn the thermostat
knob between 1 and 2. A properly operating combustor will remain active, and the combustor thermometer
will remain in the “active” zone until the wood load is mostly consumed. A “tired” or “dead” combustor will,
with the thermostat on 2 or lower, go out completely, and the thermometer needle will fall into the “inactive”
zone. Repeat this procedure several times over several days. (Remember that the combustor thermometer has a
built-in lag of 4-8 minutes.) If, aft er several test burns, the thermometer will not indicate an active” combustor, it
may require cleaning or replacement. Contact Blaze King for a replacement combustor, read “
REPLACEMENT
PARTS”.
It is also possible that the thermometer, itself, may not be reading accurately. Before condemning the
combustor, read
“THERMOMETER”.
MAINTENANCE
