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MAINTENANCE
CHECK CHIMNEY
A. Chimney should be inspected twice a year.
B. The chimney should be cleaned as necessary to remove creosote, soot, leaves, birds nests,
etc.
Before sweeping the chimney a few steps must be done.
1. Open feed door and remove the 1st Secondary Air Tube by removing cotter pin up in right
side facing stove. Remove air tube and cotter pin, set aside.
2. Gently remove the Baffle Board and set aside.
3. Close feed door for cleaning chimney so debris don't fall out feed door while cleaning
chimney.
4. Creosote and debris will fall into the bottom of the stove unit from the cleaning.
5. Clean out all the creosote and debris from inside stove unit left from clean sweeping
chimney.
6. To replace Baffle Board and 1st Secondary Air Tube, reverse steps 1-2.
NOTE: A chimney cap should be installed to prevent moisture from entering chimney, to prevent
sparks and burning materials from escaping chimney and to keep birds and foreign materials from
entering.
NOTE: Some areas may require an approved spark arrestor
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CLEANING THE HEATER
A. The heater should not be cleaned with any type of detergent as most all detergents have an
oil base and cannot be painted over.
B. The heater should be lightly sanded with fine sandpaper or steel wool, then repainted or
touched up with high temperature paint.
C. If the heater is located in a moist or damp location, check thoroughly for signs of
condensation during times when heater is not in use.
D. When heating season is over, heater should be cleaned out completely with a wire brush or
cloth to help eliminate ash and burned wood smell.
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1ST SECONDARY AIR TUBE
INSULATION BLANKET
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