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7.0 MAINTENANCE
7.1 ASH REMOVAL PROCEDURES
Allow the ashes in your fi rebox to accumulate to a depth of two or three inches; they tend to burn themselves
up. When the fi re has burned down and cooled, remove any excess ashes but leave an ash bed approximately
1 inch deep on the fi rebox bottom to help maintain a hot charcoal bed.
Shovel some ashes out through the door into a metal container with a tight fi tting lid. Leave an ash bed ap-
proximately 1 inch deep on the fi rebox bottom to help maintain a hot charcoal bed. Keep the closed container
on a noncombustible fl oor or ground, well away from all combustible materials. The ashes should be retained
in the closed container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled. Cold wood ashes can be used on the garden
or in the compost.
Check your chimney and chimney connector for creosote and soot buildup weekly until a safe frequency for
cleaning is established.
If accumulation is excessive, disconnect the appliance and clean both the chimney and the appliance. You
may want to call a professional chimney sweep to clean them. Both have to be cleaned at least once a year or
as often as necessary.
Remove fi bre baffl es and clean above them once a year. Replace any broken bricks.
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WARNING
TURN OFF THE POWER BEFORE SERVICING THE APPLIANCE.
APPLIANCE MAY BE HOT, DO NOT SERVICE UNTIL APPLIANCE HAS COOLED.
DO NOT USE ABRASIVE CLEANERS.
IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF ASHES RESULT IN FIRES. DO NOT DISCARD ASHES IN CARDBOARD
BOXES, DUMP IN BACK YARDS, OR STORE IN GARAGES.
IF USING A VACUUM TO CLEAN UP ASHES, BE SURE THE ASHES ARE ENTIRELY COOLED. USING
A VACUUM TO CLEAN UP WARM ASHES COULD CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE VACUUM.
NEVER OPERATE YOUR APPLIANCE WITH THE ASH PLUG (IF APPLICABLE) REMOVED.
FAILURE TO ACHIEVE A GOOD SEAL BETWEEN THE ASH OPENING, ASH PLUG OR ASH WELL DOOR
WILL RESULT IN AN OVER FIRE CONDITION THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE APPLIANCE.
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WARNING
7.2 CREOSOTE FORMATION AND REMOVAL
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When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapours which combine with expelled moisture
to form creosote. These vapours condense in the relatively cooler chimney fl ue of a slow burning fi re and when
ignited, make an extremely hot fi re. So, the smoke pipe/chimney liner and chimney should be inspected month-
ly during the heating season to determine if a buildup has occurred. If creosote has accumulated it should be
removed to reduce the risk of a chimney fi re.
