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We also recommend that you keep the burner
tube and pilot assembly clean and free of dust and
dirt. To clean these parts we recommend using
compressed air no greater than 30 PSI. Your local
computer store, hardware store or home center
may carry compressed air in a can. You can use a
vacuum cleaner in the blow position. If using com
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pressed air in a can, please follow the directions on
the can. If you don’t follow directions on the can,
you could damage the pilot assembly.
1. Remove control cover log and front log.
2. Shut off the unit, including the pilot. Allow
the unit to cool for at least thirty minutes.
3. Inspect burner, pilot and primary air inlet holes
on injector holder for dust and dirt (see Figures
40 and 41).
4. Blow air through the ports/slots and holes in
the burner.
5. Check the injector holder located at the end
of the burner tube again. Remove any large
particles of dust, dirt, lint or pet hair with a
soft cloth or vacuum cleaner nozzle.
6. Blow air into the primary air holes on the
injector holder.
7. In case any large clumps of dust have now been
pushed into the burner repeat steps 3 and 4.
8. Replace front log and control cover log (see
Installing Logs
, page 18).
Clean the pilot assembly also. A yellow tip on the
pilot flame indicates dust and dirt in the pilot as
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sembly. There is a small pilot air inlet hole about
2" from where the pilot flame comes out of the
pilot assembly (see Figure 42). With the unit off,
lightly blow air through the air inlet hole. You may
blow through a drinking straw if compressed air
is not available.
LOGS
• If you remove logs for cleaning, refer to
Install-
ing Logs
, page 18, to properly replace logs.
• Replace log(s) if broken or chipped (dime-sized
or larger).
Burner
Tube
Pilot Assembly
Pilot Air
Inlet Hole
Ports/Slots
Burner
Tube
Injector Holder (May
Be Brass or Aluminum
Depending on Model)
Primary Air Inlet
Holes (Shape of
Holes May Vary
by Model)
Figure 40 - Injector Holder On Outlet
Burner Tube
Figure 41 - Pilot Inlet Air Hole
WIRING DIAGRAM
(Remote-Ready Models Only)
Thermopile
Jumper Wire
CLEANING AND
MAINTENANCE
Continued