22
OPERATING
&
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
PEDESTAL
WOOD
HEATERS
5.2.3
CLEANING
THE
FLUE
SYSTEM
Flue
system
cleaning
can
be
a
difficult
and
dangerous
job.
If
you
don’t
have
experience
cleaning
flue
systems,
you
might
want
to
hire
a
professional
flue
system
sweep
to
clean
and
inspect
the
system
for
the
first
time.
After
having
seen
the
cleaning
process,
you
can
decide
if
it
is
a
job
you
would
like
to
take
on.
The
most
common
equipment
used
are
fibreglass
rods
with
threaded
fittings
and
stiff
plastic
brushes.
The
brush
is
forced
up
and
down
inside
the
flue
system
to
scrub
off
the
creosote.
The
flue
should
always
be
cleaned
at
the
same
time
the
flue
system
is
cleaned.
CAUTION:
OPERATION
OF
YOUR
WOOD
FIRE
WITHOUT
THE
BAFFLE
MAY
CAUSE
UNSAFE
AND
HAZARDOUS
TEMPERATURE
CONDITIONS
AND
WILL
VOID
THE
WARRANTY.
NOTE:
Before
installing
the
firebrick,
check
to
ensure
that
none
are
broken
or
damaged
in
any
way.
If
so,
have
the
damaged
ones
replaced.
Check
the
firebrick
for
damage
at
least
annually
and
replace
any
broken
or
damaged
ones
with
new
ones.
Inspection
and
cleaning
of
the
flue
system
is
facilitated
by
the
removable
baffle.
