HARDY MANUFACTURING CO., INC (MODEL KB125) PAGE 23
SECTION VIII
HEATER MAINTENANCE
The Hardy heater is designed for ease of operation and ease of service. There is a
minimal amount of maintenance that has to be done for proper operation of your new
unit.
8-1
Weekly Maintenance
The following steps should be completed weekly to clean the KB125 Hardy Heater:
1. Burn down wood in the firebox to a coal bed.
2. Open the bypass damper (located on the left front side of the firebox door).
3. Open the firebox door.
4. Flip the blower switch off (located on the right side of the heater), light will turn on.
This will begin the off delay timer that is set for 5 minutes.
5. Open the ash door and shovel the ashes out with the provided shovel.
6. Close the ash door.
7. Stir the coal bed in the firebox with the provided fire poker.
8. Poke out the holes in the grates, verifying the loose powder ash has been raked
down through the grates with the provided fire poker.
9. Load the heater with the amount of wood needed for your application.
10. Close the firebox door.
11. Close the bypass damper.
12. In rear of heater place ash scoop into slot below flue box door.
13. Open flue box door on rear of heater.
14. Raise each turbulator approximately 6 to 8 inches and shake to remove ash.
15. Drop turbulators back into operating position.
16. Close flue door and remove ash scoop.
16. Flip the blower switch on, light will turn off. Keep in mind that the off delay timer
could still be timing.