HARDY MANUFACTURING CO., INC (MODEL KB165) PAGE 25
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 KB165 Hardy Heater:
1. Burn down wood in the firebox to a coal bed.
2. Open the bypass damper (located on the right 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 8 minutes.
5. Open the ash door and shovel the ashes out with the provided shovel.
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight fitting lid.
The closed container of ashes should be placed on the ground away from any
combustible materials, pending final disposal. The ashes should be retained in the
closed container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
6. Stir the coal bed in the firebox with the provided fire poker.
7. Poke out the holes in the grates, verifying the loose powder ash has been raked
down through the grates with the provided fire poker.
8. Load the heater with the amount of wood needed for your application.
(
For Example: Using an average load of approximately 74,000 BTU/HR, the heater firebox should
be loaded with approximately 135 pounds of wood with an average moisture content of 20% for an 8
hour burn.)
Wood should be loaded from front to back and stacked as uniform in the firebox as
possible. DO NOT attempt to load wood across the width (crossways) of the
firebox.
9. Close the ash door.
10. Close the firebox door.
11. Close the bypass damper.
12. Flip the blower switch on, light will turn off. Keep in mind that the off delay timer
could still be timing.
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