Hearth and Home Technologies Quadra-Fire CB1200M-MBK, Owner'S Manual

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18 January 28, 2019 7014-259E
CB1200 FREESTANDING
C. General Maintenance and Cleaning
1. Types of Fuel
Type of fuel you are burning will dictate how often you have
to clean your fire pot.
If the fuel you are burning has a high dirt or ash content or
you are burning shelled field corn, it may be necessary to
clean the fire pot more than once a day.
Dirty fuel will cause clinkers to form in the fire pot. A clinker
is formed when dirt, ash or a non-burnable substance is
heated to 2000°F (1093°C) and becomes glass-like. See
page 9 in this section for more details on fuels with high
ash content.
3. Ash Removal from Firebox
• Frequency: Every 5 bags or weekly or more
frequently depending on ash build-up.
• By: Homeowner
a. There must not be any hot ashes in the firebox
during cleaning so allow the appliance to
completely cool. The firebox ash should be
removed every time the exhaust path is cleaned.
Frequent cleaning of the ash in the firebox will
help slow down the build-up of ash in the exhaust
blower and vent system.
b. Plug in your appliance, if unplugged, and turn the
thermostat on and immediately shut it off to start
the exhaust blower on its cycle time. It will pull fly
ash out the exhaust instead of into the room.
c. Open cast hinged face. Directly underneath the
firebox door and to the left and right of the fire pot
are 2 cleaning slide plates with finger holes. Pull
both slide plates out and then open the glass door.
Sweep the remaining ash from the firebox into the
2 open holes. A paint brush works well for this.
Close slide plates.
d. This ash is deposited in the same ash pan as the
fire pot debris. The ash pan should be emptied
every time you clean the firebox. Remember
to place the ash and debris into a metal or
noncombustible container.
e. The 2 cleaning slide plates must be fully closed
when cleaning is complete. See Disposal of
Ashes.
WARNING
Fire Risk
• NEVER pull fire pot cleaning rod or
cleaning slide plates out when appliance is
operating.
• The cleaning slide plates must be fully
CLOSED when appliance is operating.
• Hot pellets may fall into ash pan and start a
fire or mis-starts due to lack of vacuum.
4. Cleaning Ash Pan
• Frequency: Weekly or every 5 bags of fuel
• By: Homeowner
Locate the ash pan underneath the fire pot. Open the
bottom ash door and slide the ash pan straight out. Empty
into a non-combustible container and re-install ash pan.
See Disposal of Ashes.
WARNING
Fire Risk
• The cleaning slide plates must be fully
CLOSED when appliance is operating. Hot
pellets may fall into ash pan and start a fire.
Back side of Firepot
Firepot floor left open
Figure 18.2
2. Cleaning Fire pot with Cleaning Rod & Fire pot
Scraper
• Frequency:
Daily or more often as needed
• By:
Homeowner
a. The appliance must be in complete shutdown and
cool and the exhaust blower off . If you are just
cleaning the fire pot, there is no need to unplug the
appliance.
b. Pull fire pot cleaning rod OUT a couple of times
to help shake debris loose. If rod is hard to pull,
it may be necessary to use your fire pot clean-out
tool to chip away material that has built up on the
bottom plate of the fire pot and to push out any
clinkers. Larger clinkers may have to be removed
from the top of the fire pot. Corn clinkers can be
especially difficult to break up.
c. The fire pot floor plate must be fully closed when
finished. Figure 18.2.
Clinker
Figure 18.1