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Maintaining
and
Servicing
Your
Fireplace
Fireplace
Maintenance
Although the frequency of your fireplace servicing and
maintenance will depend on use and the type of
installation, you should have a qualified service
technician perform an appliance check-up at the
beginning of each heating season. See the table
below for specific guidelines regarding each fireplace
maintenance task.
IMPORTANT
TURN OFF THE GAS BEFORE SERVICING YOUR
FIREPLACE.
Type of
Fireplace Fireplace Maintenance Task To
Maintenance Frequency By Be Completed
Replacing Once annually, Qualified Brush away loose ember material near
Old Ember during the Service the burner. Replace old ember
Material annual check-up Technician material. Save the remaining ember
material and repeat this procedure at
your next servicing. For more
information, see Placing Ember
Material in the INSTALLERS GUIDE.
Cleaning Once annually Qualified Brush or vacuum the control
Burner Service compartment, fireplace logs, and
& Controls Technician burner areas surrounding the logs.
Checking Periodically Qualified Make a visual check of your fireplace’s
Flame Service flame patterns. Make sure the flames
Patterns , Technician/ are steady—not lifting or floating. See
Flame Height Owner the picture in Figure 9 . The flame sensor
or thermopile/thermocouple tips should
be covered with flame. See the picture in
Figure 10.
Checking Before initial use Qualified Inspect the external vent cap on a
Vent System and at least Service regular basis to ensure that no debris is
annually thereafter, Technician/ interfering with the flow of air. Inspect
more frequently Owner entire venting system to ensure proper
if possible function.
Cleaning After first 3-4 hours Homeowner
Glass Door of use. As necessary
after initial cleaning.
Remove and clean glass after the first 3
to 4 hours of use. After the initial clean-
ing, clean as necessary, particularly after
adding new ember (flame colorant) ma-
terial. Film deposits on the inside of the
glass door should be cleaned off using a
household glass cleaner.
NOTE: DO NOT handle or attempt to
clean the door when it is hot and Do NOT
use abrasive cleaners. NOTE: If the
glass breaks, carefully remove the glass
frame assembly and vacuum any loose
pieces with a shop vac (do NOT vacu-
um if pieces are hot). Replace only with
glass specified for use with your fire-
place. Contact your dealer. See Glass
Assembly Installation section.