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Rev. 05/2020
Removal and Replacement
1) Allow the coals to burn completely and extinguish.
2) Push the ashes to the back of the firebox or remove all the ashes from the firebox.
3) Run a small pry-bar around the perimeter of the grate and the edge of the ash pan to
loosen the grate.
4) Lift out the broken grate.
5) Clean the edge of the ash pan in which the new grate will sit.
6) Install the new grate. Make sure to install the new grate with
the narrow width of the slot towards the fire.
Optional Shaker Grates
Using Your Shaker Grate System
There are two main modes of operation for the Shaker Grate
System. These are Shake mode and Dump mode.
Shake mode is used mainly for daily use and consists of handle
movement with the stop
in place.
Moving the handle back and
forth with the stop in place allows for the breaking up and release
of small pieces of klinker and ash into the ashpan. This should be
done daily or whenever wood is added to the furnace.
See figure 1.
The second mode is Dump mode and consists of handle
movement with the stop moved
out of the way
. Moving the
handle back and forth, with the stop out of the way, allows for full
movement of the shaker grates as well as the breaking up and
release of large pieces of klinker into the ashpan. Dump mode is
needed when the klinker buildup on the shaker grates is such that
it causes restriction of airflow to the fire. See Figure 2.
During normal operation the shaker grates must be in a neutral
position as shown in Figure 3.
It is important that after using the shaker system in dump mode, all klinker and ash
is cleared out from the ashpan leaving NOTHING behind. Anything left under the
shaker grates can re-ignite causing damage to the shaker grates.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
