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It is essential to keep the grate free of a heavy build up of ashes. Remove the grate cover and brush ashes to the grate
where they will drop into the ash pan. Replace the grate cover after ashes have been removed.
When burning solid fuel, always empty the ash pan at least once a day or whenever it is full of ashes. Never allow the ash
pan to overfi ll thereby allowing ash to be in contact with the underside of the grate. If this condition is allowed, the grate will
wear out prematurely. Using the door handle to open the ash pan door, remove the ash pan and dump ashes into a metal
container when cool. Replace the grate cover after ashes have been removed.
Hot ashes may be kept in a metal container with a tight fi tting lid. Keep the closed container on a non-combustible fl oor or
ground, well away from all combustible materials. The ashes should be retained in the closed container until all cinders have
thoroughly cooled. Cold wood ashes can be used on the garden or in the compost.
4.1 ASH REMOVAL PROCEDURES
3.5.2 EXTENDED FIRE
4.0 MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
Turn off the gas and electrical power before servicing the appliance.
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WARNING
Check your chimney and chimney connector for creosote and soot buildup weekly until a safe frequency for
cleaning is established. If accumulation is excessive, disconnect the appliance and clean both the chimney and
the appliance. You may want to call a professional chimney sweep to clean them. Both have to be cleaned at
least once a year or as often as necessary.
SMOKING:
A properly installed appliance should not smoke. If yours does, check the following :
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Has the chimney had time to get hot?
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Is the smoke passage blocked anywhere in the appliance, chimney connector or chimney?
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Is the room too airtight? Try with a window partly open.
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Is the smoke fl ow impeded by too long a horizontal pipe or too many bends?
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Is it a weak draft perhaps caused by a leaky chimney, a cold outside chimney, too short a chimney, or
a chimney too close to trees or a higher roof?
Improper disposal of ashes result in fires. Do not discard ashes in cardboard boxes, dump in back
yards, or store in garages.
If using a vacuum to clean up ashes, be sure the ashes are entirely cooled. Using a vacuum to clean up
warm ashes could cause a fire inside the vacuum.
Never operate your appliance with the grate cover removed.
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WARNING
4.2 CREOSOTE FORMATION AND REMOVAL
When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapours which combine with expelled moisture to form
creosote. These vapours condense in the relatively cooler chimney fl ue of a slow burning fi re and when ignited, make an
extremely hot fi re. So, the smoke pipe and chimney should be inspected monthly during the heating season to determine
if a buildup has occurred. If creosote has accumulated it should be removed to reduce the risk of a chimney fi re.
Load your larger pieces of wood compactly, packed close enough to prevent the fl ames from penetrating it
completely.
After approximately 30 minutes, depending on the size of the load, close the draft control completely making
sure that the fi re is not extinguished.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THE APPLIANCE!
Overfi ring can occur by:
A.
Burning large amounts of smaller wood pieces such as furniture scraps, skids or treated wood;
B.
Vigorously burning large loads of wood with the draft control on “HIGH” (fully open) for long periods of
time (one or two hours).
