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7050-146A
6/27/2014
SANTA FE FREESTANDING
C. General Maintenance and Cleaning
1. Types of Fuel
Depending on the type of fuel you are burning will dictate how
often you have to clean your fi repot.
If the fuel you are burning has a high dirt or ash content or you
are burning shelled fi eld corn, it may be necessary to clean
the fi repot more than once a day.
Dirty fuel will cause clinkers to form in the fi repot. 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 34
in
this section for more details on fuels with high ash content.
2. Cleaning Firepot with Cleaning Rod & Firepot
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
fi repot, there is no need to unplug the appliance.
b.
Pull
fi repot 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 fi repot clean-out tool to chip
away material that has built up on the bottom plate of
the fi repot and to push out any clinkers. Larger clinkers
may have to be removed from the top of the fi repot.
Corn clinkers can be especially diffi cult to break up.
c. The firepot floor plate must be fully closed when
fi nished.
Figure 23.1 on page 23.
3. Ash Removal from Firebox
• Frequency:
Every 5 bags or weekly or more fre-
quently depending on ash build-up.
• By:
Homeowner
a. There must not be any hot ashes in the fi rebox during
cleaning so allow the appliance to completely cool. The
fi rebox ash should be removed every time the exhaust
path is cleaned. Frequent cleaning of the ash in the
fi rebox 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 fl y ash out
the exhaust instead of into the room.
WARNING
Fire Risk
• NEVER
pull
fi repot 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 ashpan and start a fi re or
mis-starts due to lack of vacuum.
WARNING
Fire Risk
• The cleaning slide plates must be fully CLOSED
when appliance is operating. Hot pellets may fall
into ashpan and start a fi re.
c. Open cast hinged face. Directly underneath the fi rebox
door and to the left and right of the fi repot are 2 cleaning
slide plates with fi nger holes. Pull both slide plates out
and then open the glass door. Sweep the remaining ash
from the fi rebox 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 fi repot
debris. The ash pan should be emptied every time you
clean the fi rebox. 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.
4. Cleaning
Ash
Pan
• Frequency:
Weekly or every 5 bags of fuel
• By:
Homeowner
Locate the ash pan underneath the fi repot. 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.
5. Disposal
of
Ashes
• Frequency:
As needed
• By:
Homeowner
Ashes should be placed in a steel container with a tight-
fi tting lid. The container of ashes should be moved
outdoors immediately and placed on a non-combustible
fl oor or on the ground, well away from all combustible
materials, pending fi nal disposal.
If the ashes are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise
locally dispersed, they should be retained in the closed
container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled. Other
waste shall not be placed in this container.
WARNING
Disposal of Ashes
• Ashes should be placed in metal container with tight
fi tting lid.
• Ashes should be retained in closed container until
all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
