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Cleaning Stove Burner
Carbon accumulates in the burner over a period of time and it must be cleaned out. It is
especially important to ensure the air holes are clear. If you are burning good quality fuel
and the heater is burning efficiently this cleaning procedure will only be required once a
year. If there is rapid carbon build up in the burner pot, it indicates an operation problem
or the need for a barometric damper adjustment. If you do not have a barometric you
should install one to reduce the air in the burner that is causing the carbon build up. This
must be rectified for satisfactory operation of the heater.
1) Remove the lid.
2) Insert the reamer tool (provided) into the fuel inlet hole. This will prevent loose carbon
falling into the fuel inlet during cleaning.
3) With a wire brush, scrape any loose carbon from the sides of the burner.
4) Using a paper clip poke out the four rows of air intake holes on the sides of the burner to
ensure that they are clear.
5) Remove any loose carbon from the base of the burner.
6)
Remove the reamer and replace the burner ring and superheater.
Cleaning Heater Burner
Depending on the quality of the fuel that you use and how often you use the heater, some
carbon may build up around the legs of the superheater and on the inside of the burner. You
may clean the burner by reaching in through the door or by removing the burner:
--Disconnect the fuel feed and the over-flow lines
--Remove screws “ A”, one on each side of the stainless housing
and loosen the screw “B” on the right side of the combustion
chamber under the door with the window. The burner will now
drop out.
1. To clean the burner, first take out the burner ring and the
superheater. Next place a pan under the burner to catch the fuel
when you remove the 1/4” clean out plug in the bottom of the
burner. Then clean out any carbon pieces in the burner. You
may have to use a scraper to remove the build up of carbon. The base of the burner
should be free of any carbon so that the four feet of the superheater make “metal to
metal” contact with the base of the burner. Any carbon will act as an insulator and you
will not get a good heat transfer from the superheater to the base of the burner.
