OPTIMA PS1 PELLET STOVE
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MAINTENANCE
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REGULAR MAINTENANCE MUST BE CONDUCTED FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT
OPERATION OF THE STOVE.
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CONDUCT MAINTENANCE ON A COLD STOVE ONLY. TURN OFF THE STOVE AND
ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR IT TO COOL.
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DISCONNECT POWER TO THE STOVE IF MAINTENANCE REQUIRES THE OPENING
OF SERVICE PANEL(S).
CLEANING DOOR GLASS:
Keep all objects away from the door and glass during stove operation. Only clean the
door glass with the stove shut down and the glass cool to the touch.
Use a soft lint free cloth to wipe the exterior of the glass and trims.
Use a damp paper towel or newspaper to clean the interior of the glass. To remove more
stubborn residues and stains, dip a damp paper towel in some fine ash from the firebox and
gentle rub them off. Your stove dealer also carry glass cleaners for tough cleaning jobs.
If the door glass dirty up quickly with heavy dark sooty film, this is an indication that the stove is
not operating properly. Adjustment of combustion air and/or clean the burn pot. A light white or
tan residue on the glass that can be easily wiped off is normal and an indication that the stove
is operating optimally.
ASH DISPOSAL:
Soot and Flyash: Formation and Need for Removal—
The products of combustion
will contain small particles of flyash. The flyash will collect in the exhaust venting
system and restrict the flow of the flue gases. Incomplete combustion, such as occurs
during startup, shutdown, or incorrect operation of the room heater will lead to some
soot formation which will collect in the exhaust venting system. The exhaust venting
system should be inspected at least once every year to determine if cleaning is
necessary.
Every 60 to 120 hours of operation:
Open the door to get access to inside of the firebox. Take out the burn pot and scraped out the
ashes or clinkers inside the burn pot and poke out any obstructions in the air holes.
Grasp the ash clean-out slider and pull it out about two inches. Use a small hand brush and
sweep the firebox ashes and ashes under the burn pot into the opening uncovered by the
slider. The ashes will fall into the ash drawer below. Poor quality pellets with high ash content
will require frequent ash cleaning and disposal.
Empty the ash drawer when it reached about 3/4 full to minimize chance of ash spillage. This
may need to be done every third of fourth ash sweeping of the firebox (180 to 480 hours of
operation). Grasp the front lip of the ash drawer and pull it out carefully. Properly dispose of
the ashes.
CAUTION: Ashes can start fires. Never dispose of ashes in a combustible container.
Remove ashes only when stove and ashes are cold.
If the ashes are to be disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise locally dispersed, they should
be retained in the closed container until they are thoroughly cooled. Do not place other waste
materials in the ash container.
CAUTION: For safe and proper operation of the stove, the ash clean-out slider must be
pushed all the way in, ash drawer in place and the door securely latched.