England's Stove Works 25PAH Gas Heater User Manual


 
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MONTHLYMAINTENANCE
ImportantNotes
Aswithanymaintenanceconcerningthisunit,besuretheunitis“OFF,”hascompleted
theShutDowncycle,andiscompletelycoolBEFOREbeginning.
BeawarethatmetalpartsinthefireboxcanremainHOTlongafterthefirehasgoneout
andEVENaftertheShutDowncycleiscomplete.Alwaysuseextremecautionwhen
handlingpotentiallyhotstoveparts,evenifyouthinktheyshouldbecold.
MonthlymaintenanceshouldincludethestepslistedinthissectionASWELLASthe
stepslistedinthe“DailyMaintenance”section.
Intervalsbetweenmonthlycleaningswilldepend
onthedurationthatthestoveis
burningonadailybasis.Astovewhichisoperatedcontinuouslywillneedmore
frequentmonthlycleaningsthanastovewhichisusedperiodicallyassupplemental
heat.
Agoodruleofthumbformonthlymaintenanceisthatitshouldbedoneeach
timean
entiretonofpelletsisburnedORoncepermonth,whichevercomesfirst.
Ifexcessashaccumulationisfoundintheexhaustchamberorventingsystemduring
monthlymaintenance,theintervalbetweencleaningsshouldbereducedtoeliminate
thepossibilityofpoorstoveperformanceduetoashaccumulation.
ExhaustChamberCleaning
Theexhaustchamberofthestovewasintentionallydesignedasanashaccumulation
area.Allowingashtoaccumulateherepreventsexcessashbuildupinthecombustionblower
andtheventingsystem.Similarly,theexhaustchamberiseasilyaccessibleviathetwoexhaust
chambercleanoutportslocatedinthe
firebox.
Usinga5/16”socketwrench,removethetwoscrewswhichholdeachofthecleanout
coversinplace.Thecleanoutcoversarelocatedonthebackwallofthefirebox,near
thebottom.
RemovethecleanoutcoversfromthefireboxandBEFOREvacuumingthechamberout,
observe
thetypeandquantityofashbuildup.Theashdepositedintheexhaust
chambershouldbelight,fluffy,greyorwhiteincolor,andshouldbenohigherthanhalf
wayupthecleanoutport.
o DoNOTallowtheashtoaccumulatehigherthanabouthalfway
upthecleanout
port;significantashaccumulationinthisareacan“choke”thecombustion
blowerandcausepoorstoveperformance.