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YEARLYMAINTENANCE
ImportantNotes
Aswithanymaintenanceconcerningthisunit,besuretheunitis“OFF,”hascompleted
theShut‐Downcycle,andiscompletelycoolBEFOREbeginning.
BeawarethatmetalpartsinthefireboxcanremainHOTlongafterthefirehasgoneout
andEVENaftertheShut‐
Downcycleiscomplete.Alwaysuseextremecautionwhen
handlingpotentiallyhotstoveparts,evenifyouthinktheyshouldbecold.
Yearly(orendofseason)maintenanceshouldincludethestepslistedinthissectionAS
WELLASthestepslistedinthe“DailyMaintenance,”“BiweeklyMaintenance,”and
“MonthlyMaintenance”sectionsofthismanual.
Yearlymaintenanceshouldbeperformedattheendoftheburningseason.Leavingash
andotherbuild‐upinthestoveduringthenon‐heatingmonthscanleadtopremature
metaldegradationinthestoveandventingsystem.Usingextraattentiontodetailand
beingcertaintobeverythoroughintheendofseasoncleaningwillhelpincreasethe
operatinglifeofthestoveandventingsystem.
Caution
–
ShockHazard
Pressthe“Off”buttonandlettheappliancecompletelycoolBEFORE
unpluggingtheapplianceandbeginninganymaintenanceorcomponent
replacement.
Riskofshockifapplianceisnotunpluggedbeforeservice.
SootandFlyAsh:FormationandNeedforRemoval
Theproductsofcombustionwillcontainsmallparticlesofflyash.Theflyash
willcollectintheexhaustventingsystemandrestricttheflowofthefluegases.
Incompletecombustion,suchasthatwhichoccursduringstartup,shutdownor
incorrectoperationoftheroomheaterwillleadtosome
sootformationwhich
willcollectintheexhaustventingsystem.Theexhaustventingsystemshould
beinspectedatleastonceeveryyeartodetermineifcleaningisnecessary.