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YEARLYMAINTENANCE
ExhaustBlowerCleaning
Althoughtheexhaustblowerandblowerhousingweredesignedtominimizeashbuild‐up,
somefly‐ashwillstillaccumulatetherethroughouttheburningseason.Theamountandtype
ofashwilldependonthetypeofpelletsandventingsystem,butgenerallythisaccumulation
willbemild.If,whencleaningtheexhaustblower,alargeaccumulationoffly‐ashisfound,
cleaningtheexhaustblowerandhousingshouldbeperformedmonthlyorbimonthlyto
preventthisexcessbuildup.
Instructions
Beforebeginningtheexhaustblowercleaningprocedure,becertaintheunitis
unpluggedandthoroughlycooleddown.
Loosenandremovethe5/16”screwwhichsecurestheexhaustbloweraccessdoorto
theunit.
Oncethedoorisopen,theexhaustblowerwillbeclearlyvisible.
Disconnecttheventingsystemfromtheexhaustblowerjustenoughthatyouwillbe
abletoremovetheexhaustblowerfromthestove.
Unplugthetwowireswhichconnectthestovewiringharnesstotheexhaustblower
usingthequickconnectplugs.
Loosenandremovethe5/16”screw,onthetopoftheexhaustbloweroutput
connection,whichholdsthethermalsensortotheexhaustblower.
Loosenthefive(5)5/16”self‐drillingscrewswhichholdtheexhaustblowertothe
exhaustblowertube;a12”socketextensionwilllikelybenecessarytoreachallofthe
screws.
Lifttheexhaustblowerupandoutofthestove.Thegasketwhichsealstheexhaust
blowertotheexhaustblowertubeisfragile,sotakeextracarewhenremovingthe
blower.Evenwhenbeingcareful,though,itiseasytotearthisfragilegasket,andsince
anairtightseal
iscrucialhere,itisbesttoreplacethisgasket(Part#‐PU‐CBG)every
timetheexhaustblowerisremoved.
Withtheexhaustblowerremoved,useautilityvacuumtoremoveanyashaccumulation
intheexhaustblowertube.
Useasoftpaintbrushandcarefullyremoveany
ashaccumulationfromtheinsideofthe
exhaustblower,andfromtheexhaustblowerfanblade.
Inspecttheexhaustblowermotorfordustaccumulationandcarefullyremoveit,
ensuringthatallaircoolingholesintothemotorareopenandfreeofdustdeposits.
Installtheblowerin
thereverseorderasdescribedabove.Remembertocheckthe
conditionoftheexhaustblowergasketANDremembertoreconnectthethermalsensor
tothetopoftheexhaustbloweroutletbeforereinstallingthesidepanel.