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Usingautilitytypevacuumcleaner,,vacuumtheflyashoutoftheexhaustchamber.A
shortpieceofhosecanbeattachedtotheendoftheutilityvacuumlineandcanbe
usefulinreachingtheashwhichaccumulatesbetweentheclean‐outports.
A
speciallydesignedashvacuumandpelletstovecleaningkitisavailablefromthe
England’sStoveWorkswebsite;pleasesee:http://www.englanderstoves.com/store/.
Onceallashhasbeenremovedfromtheexhaustchamber,reinstallthecleanoutport
covers,usingthescrewspreviouslyremoved.
Becertaintotightenthescrewsdowntosufficientlysealthecleanoutportcovers,but
donotover‐tightenthem,asitpossibletodamagethescrew.
VentingPipeCleaning
Lowspotsanddirectionchangesintheventingsystem(suchastee’sandelbows)are
areasforpotentialfly‐ashandcreosoteaccumulation.INSPECTtheseareasdiligentlyto
keeptheventingsysteminsafeoperatingcondition.
Dependingonthespecifictypeofventingsystemyourstoveisconnectedto,itmaybe
possibletoremovetheclean‐outteecoverandsimplyrunapipebrushupthepipeto
removeanyfly‐ashaccumulation.Brushesspecificallymadeforcleaningpelletpipeare
availableattheretailerwhereyouboughtthisstove,aswellasatmosthearthproduct
dealers.
Horizontalrunsofpipe,suchasfromtheexhaustconnectiononthestovetothevertical
transition,willaccumulateflyashandshouldbeinspectedcarefullyandbrushedclean.
Checktheterminationcaptobecertainisnotcloggedorrestrictedbyanyfly‐ash
accumulation.
Afterthoroughlycleaningtheventingsystem,resealanydisassembledseamswithhigh
temperaturesilicone(Part#AC‐RTV3)ifapplicabletoyourventingsystem.
Inspectseamsthatwerenotdisassembledtobecertainasmoke‐tightsealisstillbeing
made.
Afterprolongeduse,leaksintheventingsystem
canusuallybefoundbysearchingfor
fly‐ashdepositsontheoutsideofthepipe.Carefullycheckforleaksintheventing
systemandsealthemaccordingly.
Althoughmostpelletventingsystemsaredesignedtolastalifetime,pelletfly‐ashcan
becorrosiveundercertainconditions.Whencleaning
yourventingsystem,examinethe
pipecarefullyforanysignsofdeteriorationandreplacesectionsthatshowexcessive
wear.Itisunlikelythatthiswilleverbeaconcern,butmaintainingyourventingsystem
insafeoperatingconditioniscrucialtosafestoveoperation.