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September 1, 2008
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Castile Pellet Insert
3. Cleaning Firepot with Cleaning Rod & Firepot
Scraper
• Frequency: Daily or more often as needed
• By: Homeowner
a. The appliance must be in complete shutdown and cool
and the exhaust blower off. If you are just cleaning the
firepot, there is no need to unplug the appliance.
b. Pull firepot cleaning rod OUT a couple of times to help
shake debris loose. See Figure 30.1 on page 30. If rod
is hard to pull, it may be necessary to use your firepot
clean-out tool to chip away material that has built up
on the bottom plate of the firepot and to push out any
clinkers. Larger clinkers may have to be removed from
the top of the firepot. Corn clinkers can be especially
difficult to break up.
c. The firepot floor plate must be fully closed when
finished. See Figure 24.1 on page 24.
WARNING
• NEVER pull firepot cleaning rod or cleaning
slide plates out when appliance is operating.
• The cleaning slide plates must be fully
CLOSED when appliance is operating.
•. Hot pellets may fall into ashpan and start a fire
or mis-starts due to lack of vacuum.
Fire Risk
4. Ash Removal from Firebox
• Frequency: Weekly or more frequently depending on
ash build-up.
• By: Homeowner
a. Allow the appliance to completely cool down. There
must not be any hot ashes in the firebox during
cleaning. Turn the thermostat on and then immediately
off to start the exhaust blower on its cycle time. It will
pull fly ash out the exhaust instead of into the room.
b. Frequent cleaning of the ash in the firebox will help
slow down the build-up of ash in the exhaust blower
and vent system.
c. Open door. There are 2 cleaning slide plates to the
left and right of the firepot with finger holes. Pull both
slide plates out and open the glass door and sweep the
remaining ash from the firebox into the 2 open holes.
A paint brush works well for this. Close slide plates.
d. This ash is deposited in the same ash pan as the
firepot debris. The ash pan should be emptied every
time you clean the firebox. Remember to place the ash
and debris into a metal or non-combustible container.
See Disposal of Ashes.
a. Loosen screw on top right corner directly under the cast
top, but do not remove. Figure 28.1.
b. With thumb, press upward on the frame to relieve the
pressure on the cast side. Figure 28.2.
c. Slide the cast side downward as shown in Figure 28.3.
(The top has been removed to show the details.
d. Lay sides on protective padding to avoid scratching the
paint or chipping the porcelain.
e. Repeat for the other side.
Front
Right
Cast
Side
Top
CAST
SIDE
Flex frame upward with thumb
to relieve pressure on cast side.
Figure 29.1
Figure 29.2
Figure 29.3
2. Remove Cast Sides for Cleaning & Maintenance