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September 1, 2008
7001-142D
Page 29
Santa Fe Pellet Stove
WARNING
• The cleaning slide plates must be fully
CLOSED when appliance is operating. Hot
pellets may fall into ashpan and start a re.
Fire Hazard.
2. 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
repot, there is no need to unplug the appliance.
b. Pull repot cleaning rod OUT a couple of times to help
shake debris loose. If rod is hard to pull, it may be
necessary to use your repot clean-out tool to chip
away material that has built up on the bottom plate of
the repot and to push out any clinkers. Larger clinkers
may have to be removed from the top of the repot.
Corn clinkers can be especially difcult to break up.
c. The firepot floor plate must be fully closed when
nished. Figure 24.1 on page 24.
WARNING
• NEVER pull repot 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 re
or mis-starts due to lack of vacuum.
Fire Risk
4. Cleaning Ash Pan
• Frequency: Weekly or every 5 bags of fuel
• By: Homeowner
Locate the ash pan underneath the repot. Open the
bottom ash door and slide the ash pan straight out.
Empty into a non-combustible container and re-install
ash pan. See Disposal of Ashes.
3. 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 y ash out the exhaust instead of into the room.
b. Frequent cleaning of the ash in the rebox will help
slow down the build-up of ash in the exhaust blower
and vent system.
c. Open cast hinged face. Directly underneath the
rebox door and to the left and right of the repot are
2 cleaning slide plates. Pull both slide plates out and
then open the glass door. Sweep the remaining ash
from the rebox into the 2 open holes. A paint brush
works well for this. Close slide plates.
c. Directly underneath the rebox door and to the left and
right of the repot are 2 cleaning slide plates. Pull both
slide plates out and then open the glass door. Sweep
the remaining ash from the rebox into the 2 open
holes. A paint brush works well for this. Close slide
plates.
Disposal of Ashes
WARNING
• Ashes should be placed in metal container
with tight tting lid.
• Ashes should be retained in closed container
until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
5. Disposal of Ashes
• Frequency: As needed
• By: Homeowner
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a
tight-tting lid. The closed container of ashes should
be placed on a non-combustible oor or on the ground,
well away from all combustible materials, pending nal
disposal.
If the ashes are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise
locally dispersed, they should be retained in the
closed container until all cinders have been thoroughly
cooled.
d. This ash is deposited in the same ash pan as the
repot debris. The ash pan should be emptied every
time you clean the rebox. Remember to place
the ash and debris into a metal or non-combustible
container. See Disposal of Ashes.