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ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
* Inspect your stove or insert at minimum frequency stated until you establish a minimum frequency required for
your installation (frequency will vary depending upon fuel BTU value / ash content, usage, and misc. installation
variables). Unplug and Ensure Stove is Cold Before Performing Any Maintenance Work
. Include routine mainte-
nance with annual maintenance. The following areas need to be inspected and cleaned as part of annual main-
tenance:
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ROUTINE CLEANING
Unplug and Ensure Stove is Cold Before Performing
Any Maintenance Work.
The following areas need to be inspected and cleaned
during Routine Cleaning:
• UltraGrate (burn grate)
• Ash Pan
• Heat Exchange Tubes / Tube Scraper
• Photoeye
• Exhaust Passages and Vent Pipe
• Ash Clean-out Ports
• Gaskets
• Window Wash
• Rear Stove / Insert Compartment
UltraGrate (Burn Grate for All Models)
The UltraGrate should be inspected periodically to as-
sure that the air holes have not become clogged with ash
or clinkers. The UltraGrate can easily be cleaned with
the grate scraper / ash pan tool, or it can be removed for
cleaning. It is very important to monitor the ash build up
under the UltraGrate, as excessive amounts of ash will
block combustion air from entering the grate, causing
pellets to pile-up in the grate. The grate cleaning proce-
dure is the same for all models.
UltraGrate
* (Minimum Frequency of 1 day to 2 weeks)
ASH PAN (Optima 2 FS and Optima 3 FS)
All ash removal and cleaning should be done while
stove is cold.
The ash pan will have to be emptied periodically, depend-
ing on the amount of fuel consumed. To access follow
steps one through four:
1. Open the glass door, then, using the ash pan / grate
scraper tool, lift the UltraGrate® out and sweep the
top ash into the pan below.
2. Remove the ash pan cover located below the door by
pulling forward until magnets release.
Models Optima 2 FS and Optima 3 FS
Model Optima 3 INS
Ash Pan
Cover
UltraGrate
Ash Pan
Cover
Optima 3 INS has a
handle on the exterior
of the ash pan cover for
easy access and re-
moval.
* (Recommended Frequency of 2 days – 2
weeks
)