Quadra-Fire CASTILEI-CE-MBK Indoor Fireplace User Manual


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October 27, 2011
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Castile & Santa Fe CE Insert
7069-101B
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.
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.
2. Cleaning Firepot with Cleaning Rod & Firepot
Clean-Out Tool
• Frequency:Dailyormoreoftenasneeded
• By:Homeowner
a.Theappliancemust beincompleteshutdownand
coolandtheexhaustbloweroff.NOTE:Ifyouare
justcleaningtherepot,thereisnoneedtounplugthe
insert.
b.PullrepotcleaningrodOUTandINacoupleoftimes
tohelpshakedebrisloose.See Figure 12.1 on page
12.
 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
difculttobreakup.
c.Therepotoorplatemustbefullyclosedwhennished.
See Figure 11.1 on page 11.
4. Cleaning Ash Pan/Drawer
• Frequency:Weeklyorevery5bagsormore
frequentlydependingonashbuild
• By:Homeowner
 Locatetheashpan/drawerunderneaththerepotand
slidetheashdrawerstraightout.Emptyintoanon-
combustiblecontainerandre-installashpan/drawer.
3. Ash Removal from Firebox
• Frequency:Weeklyor5bagsormorefrequently
dependingonashbuild-up
• By:Homeowner
a.Theremustnotbeanyhotashesinthereboxduring
cleaningsoallowtheappliancetocompletelycool.
Thereboxashshould beremovedeverytimethe
exhaustpathiscleaned.Frequentcleaningoftheash
inthereboxwillhelpslowdownthebuild-upofash
intheexhaustblowerandventsystem.
b.Pluginyourappliance,if unplugged,andturnthe
thermostatonandimmediatelyshutitofftostartthe
exhaustbloweronitscycletime.Itwillpullyashout
theexhaustinsteadofintotheroom.
c.Opendoor.Thereare2cleaningslideplatestothe
leftandrightoftherepotwithngerholes.Pullboth
slideplatesoutandsweeptheremainingashfromthe
reboxintothe2openholes.Apaintbrushworkswell
forthis.Closeslideplates.
d.Thisashisdepositedinthesameashdrawerasthe
repotdebris.Theashdrawershouldbeemptiedevery
timeyoucleantherebox.Remembertoplacetheash
anddebrisintoametalornon-combustiblecontainer.
e.The2cleaningslideplatesmustbefullyclosedwhen
cleaningiscomplete.
WARNING
• NEVERpullrepotcleaningrodsorcleaning
slideplateswhenapplianceisoperating.Hot
pelletsmayfallintoashpanandmaystarta
reorhavemis-startsduetolackofvacuum.
FireRisk
WARNING
• Thecleaningslideplatesmustbefully
CLOSEDwhenapplianceisoperating.Hot
pelletsmayfallintoashpanandstartare.
FireRisk.
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