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October 26, 2006
CB1200-I Pellet Insert
10
Maintaining & Servicing Your Appliance
B. General Maintenance
1. Types of Fuel
Depending on the type of fuel you are burning will dictate how
often you have to clean your repot. If the fuel you are burning
has a high dirt or ash content or you are burning shelled eld
corn, it may be necessary to clean the repot more than once
a day. Dirty fuel will cause clinkers to form in the repot. A
clinker is formed when dirt, ash or a non-burnable substance
is heated to 2000°F (109°C) and becomes glass-like. See
“C” in this section for more details on fuels with high ash
content.
2. Cleaning Firepot with Cleaning Rod & Firepot
Scraper
• Frequency: Daily or more often as needed
• By: Homeowner
• Task:
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.
Figure 30.1 - Clinker
3. Cleaning Ash Pan
• Frequency: As needed
• By: Homeowner
• Task:
Locate the ash pan underneath the repot and using a
slight pull up and out remove the ash pan. Empty into
a non-combustible container and re-install ash pan.
See Disposal of Ashes on page 31.
4. Ash Removal from Firebox
• Frequency: Weekly or as needed
• By: Homeowner
• Task:
a. There must not be any hot ashes in the rebox during
cleaning so allow the appliance to completely cool.
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 immediatley 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. Remove ash with an ash vacuum or whisk
broom and small dust pan.
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 on page 31.
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.
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.
Shock and Smoke Hazard
• Turn down thermostat, let appliance completely
cool and exhaust blower must be off. Now you
can unplug appliance before servicing.
• Smoke spillage into room can occur if appliance
is not cool before unplugging.
• Risk of shock if appliance not unplugged before
servicing appliance.
CAUTION
A. Proper Shutdown Procedure
b. Pull repot cleaning rod OUT and IN a couple of times
to help shake debris loose. If rod is hard to pull, it may
be necessary to use your repot scraper 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 repot oor plate must be fully closed when
nished.
