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WEEKLY MAINTENANCE
9 Set the stove on high fire. Open the draft to 100% and allow the stove to burn for 15 minutes.
Resume desired heat and draft setting.
9 Shut down the stove as directed in the operating instructions. Allow the stove to cool to room
temperature. Remove the small clean-out slides in the lower corners of the firebox. Tap the sides of
the burn chamber with the clean-out tool. Do not tap the firewall behind the burn box as it may
damage the insulation. Using the clean-out tool, scrape the fly ash from the clean-out chambers
toward the front of the burn chamber. Remove the fly ash from the burn chamber and replace the
clean out chamber doors.
9 Remove the ash pan and dump the ash into a metal container.
9 Remove the firepot by stopping the fuel stirrer in the upright position, slide the collar off of the fuel
stirrer coupler shaft and pull up and out on the firepot. Using the clean-out tool, remove any ash that
might have built up in the system or air intake.
9 Cleaning of the exhaust system will depend upon the ash and debris content of your fuel. If your fuel
has a high ash content and/or significant debris in it, your exhaust system will require weekly
cleaning. Cleaner fuels will allow for monthly cleaning of the exhaust system. Remove the exhaust
pipe from the back of your stove and remove any ash that my have collected in the pipes. Replace the
pipes to the stove and seal with high temperature seal tape. If you have installed proper clean out tees
you will not have to take the chimney sections apart.
9 While you are doing your weekly cleaning, have the unit set on high and the draft knob all the way
out. Remember the unit is not burning. After cleaning, push the draft knob back into the stop collar.
REMEMBER: A clean unit burns efficiently and will remain trouble free!
SPRING CLEANING:
When the heating season is over make sure that you clean out all of the fuel in the hopper, firebox area,
ash pan and firepot area Corn can accumulate moisture over the summer months causing the unit to rust
and the fuel to mold.
It is recommended that prior to shutting down the unit in the spring, run the unit on the higher settings for
a day to help clean out the heat exchanger system, venting system and firebox area.
When the unit is cleaned out, take the venting apart, clean out the fly-ash, rinse the venting out with a
water hose and let dry, take the draft blower off and clean, clean out all areas such as back heat exchanger
and lubricate the auger, auger tube, firepot area, fuel stirrer shaft and bearings and hopper area with a light
oil. (something like Pam cooking oil works great to coat the inside of the unit and the moving parts.
Clean the glass, doors and outer cabinet so that you are ready for the next heating season.