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AshRemoval‐FreestandingUnit:

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Ifleftneglectedasheswilleventually filltheashpan.Remove theashesperiodicallyto avoidunnecessaryash

buildup.Ashremovalisasfollows:

1. Letfirerunoutandallowunitcooltoroomtemperature

2. Cleantheheatexchangertubes(seeHeatExchangerCleaningsection)–Makesure

PelletStoveisatroom

temperaturebeforetouching

3. Opentheashpandoor,removetheburnpotandburnpotlinerandemptyintometalcontai ner

4. Vacuumtoremoveashesfromthefirebox.

BESURETHATASHESARECOOLTO THETOUCHBEFOREVACUUMING.Somevacuumcleanersmay

leakashinto 

theroom.Yourvacuumcleanershouldhaveaspecialfilterorbagtoeliminateleakage.

5. Removeashpananddisposeofashesintometalcontainer

6. Reinstallashpan

7. Reinstallburnpotandburnpotliner.

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AshRemoval‐InsertUnit:

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1. AllowHeatertocooltoroomtemperature

2. Lifttheashpandoorupandpullout

3. Followdirectionsforfreestandingunitaboveonthispage.

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DisposalofAshes

Ashesshould beplaced ina steelmetal containerwith a tightfitting lid.Theclosedcontainer of

ashes

shouldbeplacedonanon‐combustiblefloororonthegroundwellawayfromallcombustible

materials,pending final 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.Donotplaceotherwasteinthesamecontainer.

Figure25

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