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MAINTENANCE‐continued
Chimney/VentSystemCleaning:
1. SootFormation–Whenwoodproductsareburnedslowlytheyproducetarandotherorganicvaporswhich
combinewithexpelledmoisturetoformsoot.Thesootvaporscondenseintherelativelycoolchimneyflue, as
aresultsootresidueaccumulatesonthechimneylining.Whenignitedsootmakesanextremely
hotfirewhich
can damage the chimney or cause a house fire. If a soot/creosote fire occurs, shut down the heater
immediatelyandcallthefiredepartment.
2. SootandFlyash:FormationandNeedforRemoval—Theproductsofcombustionwillcontainsmallparticles
of flyash. The flyash will collect in
the exhaust venting system and restrict the flow of the flue gases.
Incompletecombustion,suchasoccursduringstartup,shutdown,orincorrectoperationoftheroomheater
willleadtosomesootformationwhichwillcollectintheexhaustventingsystem.Theexhaustventingsystem
shouldbeinspectedatleast
onceeveryyearorpertonoffuelburnedtodetermineifcleaningisnecessary.
DoorGaskets:
Gaskets around the door and window panes sho uld be inspected, cleaned and repaired when necessary to
maintaingoodseal.
DoorGlassRemovalandReplacement:
Donotattempttooperatetheunitwithbrokenglass.
ReplacementglassmaybepurchasedfromyourU.S.Stove
PelletBurningRoomHeaterDealer.Ifglassisbroken,followtheseremovalprocedures:
1. Oncetheheaterhascooled,removethedoorfromtheheater.
2. Removetheropegasketfromthedoorfollowedbytheeight(8)nutsholdingtheglass
retainerinplace.
3. Whilewearinggloves,carefullyremoveanyloosepiecesofglassfromthedoorframe.
4. Replacetheglassandgasket,makingsurethegasketrunsthefullperimeteroftheglassedge.
5. Re‐installtheretainerandeightnutsandropegasketusinghightemperaturesilicone
toadherethegasket
tothedoor.
6. Neverusesubstitutematerials fortheglass.
GlassCleaning:(Cleanasneeded)
1. Donotattempttocleantheglasswhileunitishot.Waituntilthepelletheaterhascooledandthen usea
softcottonclothandmildwindowcleaner
orgasandwoodstovecleaner.
2. Donotuseabrasivecleaners.
3. Donotabusetheglassbystrikingorslammingthedoor.