Monthly Stove Maintenance
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In addition to the Bi-weekly, Weekly and
Semi-Weekly Stove Maintenance procedures,
perform the following procedure once a
month (or every 40 to 50 bags of pellets).
• Shut down stove and let it cool a
minimum of 60 minutes.
• Once stove has cooled for 60 minutes,
toggle the on/off toggle switch to the
off position.
• Unplug the power cord from the back
of the stove (as identified in the Daily
Stove Maintenance procedure above)
Empty ash pan/drawer (Monthly or every
40 to 50 bags)
• Using a 7/32” Allen head wrench
remove the two Allen heat bolts that
hold the ash pan/drawer in place
(Figure 24).
Figure 24
• After the Allen head bolts have been
removed, pull the ash pan straight
back from the stove to remove it.
• Dispose of the ashes from the ash
pan/drawer in a fireproof container.
• Vacuum the inside of the ash
pan/drawer area (the space that the
ash pan was just removed from).
• Before reinstalling the ash pan, check
the gasket on the inside of the ash
pan/drawer to confirm that it is securely
in place.
• To reinstall the ash pan simply slide
the pan back into the stove pedestal
and reinstall the 7/32” Allen head bolts.
• Snug the ash pan in place taking care
to not over tighten the bolts and deform
the sides of the ash pan cover, this
may result in an improper seal of the
ash pan which in turn can lead to less
than optimum burn conditions.
Fresh Air Intake (Monthly or every 40 to 50
bags)
• Inspect air intake to be sure that it is
free of any obstructions.
Semi-Annual Maintenance Procedure
In addition to the Bi-weekly, Weekly and
Monthly Stove Maintenance procedures,
perform the following procedure twice a
heating season (or once every 50 to 75bags
of pellets).
Inspect and Clean Exhaust Vent System
(Every 50 to 75 bags, 1 to 1½ tons of
pellets)
• Twice a season (or every 50 to 75
bags, 1 to 1½ tons) it is necessary to
inspect and clean all exhaust vent
piping.
• To loosen and dislodge any ash that
has accumulated in the vent pipe, tap
lightly along all vertical lengths of pipe.
• Open and remove the bottom of all
“T”s in your exhaust vent system to
remove any accumulated ash.
• Entering the exhaust pipe from the
bottom of all “T”s in your exhaust
system, vacuum as much ash out of all
exhaust pipe as can be reached with a
vacuum.
• Reinstall the bottom of any “T”s that
have been removed, using aluminum
tape to seal all “T” end caps.
• Go to the exit end of the exhaust
system (where it vents outside the
home) and remove the end cap.
• Vacuum as much ash out of the
exhaust pipe as can be reached with a
vacuum.
• Reinstall the end cap on the pipe.
Improper or neglected cleaning of
exhaust system can lead to less than
optimum performance, premature
component failure and can be
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
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