Golden Eagle Talon - Cleaning and Blower Maintenance

Cleaning
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Itisveryimportanttoproperlyandregularlycleanyourstove.Youareburningawoodproductand
thiswillresultintheformationofash,soot,andpotentiallycreosote.Theseby‐productsmustbe
regularlyandconsistentlycleanedandremovedfromthestoveinordertoensurethatyourstove
continuestooperateefficientlyandsafely.
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Impropermaintenanceaccountsformostdifficultiesthatpeoplehavewiththestove.Alackof
propermaintenancemayevenresultintheunitnotfunctioningorserioussafetyconcerns.Besure
tofollowallrecommendedmaintenanceinthismanual.Ifyouarenotsureofhowtoperformanyof
theseactionsbesuretospeakwithyourdealerorcontactourtechnicalsupportdepartmentfor
additionalinstructions.
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A. HeatExchangeTubes–Yourstoveisdesignedwithabuilt‐in
heatexchangetubecleaner.Thisshouldbeuseddailyto
removeaccumulatedashonthetubes,whichreducesthe
efficiencyofyourunit.Insertthehandleend(withhole)of
thecleaningtoolontothecleaningrod(refertofigure13).
Thecleanerrodislocatedinthegrillabovethestovedoor.
Movethecleanerrodbackandforthseveraltimestoclean
theheatexchangertubes.Whenfinishedbesuretoleave
tubecleanerattherearofthestove.
B. InteriorChambers–Thetwoashdoorsinthefireboxinthe
Taloncanberemovedforperiodiccleaning(refertofigure
14).Thesedoorsallowaccesstothechamberbehindthe
firebox.
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Periodically,youmustvacuumashesfromthischamber.Besure
tohaveanattachmentonyourvacuumsothatyoucangetall
thewaytotheleftandrightofthesecleanouts,andalltheway
upinsideofthesedoorstothetopofstove.
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INSPECTANDCLEANBEHINDTHESECLEANING
PLATESATLEASTONCEPERTONOFPELLETS
BURNED.
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Insomecasesyouwillneedtoremovecreosote,which
canaccumulaterapidlyundercertainconditions.A
smallwirebrushcanbeused.Usethesmallwirebrushtoalsocleantheinsideofthe
chamberwalls,abovetheaccessdoors.
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ITISIMPORTANTTOREMOVETHISCREOSOTEBECAUSEITISHIGHLYCOMBUSTIBLE.
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Figure13
Figure14
Air Switch Tube