Quadra-Fire CASTILE - Maintaining and Servicing Your Appliance; Proper Shutdown Procedure; Quick Reference Maintenance Chart; General Maintenance

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October 27, 2011
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Castile & Santa Fe CE Insert
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Maintaining & Servicing Your Appliance
C. General Maintenance
1. Types of Fuel
Dependingonthetypeoffuelyouareburningwilldictatehow
oftenyouhavetocleanyourrepot.
Ifthefuelyouareburninghasahighdirtorashcontentitmay
benecessarytocleantherepotmorethanonceaday.
Dirtyfuelwillcauseclinkerstoformintherepot.Aclinkeris
formedwhendirt,ashoranon-burnablesubstanceisheatedto
1093°Candbecomesglass-like.
Clinker
Figure 12.1 - Clinker
Shock and Smoke Hazard
• Turndownthermostat,letappliancecompletely
coolandexhaustblowermustbeoff.Nowyou
canunplugappliancebeforeservicing.
• Smokespillageintoroomcanoccurifappliance
isnotcoolbeforeunplugging.
• Riskofshockifappliancenotunpluggedbefore
servicingappliance.
CAUTION
A. Proper Shutdown Procedure
B. Quick Reference Maintenance Chart
Follow the detailed instructions found in this
section for each step listed in the chart below.
Cleaning or Inspection
Frequency Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly
AshPan/Drawer Every5bagsoffueldepend-
ingonthefueltypeorash
build-up
OR X
AshRemovalfromFirebox Every5bagsormorefre-
quentlydependingonthefuel
typeorashbuild-up
OR X
BeneathHeatExchanger Every1tonoffuel OR X
Blower,Combustion(Exhaust) Morefrequentlydependingon
thefueltype
OR  X
Blower,Convection Every25bagsormorefre-
quentlydependingonthefuel
type
OR
X
DoorLatchInspection Priortoheatingseason OR X
Firebox-PrepareforNon-BurnSeason Atendofheatingseason OR X
Firepot-Burningpellets-hardwood Every3bags OR X
Firepot-Burningpellets-softwood Every5bags OR X
Glass
Whenclearviewofrepot
becomesobscure
OR X
HeatExchanger&DropTube Every15bagsoffuel OR X 
Hopper Every50bagsoffuelorwhen
changingfueltypes
OR X
VentingSystem Morefrequentlydependingon
thefueltype
OR X
NOTICE: Thesearerecommendations.Cleanmorefrequentlyifyouencounterheavybuild-upofashat
therecommendedintervaloryouseesootcomingfromthevent.Not properly cleaning your
appliance on a regular basis will void your warranty.