Quadra-Fire CASTILE - Page 13

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October 27, 2011
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Castile & Santa Fe CE Insert
7069-101B
5. Disposal of Ashes
• Frequency:Asneeded
• By:Homeowner
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a
tight-ttinglid.Theclosedcontainerofashesshould
beplacedonanon-combustibleoororontheground,
wellawayfromallcombustiblematerials,pendingnal
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.
DisposalofAshes
WARNING
• Ashes should be placed in metal container
withtightttinglid.
• Ashesshouldberetainedinclosedcontainer
untilallcindershavethoroughlycooled.
2. Cleaning Firepot with Cleaning Rod & Firepot
Clean-Out Tool
• Frequency:Dailyormoreoftenasneeded
• By:Homeowner
 a.The appliance must be in complete shutdown and
cool and theexhaust blower off. NOTE:  If youare
justcleaningtherepot,thereisnoneedtounplugthe
insert.
 b.PullrepotcleaningrodOUTandINacoupleoftimes
tohelpshakedebrisloose.See Figure 12.1 on page
12. 
  Ifrodishardtopull,itmaybenecessarytouseyour
repotclean-outtooltochipawaymaterialthathasbuilt
uponthebottomplateoftherepotandtopushoutany
clinkers.Largerclinkersmayhavetoberemovedfrom
thetopoftherepot.Cornclinkerscanbeespecially
difculttobreakup.
 c.Therepotoorplatemustbefullyclosedwhennished.
See Figure 11.1 on page 11.
4. Cleaning Ash Pan/Drawer
• Frequency:Weeklyorevery5bagsormore
frequentlydependingonashbuild
• By:Homeowner
 Locatetheashpan/drawerunderneaththerepotand
slidethe ash drawer straight out.  Empty into a non-
combustiblecontainerandre-installashpan/drawer.
3. Ash Removal from Firebox
• Frequency:Weeklyor5bagsormorefrequently
dependingonashbuild-up
• By:Homeowner
 a.Theremustnotbeanyhotashesinthereboxduring
cleaning so allow the appliance to completely cool.
The rebox ash should be removed every time the
exhaustpathiscleaned.Frequentcleaningoftheash
inthereboxwillhelpslowdownthebuild-upofash
intheexhaustblowerandventsystem.
 b.Plug in your appliance, if unplugged, and turn the
thermostatonandimmediatelyshutitofftostartthe
exhaustbloweronitscycletime.Itwillpullyashout
theexhaustinsteadofintotheroom.
 c.Opendoor.Thereare2cleaningslideplatestothe
leftandrightoftherepotwithngerholes.Pullboth
slideplatesoutandsweeptheremainingashfromthe
reboxintothe2openholes.Apaintbrushworkswell
forthis.Closeslideplates.
 d.Thisashisdepositedinthesameashdrawerasthe
repotdebris.Theashdrawershouldbeemptiedevery
timeyoucleantherebox.Remembertoplacetheash
anddebrisintoametalornon-combustiblecontainer.
 e.The2cleaningslideplatesmustbefullyclosedwhen
cleaningiscomplete.

WARNING
• NEVERpullrepotcleaningrodsorcleaning
slideplateswhenapplianceisoperating.Hot
pelletsmayfallintoashpanandmaystarta
reorhavemis-startsduetolackofvacuum.
FireRisk

WARNING
• Thecleaningslideplatesmustbefully
CLOSEDwhenapplianceisoperating.Hot
pelletsmayfallintoashpanandstartare.
FireRisk.