Saxon Walnut - Care and Maintenance; Cleaning Painted Surfaces and Glass; Routine Maintenance Schedule; Creosote Buildup Prevention and Removal

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CAREANDMAINTENANCE
Your heater has been designed as a heavy duty appliance capable of withstanding normal operating
conditions.
Care
Thefireboxlinerswherefittedmustbetreated
withcare.Avoidthrowinglogsintothefirebox
asthismayfracturetheliners.
Cleaning
Painted surfaces: to clean painted surfaces,
wipeoverwithasoft,dampcloth.Donotuse
harshsolventsandcleaningagentsasthese
candamagethecoating.Buffdrywithasoft,
drycloth.
If your heater is installed in a coastal
environment, where salt air will  come in
contactwiththeheater,thiscleaningprocess
shouldbeperformedweeklytoavoidthesalt
causing deterioration of the paint and
subsequentlyrust.
Door glass: sometimes black deposits will
build up on the inside of the door glass. To
removethisbuildup,rubgentlywithaplastic
scourer pad moistened with water and
detergent.Thenusethedampanddrycloths
asbefore.Hotglasscleanerisalsoavailable
fromyourheaterretailer.
RoutineMaintenanceSchedule
Atbeginningoftheseasonandatleastevery8
weeksduringtheseason
* Inspect and clean the flue system. To do
this,removethebaffleplateandfluecowl,
andcleanoutwithafluebrush.
* Checkthepaintedsurfaces.Ifthereisany
wear, for instance from cleaning or
abrasion,touchuppaint isavailable from
yourdealer.
Atendofseason
* Inspectthedoorglassforanycracksand
replaceifnecessary.
* Inspectdoorropeandsealsandreplace
ifnecessary.
* I n s p e c t  f i r e b o x  f o r w ea r  o r
excessivecorrosion.
* Inspectfirebrickswherefitted
andreplaceifbroken.
* Checkthattheairslidemovessmoothly.Ifit
issticky,lubricateitwithhightemperature
greaseavailablefromyourlocalhardware
store.
* Inspectfanfordirtbuildupandremovedust
if necessary. Excess dirt build up can
damagefan,whichmayvoidthewarranty.
Fancanbeaccessedbyremovingthefront
panelontheheatercolumn.
CreosoteBuildUp
Whentheheateriscontinuallyburntwithlower
than normal fire temperatures, eg due to
unseasoned wood, higher than acceptable
amounts of smoke are produced which
condenseontheinsideoftheflue.Thisbuilds
upasablack,tar-likedepositcalledcreosote.
Athinlayerofcreosoteinsidetheflueisnormal
andwillnotcauseaproblem.Oncethereisa
layer more than 3mm thick, problems can
occur.
1.Ifthelayeristhickenough,itrestrictstheflue
andcancauseinsufficientdrawandeven
smokespillagebackintothehouse.
2. More seriously, creosote is combustible,
andcanignite.Afluefireiseasytodetect,
involvingaroaringsound,avibrationofthe
flue, and sometimes flames and sparks
shootoutofthetopoftheflue.
Toavoidcreosotebuildupandthefiresthat
mayresult,burnseasonedwoodwiththeair
controlsettomediumorhighformostofthe
time.
To remove creosote when it does build up,
removethebaffleplateandfluecowl,anduse
a flue brush to clean the flue system. To
removethebaffleplate,slidetheplateupon
onesideandthendownaroundthebrackets
ontheother.
Incaseofafluefire,donotpanic.Yourflue
system has been constructed to withstand
hightemperatures.Immediatelyclosetheair
controldowntoitslowestsetting.Donotopen
thedoor.Oncethefirehasextinguished,you
shouldhaveyourfluesysteminspectedbya
qualifiedserviceperson.