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WARNING
8.0 MAINTENANCE
Check your chimney and chimney connector for creosote and soot buildup weekly until a safe frequency for
cleaning is established.
If accumulation is excessive, disconnect the appliance and clean both the chimney and the appliance. You
may want to call a professional chimney sweep to clean them. Both have to be cleaned at least once a year or
as often as necessary.
Remove bre bafes and clean above them once a year.
Replace any broken bricks.
Allow the ashes in your rebox to accumulate to a depth of 2” or 3” (51mm or 76mm); they tend to burn
themselves up. When the re has burned down and cooled, remove any excess ashes but leave an ash bed
approximately 1” (25mm) deep on the rebox bottom to help maintain a hot charcoal bed.
DISPOSAL OF ASHES: Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight tting lid. Other waste shall
not be placed in this container. The closed container of ashes should be placed on a non-combustible oor or
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
thoroughly cooled.
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A VACUUM TO CLEAN UP WARM ASHES COULD CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE VACUUM.
NEVER OPERATE YOUR APPLIANCE WITH THE GRATE COVER REMOVED.
DOOR WILL RESULT IN AN OVER FIRE CONDITION THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE
APPLIANCE.
8.1 ASH REMOVAL PROCEDURES
84.1A
When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapors, which combine with expelled moisture
to form creosote. The creosote vapors condense in the relatively cooler chimney ue of a slow-burning re. As
a result, creosote residue accumulates on the ue lining. When ignited this creosote makes an extremely hot
re.
The chimney connector and chimney should be inspected at least once every two months during the heating
season to determine if a creosote buildup has occurred.
If creosote has accumulated it should be removed to reduce the risk of a chimney re.
8.2 CREOSOTE FORMATION AND REMOVAL
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