USSC 5660 - Ash Removal Procedures

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MAINTENANCE‐continued
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AshRemoval‐FreestandingUnit:
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Removetheashesperiodicallytoavoidunnecessaryashbuildup.Ashremovalisasfollows:
1. Letfirerunoutandallowunitcooltoroomtemperature
2. Cleantheheatexchangertubes(seeHe atExchangerCleaningsection)–MakesurePelletStoveisatroom
temperaturebeforetouching
3. Open
theashpandoor,removetheburnpotandburnpotlinerandemptyintometalcontainer
4. Vacuumtoremoveashesfromthefirebox.
BESURETHATASHESARECOOLTOTHETOUCHBEFOREVACUUMING.Somevacuumcleanersmayleakashinto
theroom.Yourvacuumcleanershouldhave
aspecialfilterorbagtoeliminateleakage.
5. Removeashpananddisposeofashesintometalcontainer
6. Reinstallashpan
7. Reinstallburnpotandburnpotliner.
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AshRemoval‐InsertUnit:
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1. AllowHeatertocooltoroomtemperature
2. Lifttheashpandoorupandpullout
3. Followdirectionsforfreestandingunitaboveonthispage.
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DisposalofAshes
Ashes should be placed in a steel metal container with a tight fitting lid.The closed container of
ashes
shouldbeplacedonanon‐combustiblefloororonthegroundwellawayfromallcombustible
materials, pending final 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.Donotplaceotherwasteinthesamecontainer.
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