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Chimney/VentSystemCleaning:
1. Soot/Creosote Formation – When wood products are burned slowly, they produce tar and other organic
vapors which combinewith expelled moistureto form soot. The sootvapors condense in therelatively cool
chimney flue, as a result, soot/creosote residue accumulates on the chimney lining. When ignited,
soot/creosote makes an extremely
hot fire which can damage the chimney or cause a house fire. If a
soot/creosotefireoccurs,shutdowntheheaterimmediatelyandcallthefiredepartment.
2. Sootand Flyash:Formationand NeedforRemoval —Theproductsofcombustionwillcon tainsmallparticles
of flyash. The flyash will collect in
the exhaust venting system and restrict the flow of the flue gases.
Incomplete combustion,suchasoccurs duringstartup, shutdown,orincorrectoperationoftheroomheater
willleadtosomesootformationwhichwillcollectintheexhaustventingsystem.Theexhaustventingsystem
shouldbeinspectedatleast
onceeveryyearorpertonoffuelburnedtodetermineifcleaningisnecessary.
DoorGaskets:
Gaskets around the door and window panes sho uld be inspe cted, cleaned and repaired when necessary to
maintaingoodseal.
DoorGlassRemovalandReplacement:
Donotattempttooperatetheunitwithbrokenglass.
ReplacementglassmaybepurchasedfromyourU.S.Stove
PelletBurningRoomHeaterDealer.Ifglassisbroken,followtheseremovalprocedures:
1. Oncetheheaterhascooled,removethedoorfromtheheater.
2. Removetheropegasketfromthedoorfollowedbytheeight(8)nutsholdingtheglass
retainerinplace.
3. Whilewearinggloves,carefullyremoveanyloosepiecesofglassfromthedoorframe.
4. Replacetheglassandgasket,makingsurethegasketrunsthefullperimeteroftheglassedge.
5. Re‐installtheretainerandeightnutsandropegasketusinghightemperaturesilicone
toadherethegasket
tothedoor.
6. Neverusesubstitutematerials fortheglass.
GlassCleaning:(Cleanasneeded)
1. Donotattempttocleantheglasswhileunit ishot.Waituntilthepelletheaterhascooledandthenusea
softcottonclothandmildwindowcleaner
orgasandwoodstovecleaner.
2. Donotuseabrasivecleaners.
3. Donotabusetheglassbystrikingorslammingthedoor.
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