Harman P43 Installation & Operating Manual page 23

Combustion
Blower Cover
Scraper
Blower
Wheel
3-90-04301R18_03/13
Maintenance
Fig 26
Blower Cover
Latch
Heat Exchanger Fins
Blower Cover
Latch
Fig 27
Scraping the burn pot:
Whenever adding fuel to the hopper, take the time
and scrape the grate surface of the burnpot, using the
scraper tool provided. This can be done while a fire is
burning.
Wearing heat resistant gloves, open the firebox door.
Scrape any accumulated ashes from in front of the
fire, into the ash pan. Now, scrape under the fire, in a
downward direction, to loosen any carbon deposits. Do
not scrape the fire out of the pot. Whatever you loosen
will be pushed out with the flow of new fuel into the pot.
Removing ashes:
After approximately 1 ton of pellets has been burned,
it will be necessary to empty the ash pan.
disposal of ashes- ashes should be placed in a
steel container with a tight fitting lid. The closed
container of ashes should be moved outdoors
immediately and placed on a noncombustible 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. Other waste shall not be placed in this
container.
cleaning:
It is recommended that the stove is cold and shut down
when removing the ash pan.
1. Lift the latch handle to open the ash door and remove
the ash pan. Use ash pan handle to carry and
dispose of ashes.
2. Slide the ash pan back into the stove and latch the
door by pushing down on the latch handle when
closed.
cleaning:
The stove should be shut-down and thoroughly cleaned
after each ton of pellets consumed. The cleaner the
stove, the more efficient it will be.
note: Fuel with higher ash and/or moisture content will
Flue
require more frequent cleanings.
Outlet
1. Shut down the stove and disconnect power cord
to insure that all motors are stopped.
2. Clean heat exchanger with scraper as shown in fig 27.
3. Brush or scrape the inside of the stove to remove
fly ash.
4. Scrape burnpot with flat end of scraper provided with
the stove. Inspect the holes on the burnpot surface.
See Fig. 33.
5. Open burn pot clean-out. Clean fly ash from burn pot
and replace cover.
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P43 Pellet Stove