Section 4: Maintaining And Servicing Your Fireplace - Heat & Glo 6000TRS-CE Installer's Manual

Fireplace
Although the frequency of your appliance servicing and
maintenance will depend on use and the type of installation,
Maintenance
you should have a qualified service technician perform an
appliance checkup at the beginning of each heating season.
See the table below for specific guidelines regarding each
fireplace maintenance task.
impOrTaNT
TURN OFF THE GAS BEFORE SERVICING YOUR
FIREPLACE.
Type of
Fireplace Frequency
Maintenance
Replacing Once annually,
Old Ember during the annual
Material checkup
Cleaning Once annually
Burner and
Controls
Checking Periodically
Flame
Patterns,
Flame
Height
Checking Before initial use
Flue System and at least an-
nually thereafter,
more frequently if
possible
Cleaning After the first 3-4
Glass Door
hours of use. As
necessary after
initial cleaning.
Fireplace Maintenance Task To
By
Qualified Brush away loose ember material near
Service the burner. Replace old ember material
Technician with 1 cm thin pieces of Glowing Ember
(050-721). New ember material should
be placed on top of the burner. Save the
remaining ember material and repeat this
procedure at your next servicing. For more
information, see Placing Ember Material
in the INSTALLERS GUIDE.
Qualified Brush or vacuum the control compartment,
Service and burner areas surrounding the logs.
Technician
Qualified Make a visual check of your fireplace's
Service flame patterns. Make sure the flames are
Technician/ steady, not lifting or floating. See the pic-
Owner ture in Figure 35. The thermopile/thermo-
couple tips should be covered with flame.
See picture in Figure 36.
Qualified Inspect the external terminal cap on a
Service regular basis to ensure that no debris is
Technician/ interfering with the flow of air, Inspect en-
Owner tire flue system for proper function.
Qualified Remove and clean glass after the first 3
Service to 4 hours of use. After the initial cleaning,
Technician clean as necessary, particularly after adding
new ember material. Film deposits on the
inside of the glass door should be cleaned
off using a household glass cleaner. NOTE:
DO NOT handle or attempt to clean the door
when it is hot and DO NOT use abrasive
cleaners.
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