Your Fireplace; Section 4: Maintaining And Servicing Your Fireplace - Heat & Glo PIER-TVFL-IPI Owner's Manual

Fireplace
Maintenance
IMPORTANT
Type of
Maintenance Frequency
Replacing Once annually,
Old Ember during the
Material annual check-up
Cleaning Once annually
Burner
& Controls
Cleaning Periodically
Flame Sensor
Rod (IPI)
System
Checking Periodically
Flame
Patterns,
Flame Height
Checking Before initial use
Vent System and at least
annually thereafter,
more frequently
if possible
Cleaning As necessary
Although the frequency fireplace servicing and
maintenance will depend on use and the type of
installation, you should have a qualified service technician
perform an appliance check-up at the beginning of each
heating season. See the table below for specific
guidelines regarding each fireplace maintenance task.
TURN OFF THE GAS BEFORE SERVICING

YOUR FIREPLACE.

Fireplace Maintenance Task To
By
Qualified Brush away loose ember material near
Service the burner. Replace old ember
Technician material with new dime-size and -shape
pieces of Golden Ember (GE-93) and
Glowing Ember (050-721). New ember
material should be placed alternately on
top of the burner—a layer of Golden
Ember, a layer of Glowing Ember,
and so on. Save the remaining ember
material and repeat this procedure at
your next servicing.
Qualified Brush or vacuum the control
Service compartment, fireplace logs, and
Technician burner areas surrounding the logs.
Qualified Make a visual check of the straight flame
Service sensor rod. Use emery cloth to carefully
Technician remove any existing film or white deposits.
Qualified Make a visual check of your fireplace's
Service flame patterns. Make sure the flames
Technician/ are steady—not lifting or floating. See
Owner the picture in Figure 14. The flame
sensor or thermopile/thermocouple
tips should be covered with flame.
Qualified Inspect the external vent cap on a
Service regular basis to ensure that no debris is
Technician/ interfering with the flow of air. Inspect
Owner entire vent system for proper function.
Homeowner Remove and clean glass after the first 3-4
hours of use. After the initial cleaning, clean
as necessary, particularly after adding new
ember (flame colorant) material. Film deposits
on inside of glass door should be cleaned
off using a household glass cleaner. NOTE:
DO NOT handle or attempt to clean door
when it's hot. DO NOT use abrasive cleaners.
MAKE SURE THE FLAMES
ARE STEADY—NOT LIFTING
OR FLOATING.
Figure 14.
Burner Flame Patterns
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Be Completed
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Servicing
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