Quadra-Fire CASTILE-MBK-B Owner's Manual page 30

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2. Cleaning Firepot with Cleaning Rod & Firepot
Scraper
• Frequency: Daily or more often as needed
• By: Homeowner
a. The appliance must be in complete shutdown and cool
and the exhaust blower off. If you are just cleaning the
fi repot, there is no need to unplug the appliance.
b. Pull fi repot cleaning rod OUT a couple of times to help
shake debris loose. If rod is hard to pull, it may be
necessary to use your fi repot clean-out tool to chip
away material that has built up on the bottom plate of
the fi repot and to push out any clinkers. Larger clinkers
may have to be removed from the top of the fi repot.
Corn clinkers can be especially diffi cult to break up.
c. The firepot floor plate must be fully closed when
fi nished. See Figure 25.1 on page 25.
WARNING
Fire Risk
• NEVER pull fi repot cleaning rod or cleaning
slide plates out when appliance is operating.
• The cleaning slide plates must be fully
CLOSED when appliance is operating.
•. Hot pellets may fall into ashpan and start a fi re
or mis-starts due to lack of vacuum.
3. Ash Removal from Firebox
• Frequency: Weekly or more frequently depending on
ash build-up.
• By: Homeowner
a. There must not be any hot ashes in the fi rebox during
cleaning so allow the appliance to completely cool.
The fi rebox ash should be removed every time the
fi repot is cleaned. Frequent cleaning of the ash in the
fi rebox will help slow down the build-up of ash in the
exhaust blower and vent system.
b. Plug in your appliance, if unplugged, and turn the
thermostat on and immediatley shut it off to start the
exhaust blower on its cycle time. It will pull fl y ash out
the exhaust instead of into the room.
c. Open cast hinged face. Directly underneath the
fi rebox door and to the left and right of the fi repot are 2
cleaning slide plates with fi nger holes. Pull both slide
plates out and then open the glass door. Sweep the
remaining ash from the fi rebox into the 2 open holes.
A paint brush works well for this. Close slide plates.
d. This ash is deposited in the same ash pan as the
fi repot debris. The ash pan should be emptied every
time you clean the fi rebox. Remember to place
the ash and debris into a metal or noncombustible
container.
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Ash Removal from Firebox (Cont'd)
e. The 2 cleaning slide plates must be fully closed when
cleaning is complete. See Disposal of Ashes.
Disposal of Ashes
• Ashes should be placed in metal container
with tight fi tting lid.
• Ashes should be retained in closed container
until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
4. Cleaning Ash Pan
• Frequency: Weekly or every 5 bags of fuel
• By: Homeowner
Locate the ash pan underneath the fi repot. Open the
bottom ash door and slide the ash pan straight out.
Empty into a non-combustible container and re-install
ash pan. See Disposal of Ashes.
5. Disposal of Ashes
• Frequency: As needed
• By: Homeowner
Ashes should be placed in a steel container with a
tight-fi tting lid. The container of ashes should be moved
outdoors immediately and placed on a non-combustible
fl oor or on the ground, well away from combustible
materials, pending fi nal 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 thoroughly cooled. Other
waste shall not be placed in this container.
6. Cleaning the Hopper
• Frequency: Monthly or after burning 1 ton of fuel
• By: Homeowner
After burning approximately 1 ton of fuel you will need to
clean the hopper to prevent sawdust build-up.
A combination of sawdust and pellets on the auger
reduces the amount of fuel supply to the fi repot. This
can result in nuisance shutdowns and mis-starts.
a. The appliance must be in complete shutdown. Allow
the appliance to completely cool down.
b. Empty the hopper of any remaining pellets.
c. Vacuum the hopper and feed tube.
7021-130C
Castile-B FS Pellet Stove
WARNING
November 21, 2011