Chimney (Flue) Cleaning - Enerzone Solution 1.8 Installation Manual

• Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tightly fitting lid. This closed
container should be placed on a non-combustible floor or on the ground, well away from
all combustible (heat sensitive) materials, pending final disposal.
• Cover the ash dump plug with the remaining ashes and continue operation of your stove
as usual.
• 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. Do not place
other waste materials in the metal ash container.
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If bright embers are glowing above the ash dump cap during a low or medium fire, air
may be leaking past the ash plug. If this is happening, a possible over fire hazard exists.
The stove should be shut down and allowed to cool. Properly seal the ash dump cap.

4.5 CHIMNEY (FLUE) CLEANING

Regular chimney (flue) maintenance, as well as good burning practices, is required to prevent
chimney fires. When wood (especially green wood) is burned without adequate heat or air
supply, it produces tar and other organic vapours (smoke), which combine with expelled moisture
to form creosote. The creosote vapours condense in the relatively cool chimney of a slow-burning
fire. As a result, creosote residues accumulate on the chimney. When ignited, this creosote
makes an extremely hot fire which could be hazardous. Your E.P.A Enerzone stove has been
designed to reduce the amount of creosote produced. Even so, the chimney and any chimney
connector should be inspected at least once every two months during the heating season to
determine if a creosote build-up has occurred. If creosote has accumulated, it should be removed
to reduce the risk of a chimney fire. Call a professional chimney sweep, or go to your local E.P.A
Enerzone dealer, purchase a chimney brush, and have the chimney cleaned.
Contact your local, municipal, state, or provincial fire authority for information on how to handle
a chimney fire before there is any chance that it may happen.
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