Maintenance And Cleaning; Cleaning And Servicing; Replacing Top Light Bulb; Replacing Led Strips - Monessen Hearth AVFLST42NTSC Installation & Operating Instructions Manual

MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING

CLEANING AND SERVICING

Annual inspection and cleaning by your dealer or qual-
ified service technician is recommended to prevent
malfunction and/or sooting.
WARNING!
Turn off heater and allow to cool before
cleaning. Disconnect electrical power before
cleaning or servicing.
Remove fireglass and/or stones as applicable.
PERIODIC CLEANING – Refer to parts diagram for
location of items discussed below.
•
Do not use cleaning fluid to clean any part of heater.
•
Brush stones with soft bristle brush or vacuum with
brush attachment.
•
Remove glass media and rinse with clean water.
Spread media out on paper towel or equivalent and
allow to dry completely.
•
Vacuum loose particles and dust from the burner,
controls.
•
Inspect and clean burner air intake holes. Remove
lint or particles with vacuum, brush, or pipe cleaners.
Failure to keep air intake holes clean will result
in sooting and poor combustion.
•
The fireplace face should be dusted and wiped with
a wet soapy cloth.
ANNUAL CLEANING/INSPECTION – Refer to parts
diagram for location of items discussed below.
• Inspect and clean burner air intake holes. Remove
lint or particles with vacuum, brush or pipe cleaners.
Failure to keep air intake holes clean will result in
sooting and poor combustion.
• Inspect and clean all burner ports.
• Inspect ODS pilot for operation and accumulation of
lint at air intake holes. (Figure 30)
• Verify flame pattern for proper operation.
• Verify smooth and responsive ignition of main burner
and rear burner.
• Replace battery in remote control device.
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Figure 34. Top Light Position; Porcelain Panel Screw Location

REPLACING TOP LIGHT BULB

TOP LIGHT BULB INSTALLATION
1. Remove three screws holding light cover in place
(as shown in Figure 35.)
2. Insert (1) 100W bulb provided into socket.
3. Replace top light cover with three screws.
Figure 35. Top Light Screws

REPLACING LED STRIPS

1. Remove two air deflection glass pieces.
2. Remove glass media from hearth and burner area.
3. Remove nineteen (19) screws holding front and rear
hearth. Remove both and set aside. See Figure 39.
Figure 36. LED control assembly screws
AVFLST Vent Free Fireplace
Top light
Light cover
screws
20308636