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Harman Accentra How To Clean

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A thorough cleaning is required at the end of each heating season. Keep in mind that
cleaning both your insert and venting system is essential. Cleaning boosts heat output and keeps
the stove running at maximum efficiency. Many Harman dealers offer annual cleaning services
for their customers.
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OOLS YOU WILL NEED
Dust Mask & Safety Goggles
Shop vacuum w/fine dust (HEPA) filter
Standard socket set or nut driver set
Tooth brush
Flexible brush that came with your stove
3 in. flexible brush (for vent pipe)
Burn pot scraper (included w/stove)
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Be sure the stove is completely out and cool
The stove must be completely out before cleaning. Every part must be cool to
the touch, including the pellets that are left in the burn pot.
fire hazard – especially if they get sucked into a vacuum cleaner.
there are stories of house vacuums catching fire by inadvertently sucking up hot
ashes.
Worse still this can be the source of a house fire!
Hot ashes should be stored in a metal container with a tight fitting lid. When the
ashes are completely out they can be used as a soil conditioner for your lawn or
garden.
Wear a dust mask! This is important! Don't be foolhardy when it comes to
protecting your lungs (Fig. 1). Wear a mask and protective goggles. Professional
chimney sweeps wear both while performing cleaning tasks.
How to Clean the Harman Accentra
Here are step-by-step instructions for cleaning your Harman Accentra
Pellet Stove.
instructions are to be used in conjunction with the owner's manual that
came with your stove. If you have any questions about the procedure
please don't hesitate to call your local dealer.
In order to maintain top efficiency it is important to clean and vacuum
the inside of the stove 3 or 4 times per burn season or once per ton of
pellets burned (you will know you have burned a ton of pellets when the
ash pan is full). The stove is designed to be very easy to clean, it should
take about an hour to an hour and a half to do a good job.
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Please read through this guide before
Paper towels
Rubber gloves (soot really gets into pores)
Drop cloth
Flashlight or drop light
3" to 4" paintbrush for cleaning
Small putty knife
Hearth glass cleaner
(and unplugged from electrical power!).
Live pellets are a
starting. These
Every year
Fig. 1

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  • Page 1 A thorough cleaning is required at the end of each heating season. Keep in mind that cleaning both your insert and venting system is essential. Cleaning boosts heat output and keeps the stove running at maximum efficiency. Many Harman dealers offer annual cleaning services for their customers.
  • Page 2 #1: P REPARE THE Start by placing a drop cloth on the floor in front of your stove. Alternatively you can use newspaper. Keep your tools on the drop cloth so you can wrap them in it and take them outside for cleaning when you are done.
  • Page 3 #4: R EMOVE THE HEAT EXCHANGER CHANNEL COVERS Remove the channel covers from the firebox by the sides of the “compass”. Turn the swing latches at the upper right and left of the baffles (Fig. 6) and lift slightly on the cover in order to remove them.
  • Page 4 #8: V ACUUM THE INSIDE OF THE STOVE You can now do a final brush and vacuum of the inside of the stove. Reinstall the combustion intake blower cover remembering to swing the latches back in place. Install the cast iron heat exchanger channel covers remembering to swing the latches back in place on these as well.
  • Page 5 #10: S WEEP THE ENTIRE FLUE SYSTEM It is very important that you inspect and clean your entire flue system once per year. In order to clean the flue system you will need to sweep it from its exit point using rods and an appropriately sized brush (Fig.

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