Vaccum Use; Cleaning - Osburn HYBRID-35 Owner's Manual

VACCUM USE

If a vacuum is used to clean your stove, we suggest using a vacuum designed
for ashes.
Some regular vacuums and shop vacs leak ash into the room. Your vacuum or
shop vac may have a special filter or bag available to eliminate this leakage.

CLEANING

a. Heat Exchange Tubes – Your HYBRID-35 stove is designed with a
built-in heat exchanger tube cleaner. This should be used weekly to
remove accumulated ash on the tubes. Slide the cleaning rod back
and forth two or three times from front to back (refer to figure 44).
When finished, push the cleaning rod back in, behind the louvers.
b. Baffle: Remove the baffle and scrape off ashes. Slide both sides
toward the center to remove the baffle(Figure 47) Use a vacuum is
necessary. In some cases, you will need to remove creosote on the
baffle, which can accumulate rapidly under certain conditions. A
small wire brush can be used. It is important to remove this creosote
because it is highly combustible and could cause premature
corrosion.
*When replacing the baffle, make sure that the open side of the
baffle is located on the left.
c. Chamber walls: Periodically, you must vacuum the ashes that may
have accumulated on the main walls of the combustion chamber.
START BY REMOVING THE DECORATIVE MASONRY-LIKE
PANELS, WHICH ARE SIMPLY HELD BY CLIPS.
vacuum is necessary. There is also a cleaning outlet located behind
the left side panel of the combustion chamber. Remove this panel
using a screw driver. Loosen the adjustment screws then remove
the securing screws(Figure 48). Slide the wall toward right and tilt
it(Figure 49), then remove it from the combustion chamber. Scrape
off ashes. You will notice a small rectangular cleaning outlet. Inspect
behind this outlet. Insert the vacuum tip through the cleaning outlet
and clean thoroughly. REPEAT THIS OPERATION AT LEAST
ONCE PER TON OF PELLETS BURNED UNTIL YOU ARE
FAMILIAR WITH HOW ASHES ACCUMULATE WITH YOUR
OPERATING PRACTICES.
d. Convection blowers
regularly as dust and hair build-ups on the mesh will reduce the
efficiency of the blowers and may cause the stove to overheat.
ADJUSTMENT
SCREWS
SECURING
SCREWS
Left wall removal
- Clean the blower's protective wire mesh
Figure 48
The use of a
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Figure 47
Baffle removal
Figure 49
Left wall removal