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Castile & Santa Fe CE Pellet Stove
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Maintaining & Servicing Your Appliance
A. Proper Shutdown Procedure
CAUTION
Shock and Smoke Hazard
• Turn down thermostat, let appliance completely
cool and exhaust blower must be off. Now you
can unplug appliance before servicing.
• Smoke spillage into room can occur if appliance
is not cool before unplugging.
• Risk of shock if appliance not unplugged before
servicing appliance.
Follow the detailed instructions found in this
section for each step listed as referenced in the
chart below.
B. Quick Reference Maintenance Chart
Cleaning or Inspection
Ash Pan
Ash Removal from Firebox
Beneath Heat Exchanger
Blower, Combustion (Exhaust)
Blower, Convection
Door Latch Inspection
Exhaust Path
Firebox - Prepare for Non-Burn Season
Firepot - Burning pellets - hardwood
Firepot - Burning pellets - softwood
Glass
Heat Exchanger & Drop Tube
Hopper
Top Vent Adapter
Venting System
NOTICE: These are recommendations. Clean more frequently if you encounter heavy build-up of
ash at the recommended interval or you see soot coming from the vent. Not properly
cleaning your appliance on a regular basis will void your warranty.
October 24, 2011
C. General Maintenance
1. Types of Fuel
Depending on the type of fuel you are burning will dictate
how often you have to clean your firepot.
If the fuel you are burning has a high dirt or ash content it
may be necessary to clean the firepot more than once a day.
Dirty fuel will cause clinkers to form in the firepot. A clinker
is formed when dirt, ash or a non-burnable substance is
heated to 1093°C and becomes glass-like. See page 16 in
this section for more details on fuels with high ash content.
Frequency
Every 5 bags of fuel or more fre-
quently depending on the fuel type or
ash build-up
Every 5 bags or more frequently
depending on the fuel type or ash
build-up
Every 1 ton of fuel
More frequently depending on the fuel
type
25 bags or more frequently depending
on operating environment.
Prior to heating season
25 bags or more frequently depending
on ash build-up
At end of heating season
Every 3 bags
Every 5 bags
When clear view of firepot becomes
obscure
Every 15 bags
Every 50 bags of fuel or when chang-
ing fuel types
More frequently depending on the fuel
type or ash build-up
More frequently depending on the fuel
type
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Clinker
Figure `12.1 - Clinker
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