Routine Cleaning; Burn Grate; Ash Pan; Ash Slide Plates - Whitfield ADVANTAGE PLUS Owner's Manual & Operating Instructions

NOTE: STOVE WILL NEED TO BE SHUT OFF AND COOLED ENOUGH
TO HANDLE BEFORE ROUTINE CLEANING IS PERFORMED.
ALWAYS DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE DOING ANY ROUTINE CLEANING.
The following areas need to be inspected during Routine Cleaning:

Burn Grate

Ash Slide Plates (Free Standing Model Only)
Freestand & Insert Model Burn Grate
Freestand Ash Pan
should be emptied whenever necessary. The upper ash pan is
accessed by opening the door and simply sliding the ash pan out.
The lower ash pan is attached to the lower trim panel. Lift out this
Freestand & Insert Model

Heat Exchanger Tubes

Routine Cleaning

to close the ash release slide plates completely
may cause the fuel to burn poorly (due to
reduced air flow through the grate), which may
then cause pellets to "pile up"in the grate.
Insert Ash Pan: The Insert Model stove has
two ash pans, an upper and lower. They
entire assembly for ash removal.
Be sure to dump ashes into a non-
combustible container. All ash
removal and cleaning should be
done while stove is cold.
Heat Exchanger Tubes: A rod located above the combustion chamber door
is used for cleaning the tubes. By pulling this rod in and out a few times,
you will clean the fly ash off the heat exchanger tubes. If your stove was
recently turned off, the rod may still be hot.
Handy Hint: You may want to wrap a damp cloth around the rod when you clean the tubes.
This will prevent fly ash from being drawn into your house from the pulling action of the rod.

Ash Pan

Burn Grate: The burn grate should be inspected periodi-
cally to assure that the air holes have not become clogged
with ash or clinkers. The burn grate can easily be cleaned
with the grate scraper/ash pan tool, or it can be removed
for cleaning. It is very important to monitor the ash build
up under the burn grate, as excessive amounts of ash will
block combustion air from entering the grate, causing pel-
lets to pile-up in the grate. The ash build-up under the
grate is easily dumped into the ash pan by pulling out the
center ash slide weekly as shown in the photo below.
Freestand Ash Pan: The
ash pan will have to be
emptied periodically,
depending on amount of
fuel consumed. The ash
pan is located in the
pedestal. It can be
removed by turning the
T-Bar latch fully counter-
clockwise. Then pull ash
pan away from stove. Ash
Slide Plates: Ash that accumulates around the grate can be
"dropped"into the ash pan without opening the firebox
door. Simply pull open the ash release slide plates as
shown in photo above using the grate scraper tool provid-
ed. Remove the ash pan as shown to the left.
Note: Make sure to fully close the plates when finished. Failure
Heat Exchanger Tubes
Ash Slide Plates Freestand Only
Insert Upper & Lower Ash Pans