Inspect Burn Pot For Clinkers; Clean Door Glass - Buffalo B100 Owner's Installation And Operation Manual

Inspect burn pot for clinkers/air
obstructions (Bi-weekly or every 6 to 9
bags of pellets)
• Vacuum or brush off any accumulation
of ash from the artificial log.
• Confirm that log is cool.
• Remove log from front of burn box by
grasping log on the sides and lifting
straight up.
• Look inside burn pot (Figure 11) to
check for any accumulation of ash or
clinkers. A clinker is a hard ash
formation that can be created when the
ash present in the burn pot begins to
melt.
Figure 11
• Use of a mirror and flashlight will allow
for close inspection inside the burn pot
area.
• Confirm that the burn pot area is cool
(room temperature).
• Using a screwdriver (or spoon) to
reach inside the burn pot, gently
dislodge and remove any clinkers that
may have formed inside the burn pot.
• There are air intake holes on the
bottom front side and back side of the
burn pot, these holes must be clear of
obstructions for an efficient burn.
Clear away any build up of carbon
and/or ash by scraping the bottom front
inside of the burn pot with a trowel,
paint scraper or spoon.
• Once any clinkers have been removed
from the burn pot and the front inside
burn pot air intake holes are clear, re-
inspect the burn pot for ash
accumulation. Remove any ash that
has accumulated with a Cheetah Ash
Vacuum or any alternate vacuum with
sufficient filtering to avoid putting ash
inside your home. If you do not have a
vacuum with sufficient filtering using a
narrow, firm bristle, nylon brush, brush
any ash that has accumulated in the
burn pot through the burn grate holes
to beneath the burn grate.
• Check the burn grate (located at the
bottom of the burn pot, viewed with
mirror and flashlight as demonstrated
above) for any blocked holes.
• If any holes in the burn grate have ash
or carbon build-up restricting airflow,
scrape the burn grate clean of ash
and/or carbon deposits with a
screwdriver, narrow trowel, narrow
paint scraper or spoon using care to
not touch the cartridge heater/igniter.
After clearing any obstructed burn
grate holes, vacuum the burn pot area
again (or brush the burn grate with a
narrow, firm bristle, nylon brush).
Clean Door Glass (As Needed)
• Clean glass by wiping with a clean dry
soft cloth.
• If glass is soiled such that it cannot be
cleaned with a dry cloth, use of gas
appliance glass cleaner is suggested.
• Close burn chamber and heat
exchanger door.
Once the identified daily maintenance
procedures have been completed, reinstall
the power cord into the back of the stove, turn
the power switch to the on position and
resume normal stove operation.
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