Quadra-Fire SANTAFE-MBK Owner's Manual page 31

Santa Fe Pellet Stove
2. Cleaning Firepot with Cleaning Rod & Firepot
Scraper
• Frequency: Daily or more often as needed
• By: Homeowner
a. The appliance must be in complete shutdown and cool
and the exhaust blower off. If you are just cleaning the
fi repot, there is no need to unplug the appliance.
b. Pull fi repot cleaning rod OUT a couple of times to help
shake debris loose. If rod is hard to pull, it may be
necessary to use your fi repot clean-out tool to chip
away material that has built up on the bottom plate of
the fi repot and to push out any clinkers. Larger clinkers
may have to be removed from the top of the fi repot.
Corn clinkers can be especially diffi cult to break up.
c. The firepot floor plate must be fully closed when
fi nished. Figure 25.1 on page 25.
Fire Risk
• NEVER pull fi repot cleaning rod or cleaning
slide plates out when appliance is operating.
• The cleaning slide plates must be fully
CLOSED when appliance is operating.
•. Hot pellets may fall into ashpan and start a fi re
or mis-starts due to lack of vacuum.
3. Ash Removal from Firebox
• Frequency: Every 5 bags or weekly or more fre-
quently depending on ash build-up.
• By: Homeowner
a. There must not be any hot ashes in the fi rebox during
cleaning so allow the appliance to completely cool.
The fi rebox ash should be removed every time the
exhaust path is cleaned. Frequent cleaning of the ash
in the fi rebox will help slow down the build-up of ash
in the exhaust blower and vent system.
b. Plug in your appliance, if unplugged, and turn the
thermostat on and immediatley shut it off to start the
exhaust blower on its cycle time. It will pull fl y ash out
the exhaust instead of into the room.
c. Open cast hinged face. Directly underneath the fi rebox
door and to the left and right of the fi repot are 2 cleaning
slide plates with fi nger holes. Pull both slide plates out
and then open the glass door. Sweep the remaining
ash from the fi rebox into the 2 open holes. A paint
brush works well for this. Close slide plates.
d. This ash is deposited in the same ash pan as the fi repot
debris. The ash pan should be emptied every time you
clean the fi rebox. Remember to place the ash and
debris into a metal or noncombustible container.
May 12, 2014
WARNING
3. Ash Removal from Firebox (Cont'd)
e. The 2 cleaning slide plates must be fully closed when
cleaning is complete. See Disposal of Ashes.
Fire Risk
• The cleaning slide plates must be fully
CLOSED when appliance is operating. Hot
pellets may fall into ashpan and start a fi re.
4. Cleaning Ash Pan
• Frequency: Weekly or every 5 bags of fuel
• By: Homeowner
Locate the ash pan underneath the fi repot. Open the
bottom ash door and slide the ash pan straight out.
Empty into a non-combustible container and re-install
ash pan. See Disposal of Ashes.
5. Disposal of Ashes
• Frequency: As needed
• By: Homeowner
Ashes should be placed in a steel container with a
tight-fi tting lid. The container of ashes should be moved
outdoors immediately and placed on a non-combustible
fl oor or on the ground, well away from all combustible
materials, pending fi nal disposal.
If the ashes are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise
locally dispersed, they should be retained in the closed
container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled. Other
waste shall not be placed in this container.
Disposal of Ashes
• Ashes should be placed in metal container
with tight fi tting lid.
• Ashes should be retained in closed container
until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
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