Maintaining & Servicing Appliance A. Proper Shutdown Procedures; Quick Reference Maintenance Guide .29 C. General Maintenance & Cleaning - Quadra-Fire CASTILE-MBK-B Owner's Manual Installation And Operation

Castile-B FS 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
Firepot - Burning Corn
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.
May 12, 2014
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 fi repot.
If the fuel you are burning has a high dirt or ash content or
you are burning shelled fi eld corn, it may be necessary to
clean the fi repot more than once a day.
Dirty fuel will cause clinkers to form in the fi repot. A clinker
is formed when dirt, ash or a non-burnable substance is
heated to 2000F (1093C) and becomes glass-like. See
"C" page 33 in this section for more details on fuels with
high ash content.
Frequency
Every 5 bags of fuel
More frequently depending on
the fuel type or ash build-up
Every 1 ton of fuel
More frequently depending on
the fuel type
More frequently depending on
the operating environment.
Prior to heating season
More frequently depending on
ash build-up
At end of heating season
Every 3 bags
Every 5 bags
Every 1 bag
When clear view of fi repot
becomes obscure
Every 1 ton of fuel
Every 1 ton of fuel or when
changing fuel types
More frequently depending on
the fuel type or ash build-up
More frequently depending on
the fuel type
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Figure 29.1 - Clinker
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