Maintenance And Service; Proper Shutdown Procedure; Quick Reference Maintenance Chart - Quadra-Fire MTVERNON-AE-CSB Owner's Manual

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Maintenance and Service

When properly maintained, your fi replace will give you
many years of trouble-free service. Contact your dealer
to answer questions regarding proper operations, trouble-
shooting and service for your appliance. Visit www.quadra-
fi re.com to locate a dealer. We recommend annual service
by a qualifi ed service technician.
A. Proper Shutdown Procedure
1. Set wall control to OFF on AUTOMATIC / MANUAL SET-
TING screen. Figure 21.1.
2. Wall control screen will scroll through the following mes-
sages after setting to OFF.
• Shutdown
• Auto-Clean
• Off
3. Smoke spillage into the room can occur if the appliance
is not cool before unplugging.
4. There is a risk of shock if the appliance is not unplugged
before servicing the appliance.
After servicing, restart with the AUTO/MANUAL SETTINGS
screen. Figure 21.1.
B. Quick Reference Maintenance Chart
Cleaning or Inspection
Ash Pan - Burning Wood Pellets
Ash Pan - Burning Alternate Fuels
Ash Removal from Firebox
Auto-Clean Inspection
Blower, Combustion (Exhaust)
Blower, Convection
Door Latch Inspection
Firebox - Prepare for Non-Burn Season At end of heating season
Firepot - Burning Softwood Pellets
Firepot - Burning Hardwood Pellets
Firepot - Burning Alternate Fuels
Glass
Heat Exchanger & Drop Tube
Hopper
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.
June 18, 2014
Frequency
Every 5 bags of fuel
Every 1 bag of fuel
More frequently depending on the
fuel type or ash build-up
More frequently depending on the
fuel type
More frequently depending on the
fuel type
More frequently depending on the
operating environment
Prior to heating season
Every 5 bags
Every 3 bags
Every 1 bag
When clear view of fi repot
becomes obscured
Every 1 ton of fuel
Every 1 ton of fuel or when chang-
ing fuel types
More frequently depending on the
fuel type
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Before Servicing Your Appliance
CAUTION
CAUTION! SHOCK AND SMOKE HAZARD!
• Proper Shutdown Procedure must be followed.
• Smoke spillage into room can occur if appliance is not
cool before unplugging appliance.
• Risk of shock if appliance is not turned off before ser-
vicing appliance.
Automatic
Manual
Off
Figure 21.1
Follow the detailed instructions found in this
section for each step listed in the chart below.
Daily Weekly Every 2
OR X
OR X
OR X
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR X
OR X
OR X
OR X
OR
OR
OR
MT. VERNON AE
Monthly Yearly
Weeks
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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