Maintenance; Ash Removal; Ash Disposal; Vacuum Use - Breckwell The Big E Owner's Manual

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FAILURE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THIS UNIT AS INDICATED CAN RE-
SULT IN POOR PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY HAZARDS. NEVER CLEAN
WHEN HOT.
NOTE: Inspect burn pot periodically to see that holes have not become plugged,
if so, clean thoroughly.

ASH REMOVAL

Disposal Of Ashes - Ashes Should Be Placed In A Metal Container With A Tight
Fitting Lit. The Closed Container Of Ashes Should Be Placed On A Noncombus-
tible Floor Or On The Ground, Well Away From All Combustible Materials, Pend-
ing Final 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 Been Toughly Cooled.
Soot and fl yash: Formation and Need for Removal - The products of combus-
tion will contain small particles of fl yash. The fl yash will collect in the exhaust
venting system and restrict the fl ow of the fl ue gases. Incomplete combustion,
such as occurs during startup, shutdown, or incorrect operation of the room
heater will lead to some soot formation which will collect in the exhaust venting
system,. The exhaust venting system should be inspected at least once every
year to determine if cleaning is necessary.

ASH DISPOSAL

To remove ashes:
a. Make sure fi re is out and fi rebox is cool.
b. Clean heat exchanger tubes (see "CLEANING" and Figure 15).
c. Remove the burnpots inner section by grasping it and pulling straight up
(see Figure 16).
d. Empty ashes from the inner section and scrape with cleaning tool; make
sure holes are not plugged.
e. Vacuum to remove ashes from the burn chamber interior and the burnpot
shell.
WARNING: Make sure ashes are cool to the touch before using a
vacuum (see "VACUUM USE."
f. Dispose of ashes properly (see "ASH REMOVAL" above).
g. Replace inner section into burnpot; make sure it is level and pushed all the
way back down and that the igniter hole is to the rear when it is reinstalled
(see Figure 17).
h. Make sure the burnpot is level and pushed all the way in. If the collar on
the burnpot, attached to the fresh air tube, is not pushed back to meet the
fi rebox wall. the Hot Rod will not work properly.

VACUUM USE

We suggest using a vacuum designed for ashes.
(We recommend US Stoves' Ash Vac part # AV15).
Some regular vacuums and shop vacs leak ash into the room. Your vacuum or
shop vac may have a special fi lter or bag available to eliminate this leakage.

MAINTENANCE

MAINTENANCE
FIGURE 15
FIGURE 16
Igniter Hole
FIGURE 17