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7014-179D
December 16, 2011
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CB 1200 Pellet Stove
5. Disposal of Ashes
• Frequency:Asneeded
• By:Homeowner
Ashesshouldbeplacedin ametalcontainerwitha
tight-ttinglid.Theclosedcontainerofashesshould
beplacedonanon-combustibleoororontheground,
wellawayfromallcombustiblematerials,pending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beenthoroughly
cooled.
6. Cleaning Heat Exchanger Chambers & Drop Tube
• Frequency:Weeklyorevery1tonoffuel
• By:Homeowner
The amountof ash buildupin therepot will bea good
guideto determinehowoftenyou shouldcleantheheat
exchangers.
a.Allowtheappliancetocompletelycooldownbefore
pullingthecleaningrods. Turnthethermostatonand
thenimmediatelyofftostarttheexhaustbloweronits
cycletime.Itwillpullyashouttheexhaustinstead
ofintotheroom.
b. Toaccessthecleaningrodsliftthehopperlid.Both
blackbenthandlepullrodsarelocatedclosetothe
faceoftheappliancetotheleftandrightside.
c. Toclean,pulltherods straightoutuntilit stops,
approximately20inches(508mm). Slidetherods
OUTandINacoupleoftimes.
WARNING
Heatexchangercleaningrodsmaybewarm
tothetouch.Forsafetypurposeswear
gloves.
Donotpullheatexchangercleaningrods
whileapplianceisoperating.
PushcleaningrodsINwhendone,DONOT
leavecleaningrodsOUT.Injurycanoccur.
2. Cleaning Firepot with Cleaning Rod & Firepot
Scraper
• Frequency:Dailyormoreoftenasneeded
• By:Homeowner
a.Besuretheapplianceis allowed tocool,hasbeen
unpluggedandtheexhaustblowerisoff.Ifyouare
justcleaningtherepot,thereisnoneedtounplugthe
appliance.
b.PullrepotcleaningrodOUTandINacoupleoftimes
tohelpshakedebrisloose.Ifrodishardtopull,itmay
benecessarytouseyourrepotclean-outtooltochip
awaymaterialthathasbuiltuponthebottomplateof
therepotandtopushoutanyclinkers.Largerclinkers
mayhavetoberemovedfromthetopoftherepot.
Cornclinkerscanbeespeciallydifculttobreakup.
c.Thefirepotfloorplatemustbe fullyclosed when
nished.See Figure 28.1 on page 28.
4. Cleaning Ash Pan
• Frequency:Weeklyorevery5bagsoffuel
• By:Homeowner
 Locatetheashpanunderneaththerepotandusinga
slightpullupandoutremovetheashpan.Emptyinto
anon-combustiblecontainerandre-installash pan.
See Disposal of Ashes.
3. Ash Removal from Firebox
• Frequency:Weeklyormorefrequentlydependingon
ashbuild-up.
• By:Homeowner
a.Allowtheappliancetocompletelycooldown.There
mustnotbeanyhotashesin thefireboxduring
cleaning. Turnthethermostatonandthenimmediately
offtostarttheexhaustbloweronitscycletime.Itwill
pullyashouttheexhaustinsteadofintotheroom.
b.Frequentcleaningoftheashinthereboxwillhelp
slowdownthebuild-upofashintheexhaustblower
andventsystem.
c.Opendoor.Removeashwithanashvacuumorwhisk
broomandsmalldustpan.
d.Thisashisdepositedinthesameashpan asthe
repotdebris.Theashpanshouldbeemptiedevery
timeyoucleantherebox.Remembertoplacetheash
anddebrisintoametalornon-combustiblecontainer.
See Disposal of Ashes.
WARNING
• NEVERpullrepotcleaningrodsorcleaning
slideplateswhenapplianceisoperating.Hot
pelletsmayfallintoashpanandmaystarta
reorhavemis-startsduetolackofvacuum.
FireRisk.
DisposalofAshes
WARNING
• Ashesshouldbeplacedinmetalcontainer
withtightttinglid.
• Ashesshouldberetainedinclosedcontainer
untilallcindershavethoroughlycooled.