Quadra-Fire 7068-112 Cooktop User Manual


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August 19, 2011
Castile & Santa Fe CE Pellet Stove
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7068-112
2. Cleaning Firepot with Cleaning Rod & Firepot
Clean-Out Tool
• 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
repot,thereisnoneedtounplugtheappliance.
b.Pull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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.
c.Thefirepot floorplatemustbefullyclosedwhen
nished.
WARNING
• NEVERpull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re
ormis-startsduetolackofvacuum.
Fire Risk
4. Cleaning Ash Pan/Drawer
• Frequency:Every5bagsorweeklyormorefre-
quentlydependingonashbuild-up.
• By:Homeowner
Locatetheashpan/drawerunderneaththerepot.Open
thebottomashdoorandslidetheashpanstraightout.
Emptyintoanon-combustiblecontainerandre-install
ashpan/drawer.See Disposal of Ashes.
3. Ash Removal from Firebox
• Frequency:Weeklyorevery5bagsormorefre-
quentlydependingonashbuild-up.
• By:Homeowner
a.Theremustnotbeanyhotashesinthereboxduring
cleaningsoallowtheappliancetocompletelycool.
Thereboxashshould beremovedeverytime the
exhaustpathiscleaned.Frequentcleaningoftheash
inthe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yashout
theexhaustinsteadofintotheroom.
c.Opencasthingedface.Directlyunderneaththerebox
doorandtotheleftandrightoftherepotare2cleaning
slideplateswithngerholes.Pullbothslideplatesout
andthenopentheglassdoor.Sweeptheremaining
ashfromthe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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noncombustiblecontainer.
e.The2cleaningslideplatesmustbefullyclosedwhen
cleaningiscomplete.See Disposal of Ashes.
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.
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 Beneath Heat Exchanger
• Frequency:Monthlyorafterburning1tonoffuel
• By:Homeowner
a. Besuretheapplianceisallowedtocool,hasbeen
unpluggedandtheexhaustblowerisoff
b. Amorethoroughcleaningisneededtoremovethe
excessash thatis left behindfrom theuse of the
cleaningrodsfortheheatexchangertubes.
c. Theashwillberestingonthebackofthebafe.This
willrequireremovingthecastbafe.
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