26W415-0771 / B / 08.10.097.0 MAINTENANCEWe recommend you do basic cleaning every time you fill the hopper. The fuel in the hopper will last about 3 to8 days depending on temperature setting.- Remove the ashtray and sweep the bottom of combustion chamber, dump the ashtray in a metal containerwhen cooled.Basic Maintenance** DISPOSAL OF ASHES **Place ashes in a metal container with a tight lid. Never put it on a combustible surface-floor. Keep it away from allcombustibles, pending final disposal. If ashes are buried, keep ashes in a closed container until cooled before burial.- Burning corn: check the fire pot for clinker build-up. Make sure that air holes are not clogged.- Burning pellets: check the fire pot for ash build-up. Make sure that ash level is not high enough to clogthe air holes.- Please also check fuel drop chute from time to time, especially when burning corn. Bad corn may causestarchy build-up in the drop chute.- We recommend change of fire pot every time you fill the hopper. This is a good practice to increase the lifespan of your fire pots and maintain an efficiently running furnace for a long time.! WARNINGTHE FOLLOWING SECTION DETAILS EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.THE FRONT OF THE APPLIANCE BECOMES VERY HOT DURING OPERATION. LET THE APPLIANCECOOL COMPLETELY BEFORE CONDUCTING SERVICE.DISCONNECT THE POWER PRIOR TO CONDUCTING SERVICE.A CHIMNEY FIRE CAN PERMANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR CHIMNEY SYSTEM. THIS DAMAGE CAN ONLYBE REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE DAMAGED COMPONENT PARTS. CHIMNEY FIRES ARE NOT COV-ERED BY THE LIFETIME LIMITED WARRANTY.THE FIREBOX BECOMES VERY HOT DURING OPERATION. LET THE FURNACE COOL COMPLETELYBEFORE CONDUCTING SERVICE.WHENEVER ANY PORTION OF THE VENT IS DISCONNECTED, THE JOINTS MUST BE RE-SEALEDUSING RTV 500°F SILICONE SEALANT.IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF ASHES RESULT IN FIRES. DO NOT DISCARD ASHES IN CARDBOARDBOXES, DUMP IN BACK YARDS OR STORE IN GARAGES. IF USING A VACUUM TO CLEAN UP ASH-ES, BE SURE THE ASHES ARE ENTIRELY COOLED. USING A VACUUM TO CLEAN UP WARM ASHESCOULD CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE VACUUM.7.1 CLEANING OF FIRE POT WHEN BURNING CORNPlease keep in mind, corn causes organic clinkers to build-up.1. Turn off the furnace2. Let the fire pot cool down3. You may be able to handle it with heat-proof gloves in 30-60 minutes.4. Make sure there is no more fire in the pot.5. Remove the ashtray out of furnace by pulling out with its handle.6. With gloves on, hold the fire pot firmly from the sides, move it upward just a little then pull it out of its place.put it on side.7. Put the fire pot on the ashtray.8. Unscrew the bolt of bottom plate and slide it to side.9. Hit the fire pot on the ashtray bottom a few times to drop built-up clinker10. Take scrapper tool and hit it on the clinker in the fire pot. Most of the clinker will drop into ashtray.11. Submerge the fire pot into a bucket of water. (Never put hot pot into bucket of water). Let it stay there forabout 4-6 hours. Since it is organic clinkers of corn, most will dissolve by themselves, the rest will softenand become easily removable just by a soft brush or hand. Then, let it dry before re-installing.12. Meantime utilize the other fire pot to re-start your furnace.