England's Stove Works 55SHPAH Manual

A SERVICE OF

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 Usingautilitytypevacuumcleaner,,vacuumtheflyashoutoftheexhaustchamber.A

shortpieceofhosecanbeattachedtotheendoftheutilityvacuumlineandcanbe

usefulinreachingtheashwhichaccumulatesbetweentheclean‐outports.

 A

speciallydesignedashvacuumandpelletstovecleaningkitisavailablefromthe

England’sStoveWorkswebsite;pleasesee:http://www.englanderstoves.com/store/.

 Onceallashhasbeenremovedfromtheexhaustchamber,reinstallthecleanoutport

covers,usingthescrewspreviouslyremoved.

 Becertaintotightenthescrewsdowntosufficientlysealthecleanoutportcovers,but

donotover‐tightenthem,asitpossibletodamagethescrew.

VentingPipeCleaning

 Lowspotsanddirectionchangesintheventingsystem(suchastee’sandelbows)are

areasforpotentialfly‐ashandcreosoteaccumulation.INSPECTtheseareasdiligentlyto

keeptheventingsysteminsafeoperatingcondition.

 Dependingonthespecifictypeofventingsystemyourstoveisconnectedto,itmaybe

possibletoremovetheclean‐outteecoverandsimplyrunapipebrushupthepipeto

removeanyfly‐ashaccumulation.Brushesspecificallymadeforcleaningpelletpipeare

availableattheretailerwhereyouboughtthisstove,aswellasatmosthearthproduct

dealers.

 Horizontalrunsofpipe,suchasfromtheexhaustconnectiononthestovetothevertical

transition,willaccumulateflyashandshouldbeinspectedcarefullyandbrushedclean.

 Checktheterminationcaptobecertainisnotcloggedorrestrictedbyanyfly‐ash

accumulation.

 Afterthoroughlycleaningtheventingsystem,resealanydisassembledseamswithhigh

temperaturesilicone(Part#AC‐RTV3)ifapplicabletoyourventingsystem.

 Inspectseamsthatwerenotdisassembledtobecertainasmoke‐tightsealisstillbeing

made.

 Afterprolongeduse,leaksintheventingsystem

canusuallybefoundbysearchingfor

fly‐ashdepositsontheoutsideofthepipe.Carefullycheckforleaksintheventing

systemandsealthemaccordingly.

 Althoughmostpelletventingsystemsaredesignedtolastalifetime,pelletfly‐ashcan

becorrosiveundercertainconditions.Whencleaning

yourventingsystem,examinethe

pipecarefullyforanysignsofdeteriorationandreplacesectionsthatshowexcessive

wear.Itisunlikelythatthiswilleverbeaconcern,butmaintainingyourventingsystem

insafeoperatingconditioniscrucialtosafestoveoperation.