Summers Heat 55-SHPCBPAH User Manual

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IMPORTANT!READANDFOLLOWALLINSTALLATIONANDMAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS,INCLUDINGCLEANINGTHEUNITASSPECIFIED,AND

REPLACINGGASKETSANNUALLY,ANDPARTSASNEEDED.

ENGLAND’SSTOVEWORKSISNOTRESPONSIBLEFORANYDAMAGEORINJURYINCURREDDUETONEGLECT,ORDUETOUNSAFEINSTALLATIONOR

USAGEOFTHISPRODUCT.CALLTECHNICALSUPPORTWITHANYQUESTIONS.

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MONTHLYMAINTENANCE

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VentingPipeCleaning

 Lowspotsanddirectionchangesintheventingsyste m(suchastees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.

 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itisnotcloggedorrestricte d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.

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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syste m,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.

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Summers Heat 55-SHPCBPAH 2200-sq ft Pellet Stove