Section 4: maintaining & servicing – Heat & Glo Fireplace 6000 XLT User Manual

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4

Maintaining
and
Servicing
Your
Fireplace

Fireplace
Maintenance

Although the frequency of your fireplace servicing and
maintenance will depend on use and the type of
installation, you should have a qualified service
technician perform an appliance check-up at the
beginning of each heating season. See the table below
for specific guidelines regarding each fireplace
maintenance task.

IMPORTANT

TURN OFF THE GAS BEFORE SERVICING
YOUR FIREPLACE.

Type of

Fireplace

Fireplace Maintenance Task To

Maintenance

Frequency

By

Be Completed

Replacing

Once annually,

Qualified

Brush away loose ember material near

Old Ember

during the

Service

the burner. Replace old ember

Material

annual check-up

Technician

material with new dime-size and -shape

pieces of Golden Ember (GE-93) and

Glowing Ember (050-721). New ember

material should be placed alternately on

top of the burner—a layer of Golden

Ember, a layer of Glowing Ember,

and so on. Save the remaining ember

material and repeat this procedure at

your next servicing. For more

information, see Placing Ember

Material in this manual.

Cleaning

Once annually

Qualified

Brush or vacuum the control

Burner

Service

compartment, fireplace logs, and

& Controls

Technician

burner areas surrounding the logs.

Checking

Periodically

Qualified

Make a visual check of your fireplace’s

Flame

Service

flame patterns. Make sure the flames

Patterns,

Technician

are steady—not lifting or floating. See

Flame Height

the picture in Figure 37. The flame ensor

(DSI) or thermopile/thermocouple

(standing pilot) tips should be covered

with flame. See the picture in Figure 38.

Checking

Before initial use

Qualified

Inspect the external vent cap on a

Vent System

and at least

Service

regular basis to ensure that no debris is

annually thereafter,

Technician/

interfering with the flow of air.

more frequently

Owner

if possible

Cleaning

As necessary

Homeowner Clean as necessary, particularly after

Glass Door

adding new ember (flame colorant)

material. Film deposits on the inside of

the glass door should be cleaned off

using a household glass cleaner.

NOTE: DO NOT handle or attempt to

clean the door when it is hot and

DO NOT use abrasive cleaners.

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