United States Stove 5500M Remote Starter User Manual


 
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INTERIOR CHAMBERS
Periodicallyremoveandcleantheburnpotandtheareainsidetheburnpothousing.Inparticularitisadvisabletoclean
outtheholesintheburnpottoremoveanybuildupthatmaypreventairfrommovingthroughtheburnpotfreely.Remove
thetwo(2)platesoneachsideoftheburnpothousingandcleanoutthatrearchamber.
Ifavacuumisusedtocleanyourstove,wesuggestusingavacuumdesignedforashremoval.Someregularvacuum
cleaner(i.e.shopvacs)mayleakashintotheroom.
ASH DISPOSAL
Ashesshouldbeplacedinametalcontainerwithatightttinglid.Theclosedcontainerofashesshouldbeplacedon
anoncombustible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.

Checkthehopperperiodicallytodetermineifthereisanysawdustorpelletsthatarestickingtothehoppersurface.
Cleanasneeded.

Inspectthemaindoorandglasswindowgasketsperiodically.Themaindoormayneedtoberemovedtohavefrayed,
broken,orcompactedgasketsreplacedbyyourAuthorized“King/Ashley”Dealer.Theglassgaskethasagapatthe
bottomfortheairwash.
BLOWER MOTORS
Cleantheairholesonthemotorsofboththeexhaustanddistributionblowersannually.Removetheexhaustblower
fromtheexhaustductandcleanouttheinternalfanbladesaspartofyourfallstart-up.
PAINTED SURFACES
Paintedsurfacesmaybewipeddownwithadampcloth.Ifscratchesappear,oryouwishtorenewyourpaint,contact
yourAuthorized“King/Ashley”Dealertoobtainacanofsuitablehigh-temperaturepaint.
GLASS
Werecommendusingahighqualityglasscleaner.Shouldabuildupofcreosoteorcarbonaccumulate,youmaywish
touse000steelwoolandwatertocleantheglass.Intheeventyouneedtoreplacetheglass,onlyhightemperature
ceramicglassofthecorrectsizeandthicknessmaybeused.ContactyourAuthorized“King/Ashley”Dealertoobtain
thisglass.
FALL START UP
Priortostartingtherstreoftheheatingseason,checktheoutsideareaaroundtheexhaustandairintakesystems
forobstructions.Cleanandremoveanyyashfromtheexhaustventingsystem.Cleananyscreensontheexhaust
systemandontheoutsideairintakepipe.Turnallofthecontrolsonandmakesurethattheyareworkingproperly.This
isalsoagoodtimetogivetheentirestoveagoodcleaningthroughout.
SPRING SHUTDOWN
Afterthelastburninthespring,removeanyremainingpelletsfromthehopperandtheaugerfeedsystem.Scoopout
thepelletsandthenruntheaugeruntilthehopperisemptyandpelletsstopowing(thiscanbedonebypressingthe
“ON” buttonwiththeviewingdooropen).Vacuumoutthehopper.Thoroughlycleantheburnpot,andrebox.Itmay
bedesirabletospraytheinsideofthecleanedhopperwithanaerosolsiliconesprayifyourstoveisinahighhumidity
area.Theexhaustsystemshouldbethoroughlycleaned.
YEARLY SERVICING
AyearlyservicingandcleaningbyyourAuthorized“”Dealerisrecommended.Afeemaybechargedfor
thisservice.
Maintenance