Specifications

• Push the ashes through the hole and leave an ash bed of approximately 1” deep on the

firebox bottom to help maintain a hot ember bed.

• Clear the ashes from the area where the ash dump plug normally sits so that it will

properly seat against the opening edges. Tap it down with your poker to ensure proper

seating.

• Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tightly fitting lid. This closed container

should be placed on a non-combustible floor or on the ground, well away from all

combustible (heat sensitive) materials, pending final disposal.

• Cover the ash dump plug with the remaining ashes and continue operation of your stove as

usual.

• 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 thoroughly cooled. Do not place other

waste materials in the metal ash container.

• If bright embers are glowing above the ash dump cap during a low or medium fire, air may be

leaking past the ash plug. If this is happening, a possible over fire hazard exists. The stove

should be shut down and allowed to cool. Properly seal the ash dump cap.

4.5 CHIMNEY (FLUE) CLEANING

Regular chimney (flue) maintenance, as well as good burning practices, are required to prevent

chimney fires. When wood (especially green wood) is burned without adequate heat or air supply, it

produces tar and other organic vapours (smoke), which combine with expelled moisture to form

creosote. The creosote vapours condense in the relatively cool chimney of a slow-burning fire. As a

result, creosote residues accumulate on the chimney. When ignited, this creosote makes an

extremely hot fire which could be hazardous. Your E.P.A Enerzone stove has been designed to

reduce the amount of creosote produced. Even so, the chimney and any chimney connector should

be inspected at least once every two months during the heating season to determine if a creosote

build-up has occurred. If creosote has accumulated, it should be removed to reduce the risk of a

chimney fire. Call a professional chimney sweep, or go to your local E.P.A Enerzone dealer,

purchase a chimney brush, and have the chimney cleaned.

Contact your local, municipal, state, or provincial fire authority for information on how to handle a

chimney fire before there is any chance that it may happen.