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Routine cleaning and maintenance – Regency Hampton GCI60 Large Pellet Insert OWNER'S MANUAL User Manual

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Routine Cleaning and Maintenance

The following list of components should be inspected and maintained routinely to ensure that the appliance

is operating at its optimum and giving you excellent heat value. The appliance, flue gas connector and

the chimney flue require regular cleaning. Check them for blockage prior to re-lighting after a prolonged

shut down period.

Check the Burn Pot Liner DAILY

Weekly

Bi-annually or 2 Tons of Fuel

Burn Pot and Liner - Empty

Exhaust Vent

Agitator

Fresh Air Intake Tube

Heat Exchanger Tubes

Blower Mechanisms

Door Glass

Heat Exchanger Tubes

Ash Pan and Door Gaskets

Behind Firebox Liners

Inside Firebox

All Hinges

Door Latch

Post Season Clean-up

BURNER POT AND LINER (Checked Daily/Emptied Weekly)
This is the ‘pot’ where the pellets are burned. Only clean when the unit is cold.
Note: If, after long periods of burning, the fire continually builds up and overflows the burn pot or there

is a build up of clinkers, this is an indication that the pellet fuel quality is poor or the stove may need

cleaning. Check the stove for ash build up (clean if required) and adjust the slider / damper to produce

the proper clean combustion.
1. Open the door using the door handle located on the right-hand side of the stove.
2. Lift the lever on burn pot to unlock the fire grate and remove it.
3. The agitator locks at the right; rotate the top of the agitator towards the back of the firebox to unlock

it, slide it to the left, and lift it out of the burn pot liner.

4. Lift the burn pot liner out of the stove.
5. Lift the burn pot from the firebox by gently lifting it up at the front of the burn pot, then slide it out

from around the air intake tube and the ignitor cartridge.

6. Remove any build up on the agitator (calcium build-ups are common when burning corn). Using a

Fire Grate

Agitator

Burn Pot

Liner

Spring

Loaded

Ignitor

Air Intake

Tubes

Burn Pot

metal scraper, remove material that has accumulated or is

clogging the liner’s holes and dispose of the scraped ashes

from the liner and from inside the burn-pot.

7. Place the burn-pot back into the stove, there are hooks at the

front of the burn pot that sit in a mount in the firebox. Ensure

that the air intake tube and the ignitor cartridge are properly

inserted into the burn pot.

8. Place the liner back into the burn-pot, making sure that the

ignitor hole in the liner is aligned with the ignitor tube.

9. Slide the agitator back into place and turn rotate the top

towards the front of the stove to lock it in.

10. Set the fire grate in place, it should sit level on the front and

back of the burn pot liner. Lock it in with the lever on the burn

pot.

11. Close the door

Figure 8: GCI60 Burn Pot Assembly.

TOOLS REQUIRED TO CLEAN

UNIT:

Torx T-20 Screwdriver, ¼”,

5

/

16

” ⅜”,

&

7

/

16

” wrench and/or socket, Brush,

Soft Cloth, and Vacuum with fine

filter bag

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