Spartherm Insert-600, Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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7.1 ASH REMOVAL PROCEDURES

WARNING

IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF ASHES RESULTS IN FIRES. 
DO NOT DISCARD ASHES IN CARDBOARD BOXES. 
DUMP IN BACK YARDS, OR STORE IN GARAGES.

IF USING A VACUUM TO CLEAN UP ASHES, BE SURE 
THE ASHES ARE ENTIRELY COOLED. USING A VAC-
UUM TO CLEAN UP WARM ASHES COULD CAUSE A 
FIRE INSIDE THE VACUUM.

Allow the ashes in your firebox to accumulate to a 
depth of two or three inches; they tend to burn them-
selves up. When the fire has burned down and cooled, 
remove any excess ashes but leave an ash bed approx-
imately 1” (25mm) deep on the firebox bottom to help 
maintain a hot charcoal bed.

Shovel some ashes out through the door into a metal 
container with a tight fitting lid. Leave an ash bed 
approximately 1” (25mm) deep on the firebox bottom 
to help maintain a hot charcoal bed. Keep the closed 
container on a noncombustible floor or ground, well 
away from all combustible materials. The ashes should 
be retained in the closed container until all cinders 
have thoroughly cooled. Cold wood ashes can be used 
on the garden or in the compost.

7.2 CREOSOTE FORMATION AND 
REMOVAL

When wood is burned too slow, it produces tar and other 
organic vapors, which combine with expelled moisture 
to form creosote. The creosote vapors condense in the 
relatively cooler chimney flue of a slow-burning fire. 
As a result, creosote residue accumulates on the flue 
lining. When ignited this creosote makes an extremely 
hot fire. The chimney connector and chimney should 
be inspected at least once every two months during 

the heating season to determine if a creosote buildup 
has occurred. If creosote has accumulated it should be 
removed to reduce the risk of a chimney fire.

7.3 RUNAWAY OR CHIMNEY FIRE

WARNING

A CHIMNEY FIRE CAN PERMANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR 
CHIMNEY SYSTEM. THIS DAMAGE CAN ONLY BE 
REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE DAMAGED COMPONENT 
PARTS. CHIMNEY FIRES ARE NOT COVERED BY THE 
WARRANTY.

CAUSES:

•  Using incorrect fuel, or small fuel pieces which 

would normally be used as kindling.

•  Leaving the door ajar too long and creating extreme 

temperatures as the air rushes in the open door.

•  Improperly installed or worn gaskets.
•  Creosote build up in chimney.

SOLUTIONS:

•  Do not burn treated or processed wood, coal, 

charcoal, coloured paper or cardboard. Do not burn 
green or freshly cut wood.

•  Be careful not to overfire the appliance by leaving 

the door open too long after the initial start-up. 
A thermometer on the chimney connector and/or 
appliance top helps.

•  Replace worn, dried out (inflexible) gaskets.
•  Have chimney regularly cleaned.

IN CASE OF A CHIMNEY FIRE:

•  Have a well understood plan for evacuation and 

a place outside for everyone to meet. Prepare to 
evacuate to ensure everyone’s safety.

•  Close air control on appliance.
•  Call local fire department. Have a fire extin-

guisher handy. Contact local authorities for further 

information on how to handle a chimney fire.

•  After the chimney fire is out, clean and inspect 

the chimney or chimney liner for stress and cracks 
prior to lighting another fire. Also check combusti-
bles around the chimney and the roof.

7.4 CHIMNEY CLEANING

Both the chimney and the appliance must be inspected 
and cleaned at least once a year.

For serious wood burners, chimney cleaning must be 
done as needed to avoid chimney fires; the venting 
systems for controlled combustion appliances may 
need cleaning as often as once a month. These rates, 
however, depend on the burning habits of the individ-
ual operating the appliance. For example, it is possible 
to clog a solid fuel appliance chimney in a few days 
if slow, smoldering fires are burned and the chimney 
is cold. NOTE: Appliances burned consistently without 
hot fires may result in significant creosote accumula-
tions in the chimney.

Certain items and considerations are important in 
chimney cleaning:

•  Proper tools should be used, including a brush 

specifically designed for chimney cleaning.

•  The chimney connector and dampers as well as the 

chimney should be cleaned.

•  The appliance’s firebox and baffle system should 

be cleaned if needed.

•  The chimney should be inspected and repairs made 

if needed, preferably by a qualified chimney sweep 
or mason.

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.5 GLASS REPLACEMENT

WARNING

DO NOT USE SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS

GLASS MAY BE HOT, DO NOT TOUCH GLASS UNTIL 
COOLED.

CARE MUST BE TAKEN WHEN REMOVING AND 
DISPOSING OF ANY  BROKEN DOOR GLASS OR 
DAMAGED COMPONENTS. BE SURE TO  VACUUM UP 
ANY BROKEN GLASS FROM INSIDE THE APPLIANCE 
BEFORE OPERATION.

DO NOT STRIKE, SLAM OR SCRATCH GLASS. DO 
NOT OPERATE APPLIANCE WITH GLASS REMOVED, 
CRACKED, BROKEN OR SCRATCHED.

Installation:
Remove the door from the stove and remove the glass 
retainer. Position the 4 mm ceramic Schott Robax glass 
in the door, make sure that the glass gasket will prop-
erly seal your unit, and replace the retainer, it should 
rest on the gasket not the glass. Tighten securely, but 
do not wrench down on the glass as this may cause 
the glass to break. Replacement Glass Part as for unit.

7.6 CARE OF GLASS

If the glass is not kept clean permanent discolouration 
and / or blemishes may result. Normally a hot fire 
will clean the glass. The most common reasons for 
dirty glass include: not using sufficient fuel to get the 
appliance thoroughly hot, using green or wet wood, 
closing the draft so far that there is insufficient air for 
complete combustion.

WARNING

HOT GLASS WILL CAUSE BURNS.

DO NOT TOUCH GLASS UNTIL COOLED. NEVER 

ALLOW CHILDREN TO TOUCH GLASS.