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GLASS PANELS AND CLEANING
There are two panels of glass in each door. They are made of a heat resistant ceramic product which will not
break with the heat of the fire. However, it is important to maintain the movement of the glass within the door as,
if the glass is restricted, it is likely to crack with the expansion or contraction of the cast door. To achieve this it
has heat resistant fibre glass ladder rope around the edges and this should be replaced if it is showing signs of
deterioration.
The glass can be cleaned when hot without damage to the panel although care must be taken not to burn your
fingers etc., also care must be taken with aerosol cleaners and cleaning cloths. We recommend the proprietary
stove glass cleaners. When solid fuel is being burnt any sooty deposits on the glass can be cleaned simply by
wiping with a dry cloth.
If the stove glass becomes dirty this is either due to the closing of the airwash before the fuel is up to temperature
and/or wood fuel is too wet. If a routine is established of hard burning on secondary air only for 20 minutes at
each end of the day this will assist in keeping your glass clean.
REPLACEMENT OF GLASS PANELS
Carefully lift the fire door from its hinge pins and lay it down - preferably on a soft substance - being aware of the
door fastening catch. The outer glass panel (furthest from the fire) is mounted on fibre glass ladder rope which
should surround all the edges (diagram 5). Caution is required when replacing this glass panel as the ladder
rope has a tendency to slip out of position as the glass is fitted. The second or inner panel then fits directly on
top of the outer followed by the top and bottom steel glass retainer and the whole held together by the 4 x (M4 x
10mm) machine screws. It is recommended to apply some heat resistant copper grease or graphite grease to the
screws and
DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THEM
as the glass panels will crack.
The stove requires both of these glass panels in place to achieve a clean burn state as they act in a similar way
to double glazing in a domestic window.
Diagram 5
OPERATION OF GRATE
Your stove is fitted with a
multi-fuel grate
(diagram 6 & 6A) which will enable you to burn wood or solid fuel
equally effectively. It consists of a grate lever operating handle (shown in yellow), grate bars (shown in blue) and
the grate link bar (shown in pink). Once fuel is loaded on the grate the grate will remain where it has been
positioned). The grate is left with the bars closed for wood and slightly open for solid fuel, to de-ash
gently
and
NOT FORCEFULLY
rotate the bars fully.
Never allow ashes to accumulate underneath the grate to the point
where they come in contact with the grate bars, they will overheat and distort, nor to the point where the ash will
obstruct the grate link bar thus the grate bars will not be able to be rotated.
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