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MAINTENANCE
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CLEANING THE GLASS
Burning natural gas (NG) or propane (LP) in this fireplace will always
result in some of the gas components being deposited on the
glass. Hydrogen sulfides and mercaptans, which are present in
the burning gas, condense onto the relatively cooler glass surface
and cause white film to build up over time.
The amount of this white film is influenced by a number of factors
such as; the configuration of the system venting, thermal efficiency
of the fireplace design, the humidity of combustion air, frequency
of fireplace use, burner performance and, the fireplace design itself.
Do not use normal household (usually ammonia-based) glass
cleaners to clean the glass as these cleaners can leave a permanent
stain. Only a gas fireplace glass cleaner should be used. Products
such as Stove Bright® Gas Appliance Glass Cleaner by Forrest
Technical Coatings, Imperial Gas Fireplace Glass Cleaner by Imperial
Manufacturing Group and GFC™ Gas Fireplace Glass Cleaner by
A.W. Perkins Co. are designed for this purpose.
Follow the instructions for use and
do not clean the glass when
it is hot
! If the glass becomes coated with deposits which cannot
be removed it must be replaced.
The fireplace glass should be cleaned before the fireplace is first lit
and then after the fireplace has been through its four hour burn-in
cycle. This will reduce potential build up on your glass.
The inner glass panel need not be removed and should be cleaned in place.
The glass panels should be installed in reverse order of their removal.
Step 1.
Lift the glass panel up under the standoff frame and swing the lower edge of the glass panel against the firebox gasket. (See
Figure 47) Set a glass clamp into place and hold it loosely with a retaining bolt. DO NOT tighten the retaining bolt yet.
Step 2.
Repeat Step 1 with the remaining glass panels.
Step 3.
Center the long glass panel, left and right, on the fireplace and screw the retaining bolts into the lower glass clamp until the bolts
touch the glass clamp. Repeat for the remaining glass clamps.
Step 4.
Adjust the remaining glass panels left to right until there is no corner gap.
Step 5.
While ensuring that the glass panels are tight and square to each another, tighten the retaining bolt(s) on each clamp NO MORE
THAN 1/4 TURN. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.
PROPERLY PLACE, CLAMP AND SEAL THE GLASS PANEL(S) BEFORE LIGHTING THE FIRE!
INSTALLING THE GLASS
To see how to remove the glass from an Element4 fireplace
please visit the link below.
WWW.EUROPEANHOME.COM/RESOURCES/VIDEOS/
