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REMOVING THE BAFFLE PLATE
Regular checking of the baffle plate will ensure that
the stove’s flueway stays clear of soot as well as
maintain the stove’s safe and efficient operation. If
you have never owned a stove before it is important
to understand how critical this aspect of operating a
stove is, particularly on a boiler stove. It is easier to
fully familiarise yourself with this procedure before
the stove is installed.
With the Graphite Boiler there are no baffle fixing
brackets, bolts or fire bricks to remove.
Firstly, if undertaking this after the stove has been
operated then please take care to protect any
decorative finishes such as porous stonework, tile
grout or carpets as there will inevitably be some sooty
debris removed with the baffle.
Please note that the baffle plate is heavy.
When the stove and boiler are cold, remove the fire
fence at the front of the fire chamber then simply put
your hand up inside the lower part of the ‘roof’ of the
fire chamber – you’ll see the baffle plate lug. Push the
baffle upwards to one side so that you can drop the
plate down and move it out of the way to clear the
lower retaining ledge. Should there be excessive soot
debris then you will need to review how you operate
your stove and also check the quality of your fuel.
The Graphite Boiler’s wide body means that you
should not rely solely on being able to clear exces-
sive soot from the whole of the flueway and boiler
top by just removing the baffle plate or through any
stove pipe hatch door. You should also access this area
by quickly removing the heat sink (see next section)
to fully ensure that there is no soot build up in areas
which you otherwise cannot reach.
To replace the baffle, simply reverse the operation –
ensuring that it sits securely and evenly along the
retaining ledge and on top of the wrap-around boiler
so that there are no unwanted air gaps. The baffle lug
should always be pointing downwards into the fire
chamber.
Baffle plate Lug
Baffle plate lower retaining Ledge
Back wall of stove
Baffle location as seen from inside stove
Baffle plate Lug
Top edge of baffle positioned her
e
Removing the fire fence provides more space
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