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5. Maintenance
Sealing band and vermiculite panels are wearing parts which need to be renewed. How often this is needed depends
on how much you use your stove. In some cases every year, others every second or third year. A principal rule is that
the sealing band needs renewal when it is flattened, and the door no longer fits tightly against the front of the stove. A
new set of sealing band with glue can be purchased from your local dealer.
Vermiculite panels must be renewed when they are worn thin, or when possible cracks are so wide that you can actu-
ally see steel through them. If the panels are not renewed on such occations, they lose their power of insulation and
heat reflection.
Movable and mechanical parts should be greased once a year with a heat-resisting lubricant (closing mechanisms,
hinges etc).
Renewal of the sealing band at the door
1. Remove the sealing band from the inner frame and clean the band mark (it is not necessary to remove the door
from the stove).
2. Add a band of heat-resistant glue on the band mark.
3. Push new sealing band down into the mark.
4. Close the door and let the glue harden for about 24 hours, before you open the door again. If you do not let the
glue harden sufficiently before you open the door, the band may fall out.
Renewal of the sealing band between the Glass and the door of the stove
1. It is not nescessary to remove the door.
2. Dismount bolts / Glassholders from the door.
3. Dismount the bolt and the ratchet that hold the handle. Remove the glass.
4. Remove the old sealingband from the door.
5. Add new sealing band to the door.
6. Insert the glass and tighten the bolts and the glassholders.
Change of the vermiculite panels
1. The bottom baffle plate is removed.
2. One of the side plates is removed.
3. The slanted back plate is removed.
4. The other side plate is removed.
5. The lower back plate is removed.
6. Finally, the top baffle plate is removed.
The baffle plates must be taken out and cleaned regularly as with time, they will accumulate soot and ash. This can
culminate in prohibiting the smokes clear exit of the fire chamber.
