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Reasons for overly rapid wear of internal parts
- Stove fired too vigorously.
- Use of very dry wood (wood from old furniture).
- Too much soot on top of the baffles (please see the section on Cleaning).
- Too much ash in the ash pan (please see the section on Ash).
Gaskets
With time, the gaskets in the door will wear, and, in order to avoid wild combustion, they
must be replaced as required. Use an original Morsø gasket kit that is supplied with precise
instructions for use.
Note: Normal wearing parts are not covered by Morsø’s extended warranty.
A selection of maintenance products (spare parts, glass cleaner, paint, gasket kit, etc.) is avail-
able from your Morsø dealer.
3.3 Cleaning the stove
Ashes and soot will settle, especially over the baffle plate, because of the draft in the chimney and
after a sweeping. The ashes have an insulating effect that may accelerate the burning through of the
baffle plate because it cannot give off the heat. The baffle plate may be taken out of the stove during
normal cleaning. Today, the chimney sweep, in addition to sweeping the chimney and cleaning the
flue pipes, must take care of removing soot from the stove.
The chimney sweep will establish the annual number of sweeps and cleanings after having
consulted you.
Ash
As noted above, there should be a layer of approximately 1 cm insulating ash in the bottom
of the combustion chamber in order to achieve a high combustion temperature. If the layer
of ash is too thick, it can be brushed down with an ash shovel, dustpan or similar tool.
In most cases, the ash will need to be taken away by the waste disposal company. Because
embers may be concealed in the ash pan for several days, it may be necessary to store the
ash in a container made of non-flammable material before pouring it into a rubbish bag.
Ash from a wood-burning stove will not be of any benefit to your garden as fertiliser. If you
have burned colour brochures, or painted or treated wood, etc., in the stove, the resulting
ash must not be poured onto soil as it may contain heavy metals.
