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Glass in door blackening
This can have several possible causes:
•
Burning unseasoned wood
—
if the wood is too wet, it
will cause the glass to blacken.
•
Appliance operated at low temperature
—
after an
overnight burn where the air slide control has been fully
closed, the glass may have blackened. When the fire is
re-stoked and burning on the high heat setting, the
blackened glass should self-clean.
•
Problems with the flue
—
insufficient flue draught can
cause the glass to blacken. If the flue is too short, not
properly insulated, or in a position that results in a
downdraught, then there will be insufficient flue
draught. Contact the installer should this happen.
Trouble starting the fire
If all ash has been removed from the firebox, then it can upset
the supply of air to the base of the fire. It can aid the fire by
retaining some ash when cleaning out the firebox.
Glass cracking
Do not over tighten the screws on the stainless steel strips
that hold the glass in the door in place. Otherwise, expansion
of the cast iron door may cause the glass to crack.
The purpose of the firebricks in the appliance is to increase
thermal mass and to guarantee the longevity of the steel
firebox. Over time the firebricks may become cracked and
crumble away. If so, then they should be replaced soon after.
To replace the firebricks:
1)
Move any ash away from the base of the bricks.
2)
Raise the brick retainer so that the bricks can be
removed.
3)
Replace with new bricks, and refit the retainer which
holds the bricks in place.
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1.
Remove the side and rear fire bricks and old brick
retainer before fitting the new one.
2.
With the retainer orientated with the arms pointing up
(like a square ‘U’ shape), push one end into the back
corner of the firebox.
3.
With the retainer in a diagonal orientation relative to
the firebox, tilt the top slightly forward allowing the
bottom corner to drop into the firebox at the front.
4.
Push the bottom front corner towards the back of the
firebox allowing the top of the arm to enter the firebox.
5.
Continue pushing the bottom corner towards rear of
firebox so that retainer sits flat in the firebox.
6.
Raise the retainer and re-install the fire bricks.
11. TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
1. REPLACEMENT OF FIREBRICKS
MAINTENANCE & SERVICING
2. REPLACEMENT OF BRICK RETAINER
Brick retainer Fire bricks
