Any black painted portion of the fireplace can be cleaned with a soft damp cloth.
Use a mild detergent and water. Do not use abrasive cleaners.
General Cleaning
You can touch up the face of the CF780 with
Stove Bright Metallic Black
high
temperature paint which is available at most fireplace dealers. Follow the
directions outlined on the spray can.
DO NOT
attempt to paint the fireplace
while it is still warm. Keep the spray can away from any source of heat or open
flame. Ensure that there is adequate ventilation in the room from the time you
start painting until the paint is dry. Stove Bright is available in a wide range of
colors if you want to change the color of your fireplace.
We recommend that you take the time to protect or remove any items that
you do not want to paint such as: the door glass, the fireplace surroundings,
etc. The glass can be removed from the door but you will have to replace the
door and glass gaskets.
Touch up Paint
Depending on how you burn your CF780,
temperatures may not always be hot
enough to keep the glass perfectly clean.
Having a good hot fire regularly usually
cleans off most of the deposits that have
accumulated. Remember: the dryer the
wood and the hotter the fire, the cleaner
the glass. A word of caution: although heat
will not break the glass, impact can. Be
careful not to hit the glass.
WARNING: NEVER CLEAN THE
GLASS WITH AN ABRASIVE
C L E A N E R . U S E O N LY A
CLEANER RECOMMENDED BY
YOUR DEALER. NEVER CLEAN
THE GLASS WHILE IT IS HOT, A
SERIOUS BURN CAN RESULT.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
EXCELLENT WOOD STOVE
GLASS CLEANERS AVAILABLE
WHICH ARE FAR SUPERIOR TO
REGULAR GLASS AND OVEN
CLEANERS.
The door can be swung open in order to clean the glass.
First, lift the firescreen completely and remove any objects
that may be on the hearth that could prevent the glass door
from opening. (see Diagram 22). Be careful not to lift too
high or the door may bind against the firescreen.
Glass Cleaning
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Use door tool to
open door latch
Glass Door Latch - Diagram 22
A fireplace as clean burning as the CF780 does not produce a lot of creosote
but the chimney should still be inspected for creosote buildup after a couple
of months of using it. This will allow you to visualize the amount of creosote
that is accumulating and adjust the frequency of chimney inspection accord-
ingly. Depending on how you burn your CF780, you may need to clean your
chimney every year or every other year.
A buildup of ¼" or more should be cleaned before more creosote accumulates.
Use a 8" round brush.
Remove chimney cap for access to chimney for cleaning.
Chimney Cleaning
Remove the ashes before they become too deep, i.e., before you have a spill-
age problem over the ash step refractory brick.
The ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight-fitting lid. The
closed container of ashes should be placed on a non-combustible floor or on
the ground, well away from all combustible materials pending final disposal. If
the ashes are disposed of by burial, or otherwise locally dispersed, they should
be retained in the closed container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
When the fireplace is cold, use a damp, soft cloth and wipe down the bricks
to remove soot deposits. Hairline cracks in the bricks are normal due to rapid
temperature differences. These cracks do not affect safety or performance.
Disposal of Ashes
Brick Cleaning
Components of the guillotine system have been designed to limit the require-
ment for maintenance and overhaul.
The guillotine door and firescreen are designed to operate without having to
exert force. If at any time you feel like you have to apply force to get the door
or the firescreen moving, something is wrong. Do not force it, you could dam-
age or break something.
To ensure easy operation of both the guillotine glass door and the firescreen,
we recommend that you lubricate the guide rails at the beginning of every
burning season. Completely open the firescreen and the guillotine door. Apply
a quantity of the high temperature grease (regular grease will not withstand the
heat of the fireplace) on each guide rail (left and right) just below the bottom
of the door and move your door up and down a couple of times to distribute
the grease all over the guide rail. Repeat for the firescreen. You can purchase
high temperature grease at your local hardward store.
WARNING: DO NOT USE TEFLON-BASED OR SILICON-BASED
PRODUCT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO BE USED IN A
HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT. BURNED TEFLON TURNS
INTO A DEADLY FUME.
If for any reason, you need to dismantle the guillotine system, complete
instructions are available.
Guillotine System
CAUTION: Do not build fire past log retainers/close to glass
WARNING: Do not use substitute materials.
WARNING: Do not slam,abuse glass door. Do not use if the glass has cracked.
Glass door must be replaced prior to use.
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