Finish Door Casing Care
Use a glass cleaner and a soft cloth to polish
the casing. Do not use abrasives such as steel
wool, steel pads or an abrasive polish for they
may scratch the casing’s finish.
DISPOSING OF ASHES
Whenever ashes get 3 to 4 inches deep in your
firebox, and when the fire has burned down and
cooled, remove excess ashes. Leave an ash bed
approximately 1 inch deep on the firebox bottom
to help maintain a hot charcoal bed.
Remove ashes only when the fire is out and
the ashes are cold (24 to 48 hours after the
fire is out).
Do not leave the ashes in the house as they give
off carbon monoxide and other toxic gases.
GLASS CARE
Glass Replacement
The glass used for the fireplace is a high tem-
perature ceramic glass (1,400° F / 760° C). If the
glass breaks, it must be replaced with an identi-
cal ceramic glass. Tempered glass or ordinary
glass will not withstand the high temperatures
of the fireplace. Replacement glass should be
purchased from a IHP dealer (see “Replacement
Parts”,
Page 28
)
.
DO NOT OPERATE THE UNIT
WITH CRACKED OR BROKEN GLASS.
Glass Cleaning
The fireplace is designed to keep the glass
clean under normal operating conditions. If
the fireplace is operated continuously with the
combustion air controls closed, the glass will
tend to get dirty unless the fuel, firebox and
glass are maintained at hot temperatures (see
“Refueling For Best Performance”). To clean the
glass, there are a number of specially designed
cleaners. Your authorized IHP dealer can recom-
mend a suitable cleaner which is available in
your area. Regular household glass cleaners
will not clean creosote. Do not use abrasives
Figure 4
Top Baffle and Secondary Burn Tube
Removal Prior to Cleaning The Chimney,
Replacing Baffles, or Replacing Second-
ary Burn Tubes
Follow these steps to remove the Baffles and/
or Secondary Burn Tubes:
1. Remove the side refractory holder. They are
located at the top of the refractory.
2. Lift the front baffle and slide forward. Lift the
rear baffle and slide up so that both screws
holding the tube locator (holding the tubes
in place) may be removed.
3. Remove the front tube by sliding it either
left or right and dropping it out.
4. Remove the baffle boards.
5. Remove the remaining 3 tubes.
6. Reinstall in reverse order, being sure to
position all four tubes in place with the tabs
on the tube locator.
MAINTENANCE AND CARE
(continued)
Prohibited Fuels
This heater is designed to burn natural wood
only. Higher efficiencies and lower emissions
generally result when burning air dried seasoned
hardwoods, as compared to softwoods or to
green or freshly cut hardwoods. DO NOT BURN:
• Garbage;
• Lawn clippings or yard waste;
• Materials containing rubber, including tires;
• Materials containing plastic;
• Waste petroleum products, paints or paint thinners,
or asphalt products;
• Materials containing asbestos;
• Construction or demolition debris;
• Railroad ties or pressure-treated wood;
• Manure or animal remains;
• Salt water driftwood or other previously salt water
saturated materials;
• Unseasoned wood;
• Christmas tree branches;
• Paper products, colored paper, cardboard, plywood,
or particleboard;
• gasoline;
• naphtha;
• engine oil;
• flammable liquids;
• solvents;
• grease; or
• coal
The prohibition against burning these materials
does not prohibit the use of fire starters made
from paper, cardboard, saw dust, wax and
similar substances for the purpose of starting
a fire in an affected wood heater.
Burning these materials may result in release
of toxic fumes or render the heater ineffective
and cause smoke. Intense firing with these
materials may overheat the fireplace, causing
damage to the unit, a fire or even possibly ignit-
ing a chimney fire if the chimney is creosoted.
Burning unapproved fuel, resulting in excessive
pollutants being emitted, may be prohibited and
subject to a fine or other penalty by the authority
having jurisdiction in your area.
such as steel pads, steel wool or oven cleaner
as they will scratch the glass.
DO NOT USE CHEMICAL GLASS CLEANERS
ON PAINTED SURFACES AS IT MAY CAUSE
THE PAINT TO PEEL.
CAUTION : DO NOT ALLOW WINDOW CLEANER
TO GET IN CONTACT WITH DOOR GASKET OR
PAINT ON FACADE OR DOOR. ONCE CLOSED,
CONTACT OF GLASS CLEANER WITH THE
FIREPLACE FACADE CAN PROVOKE PAINT
PEELING OFF.
Gasket Replacement
Remove the door from the unit (see
Page 8
)
and lay it on a clean unabrasive surface. To
replace the gasket, first remove all of the old
gasket and gasket cement. Make sure that the
surface is totally clean before applying new
cement (a high temperature silicone caulking
rated at 500° F [260° C], is suitable) or adhesion
problems may result. Apply gasket cement to
the gasket channel and install the new gasket.
This replacement part is available from your IHP
dealer in the following dimensions:
u
Front baffle
v
Rear baffle
B
B
SECTION B-B
C
DETAIL C
SCALE 1 : 8
v
u
B
B
SECTION B-B
C
DETAIL C
SCALE 1 : 8
v
u
STEP 1
STEP 2
Remove these 2
screws, then remove
the tube locater.
Gasket
Length Dimensions
Part No.
Square Steel Door
Around
Glass
74
(1880)
(3/16 x 1)
PR-SR1685J
On Door
Frame
77-3/4
(1975)
3/4 dia.
(19)
PR-SR1823O
Arched Steel Door and Arched Cast Door
Around
Glass
69
(1753)
1 x 5/16
(25 x 7.9)
PR-SR1823H
On Door
Frame
[STEEL DOOR]
73
(1854)
5/8 dia.
(15.9)
PR-SR1685D
On Door
Frame
[CAST DOOR]
73
(1854)
5/8 dia.
(15.9)
PR-SR1823G
Table 1
Inches (millimeters)
NOTE: DIAGRAMS & ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT TO SCALE.
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