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Encore Woodburning Stove
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3. Replace the doors on the stove. Remove the griddle
so you can reach in through the opening to posi-
tion the manifold. Move the door manifold as high
as possible without actually touching the upper air
manifold, and as far toward the center of the stove
as possible without hitting the door manifold on the
other door. Tighten all screws.
4. Open and close the doors to check that the door
manifold does not interfere with either of the other
manifolds. Adjust as necessary.
Check the Operation
of the Primary Air Shutter
The primary air shutter is located at the back of the ash
drop and is visible from the back of the stove. (Fig. 31)
The shutter must open and close freely when you move
the thermostat lever. If it does not, remove any obstruc-
tion. If you need assistance, consult your local Vermont
Castings Authorized Dealer.
2. Turn the pressure screw approximately one half turn
clockwise.
3. Tighten the lock nut. Keep the pressure screw from
turning as you tighten the nut. Re-test the damper.
ST641
Encore
air shutter
3/01
Primary Air
Shutter
ST641
Fig. 31
The primary air shutter must move freely.
ST642
Encore
damper adjust
3/01
Damper
Lock Nut
Pressure Adjust-
ing Screw
ST642
Fig. 32
Adjusting the damper.
Do not change the adjustment of the cable in an at-
tempt to gain increased firing. The air shutter controls
how much air can enter the stove, but chimney draft
is the force that pulls air into the stove. If changing the
thermostat handle position does not lead to changes in
the fire’s intensity, it is probably due to weak chimney
draft (in the case of a weak fire you can’t increase) or
an air leak in the stove (in the case of a fire you can’t
decrease).
Adjust the Damper as Needed
The tension on the Encore’s damper is adjustable to
compensate for compression of the gasket that seals
the damper to the upper fireback. To adjust the damper:
1. Remove the griddle. Loosen the lock nut at the cen-
ter of the damper.
Tighten the Damper Handle as Needed
A handle on the left side of the stove controls the
damper. The handle attaches to the damper rod with a
set screw. Periodically check the set screw and tighten
as necessary.
How to Adjust the Door Latches
The Encore’s front doors, as well as its ash pan door,
should close securely to prevent accidental open-
ing and to keep air from leaking into the stove. On
adequately adjusted doors, the handles should resist
slightly as they are turned to the closed position and the
doors themselves should be drawn slightly toward the
stove.
Over time, the gasket around the doors will compress
and the latch may need adjustment.
To adjust the handle on the front doors,
open the
door on which the handle is mounted and rotate the
handle one full turn counterclockwise. Since this handle
is threaded into the front door, a complete revolution will
adjust it enough so the doors close securely.
To adjust the latch on the ash pan door,
loosen the
small lock nut, rotate the striker screw a half-turn, and
re-tighten the small lock. Hold the striker screw to keep
it from turning as you tighten the lock nut. Make repeat-
ed small adjustments until the setting is right.
