HearthStone
Quality Home Heating Products Inc
®
Bennington Model 8350
20
The procedure for glass and glass gasket replacement is as
follows:
1.
Remove the door by lifting it straight up off the
hinges with the hinge pins remaining in the door.
2. Place the door face down on a flat, smooth
surface.
3.
Apply penetrating oil to the screws in the glass
retainer clips. Remove the screws to separate the
glass from the door.
4.
Carefully lift the damaged glass from the door
and discard.
5.
Peel the paper backing from the tape gasket.
Apply the new gasket to the new glass as
illustrated on page 18.
6.
Place the gasketed glass onto the door.
7.
Screw the glass retainer clips back on the door.
8.
Install the door.
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Exterior cast iron parts are either painted with black, high-
temperature stove paint or porcelainized with an enamel
finish in various colors.
Use black, high-temperature stove paint (satin black by
Stovebright) to touch up and maintain the original
appearance of painted cast iron. Use a damp sponge to
wipe clean. Dry the cast iron thoroughly to prevent
rusting.
Enamel castings can be cleaned with a standard glass
cleaner. With time and use, a very fine, subtle network of
crazed lines may appear seemingly beneath the surface of
the enamel. Crazing is a natural, predictable process and
does not represent a flaw.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Your Heating Needs
Virtually all woodstove operators experience basic
common problems at one time or another. Most are
correctable and generally require only a minor adjustment
of the stove, installation, or operating technique. In cases
where weather conditions dramatically affect stove
performance, the problems are typically temporary and
solve themselves once the weather changes.
If you question whether or not your stove is producing
adequate heat, the best way to troubleshoot the problem is
to monitor the temperature of the stack. A 400 degree F
(200 degree C) stovepipe confirms the stove is supplying
sufficient heat. Keep in mind that your house itself will
regulate room/house temperatures. How well the walls,
floors and ceilings are insulated, the number and size of
glass windows, the tightness of outside doors, and the
construction or style of your house (vaulted ceilings or
other open spaces which collect large percentages of heat,
ceiling fans, etc.) all are determining factors of room
temperature.
Your stove's performance is also dependant on its
installation. One common cause of poor performance is
an oversized chimney flue. Oversized chimney flues
result in decreased pressure, which prevents the smoke
from rising out the chimney. Oversized flues are also
more difficult to heat effectively, especially when burning
a high efficiency stove. Cool flue temperatures inhibit the
establishment of a strong draft (and encourage the
accumulation of creosote). The lack of a strong draft will
cause the fire to die down and may even force the smoke
to pour into the room.
If your chimney is the proper size and a strong draft is not
easily established, there is the possibility of the chimney
being too cold. Again, hot chimneys promote a stronger
draft.
Other draft guidelines are as follows:
AN
"AIRTIGHT" HOUSE:
If your home is super-
insulated or especially well sealed, the (infiltration) air
supply to the interior of the house may be inadequate.
This phenomenon of air starvation within the building can
be exacerbated if exhaust fans, such as clothes dryers,
bathroom fans or cook stove exhaust fans, are in operation
within the home. Outfitting your stove with the optional
outside air supply adaptor connected to an air duct which
leads to the outside of the building should correct this
problem.
TALL TREES OR BUILDINGS:
These obstructions,
when located in proximity to the top of the chimney can
cause chronic or occasional downdrafts. When selecting
a site for a new chimney, take care to consider the
placement of other objects in the vicinity of the proposed
chimney location.
WIND VELOCITY:
Generally, the stronger and
steadier a wind, the stronger (better) the draft. However,
"gusty" wind conditions may cause erratic downdrafts.
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE:
Chimney drafts are
typically sluggish on balmy, wet or muggy days. This is a
weather-related phenomenon, which generally is self-
correcting as the weather changes.
BRISKNESS OF FIRE:
The hotter the fire in your
stove, the hotter your chimney and, therefore, the stronger
the draft.
