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7.0 General Maintenance
As with your car, regular maintenance will prolong the life
of your stove and ensure satisfactory performance.
The following procedures do not take long and are
generally inexpensive, but when done consistently,
increase the life of your appliance and in turn, increase
your years of enjoyment.
Enamel Care
• DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN HOT ENAMEL SURFACES.
Clean only cold enamel surfaces with a soft damp
cloth and polish with a clean dry cloth. Most stains
can be removed with a solution of baking soda and
vinegar. Let this solution sit on the stain for a min-
ute or two before rubbing it dry with a damp cloth.
Organic cleaning commercial cleaning solutions, such
as Citra-Solv®, can also be effective.
• DO NOT USE SOAPY OR ABRASIVE SOLUTIONS. These
can cause stains. Coffee, tea, and fruit jucies will also
cause stains.
• AVOID CONTACT WITH METAL OBJECTS. Trivets, ket-
tles, or pots, can damage the enamel.
Annual Inspection
• Empty stove of all soot and ashes. Only use a vacuum
for this job if the vacuum is specifically designed for
ashes.
• Inspect the stove seams. Use a utility light to inspect
the stove inside and out for cracks or leaks. Replace all
cracked parts and repair any cement leaks with furnace
cement.
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Door
Gasket
Glass
Glass clips
Gaskets
Door and glass panel gaskets will harden and compress
with over time. Inspect and replace if necessary. Use
Universal Gasket Kit 157050, available from your local Jøtul
Authorized Dealer.
Check the door gasket for tightness. Close and latch the
doors on a dollar bill and slowly try to pull the dollar bill
free. If it can be easily removed then the seal is too loose.
Check several spots around the door, and repeat the
procedure on the ash pan door as well.
Gasket Replacement
1. Use pliers and a putty knife to remove the old gasket from
the door.
2. Thoroughly clean the channel with a wire brush.
3. Apply a small bead of cement to the channel.
4. Gently press the new gasket into the cement to seat it in the
channel. Close and latch the door and then reopen. Wipe any
excess cement squeezed out from around the gasket.
Gasket list for the Jøtul F 3 CB
Description
Order # Size
Length
Top plate gasket
100038 3/8” ld
6’
Ash housing gasket 128213
sheet gasket
Ash door gasket
200024 1/4” ld
3’
Glass gasket
200028 1/4” ld
3’6”
Door gasket
200024 11/32” ld
5’
Air manifold Gasket 200028 3/16”
16”
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