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Cleaning and maintenance for your Metro wood fire
The Radiant Fires are coated with “Stovebright Metallic Black”
high temperature paint and will require periodic repainting.
All other model Metro’s are coated with;
• Vitreous enamel is extremely durable and designed to last
the life of the appliance. As vitreous enamel is glass, a
solid or heavy object dropped or banged against a panel
could chip the enamel surface.
All model Metro’s can be cleaned with a damp cloth when the
appliance is not operating.
Door glass
Providing your fuel is properly seasoned, under normal
operating conditions the air-wash design of the Metro’s
firebox will keep the door glass clear. If the glass requires
cleaning you may use either a razor blade scraper or an oven
cleaner.
If your door glass breaks it must be replaced with 5mm thick
ceramic glass which is available from your local Metro retailer.
Door seals
Over time, usually 3-4 years, the door and glass seals will
become hard and cause air to leak into the firebox, causing
the appliance to ‘over fire’. your Metro retailer stocks
replacement woven fibreglass door and glass seals, which
need replacing when they become hard and over worn.
The door of your Metro is easily removed. Hold it in both
hands and lift the hinge end of the door up and over the top
hinge pin, then lower the door from the bottom hinge pin.
Side bricks
Hair-line cracks are not uncommon and are a result of
the intense heat within the Metro’s firebox, coupled with
mechanical damage caused by accidental impact when fuel is
being loaded. However if the side bricks become cracked to
the extent that they start to break up, they must be replaced.
Door adjustment
Provision is available on both sides of the door to enable
adjustment.
To adjust the hinge end of the door, open the door fully,
loosen the top hinge nut and slightly lift the latch end of the
door; you will see the hinge assembly move back 1-2mm
which will usually be sufficient. Retighten, then repeat by
loosening the lower hinge nut, this time applying a slight
downwards pressure onto the door to move the lower hinge
assembly back a similar distance, then retighten.
The door latch is also adjustable, as the latch pin on the right
side of the firebox is fitted through a slot which enables the
latch pin to be loosened, moved back and re-tightened.
Ash removal
Over a period of time ash will build up in the base of the
Metro’s firebox and require removal. The time this build-up
takes depends on the density and cleanliness of your fuel.
To remove the excess ash your Metro should not be
operating.
• Open the door, and using a hearth shovel or similar,
empty the excess ash directly into a steel or non-
combustible container.
• If the ash is not disposed of immediately, be careful where
you store it, as the ash can retain heat for many days and
become a fire hazard.
• you must leave a bed of ash in the base of the firebox
approximately 10mm deep; this insulates the base of the
firebox and improves combustion.
Top baffle
This is a
‘sacrificial’
part of the firebox and should be
checked monthly. Usually only the “Promet” (white board) front
section needs to be replaced when it starts to disintegrate.
Note: Cracks in the promet are not uncommon and have no adverse
effect on the operation of your Metro. These cracks are the result of
intense heat coupled with expansion and contraction.
Note: Burning wood which is not properly seasoned, i.e. to 25% moisture
content or more, will expedite this disintegration.
Flue systems
Should be checked annually, particularly the bottom end
of the lower flue section at its rear lock formed joint. If
deterioration is noticed contact your Metro retailer or installer.
The flue pipe should also be swept a minimum of once a year,
or as required during the winter season. If smoke enters the
• Do not turn the air control down lower than you need to,
if you want the Metro to burn overnight, endeavour to
obtain an 8 hour burn time, not 12 hours. It will take a few
burns to find the correct location of your Metro’s air control
setting to achieve the length of burn cycle you desire as
this setting is affected by several variables including fuel
density, flue length and outside wind velocity.
Cooking
All Metro’s are designed to enable cooking of soups, stews
and casseroles etc, and your Metro will easily boil a flat bottom
stainless steel kettle. The Radiant Series have a dedicated
cooking top enabling large pots to be placed on the cook top,
while all other models have a lift-off grille.
Note: Metro’s supplied with a lift-off top grille have this feature to
enable the grille to be removed for cleaning if you have a spill. The
lift-off top grille must be left on when cooking, because if removed the
wall temperatures next to the appliance may become excessive and
the top of the firebox is generally too hot to cook on directly. Please
note: Although very durable, Metro’s in a satin stainless look are not
recommended to be used to cook on.
Operating your Metro wood fire
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