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gaskets
The rope gaskets in the door will need regular inspection in order to ensure and maintain full
control of your stove’s burning rate; over time the rope gaskets will harden and will become
less airtight; at this point you will need to remove and replace with new. Use only the genuine
Morsø gasket kit, which comes with detailed replacement instructions.
NOTE:
Normal wear components (inner parts) are not covered by Morsø’s 10-year guarantee.
Maintenance products (Spare Parts, Glass Cleaner, Paint, Gasket Kit, etc) are all available from
your authorised Morsø dealer.
3.3 Cleaning the stove
During normal use and sweeping of your stove and chimney, a layer of ash, soot or debris
can form, particularly on the top of the baffle plate or inner fireback. Any deposits allowed to
build-up over time will have an insulating effect on these parts, thus restricting expansion; this
will ultimately result in a shorter lifespan. The chrome-iron baffle plate and inner fireback/bricks
can easily be removed from the stove and should be regularly checked for debris and cleaned.
You must ensure that your chimney sweep removes all soot and debris from the stove after the
sweeping process.
Your chimney should be swept at least once a year; however a regular inspection of your stovepipe
and chimney will determine whether a more frequent approach should be adopted.
Ash
In order to achieve the highest combustion temperature possible when burning solely wood,
it is important that a 1cm deep bed of ash is established on top of the grate area. Excess ash
should be removed by simply agitating the grate by moving the riddling rod on the outside of
the stove; surplus ash will fall into the ash pan below the grate where it can be easily and safely
removed.
Be sure to empty the ash pan before it gets completely full; if the ash level reaches the under-
side of the grate, air flow through the grate will be restricted and will lead to over-heating and
premature wear of the grate parts.
When emptying the ash pan always dump the waste ash into a metal container (dustbin) where
it can fully cool before being taken away by your refuse collector. Ash from a wood-burning
stove does not benefit your garden as fertiliser.
Reasons for premature wear of internal parts
• Stove being used/fired too vigorously
• Too little air passing through the bottom grate
• Use of excessively dry wood (wood from old furniture)
• Excessive debris collection on baffle plate or inner fireback
(see section on cleaning)
• Ash level too high in the ash pan (see section on ash)
