USER INSTRUCTIONS
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The appliance, when cool, can be cleaned with a damp
cloth.
Over the years, the black paint will fade and can be
touched up with Stove Bright metallic black paint.
To clean the glass, we recommend using a household
window cleaner or general purpose cleaner with a soft
cloth.
Do not use abrasive cleaner or scourer pads.
Check inside of flue prior to each season for any build up
of creosote (wood tar). To do this:-
First remove the baffle (refer to “2. Replacement of
Baffle” page 7)
Using a small mirror and torch hold the mirror on an
angle below the flue with the torch shining at it and
look for black creosote build up. If only a fine black
powdery layer then that is normal, but if built up lay-
ers of creosote can be seen, then the flue needs
cleaning.
Replace the baffle if no cleaning is required.
To clean the flue:-
A flue cleaning brush can be purchased from most
wood heater retail outlets or large hardware stores.
The objective is to pull the brush down through the
flue.
With the baffle removed, tie a rope to one end of the
brush, and drop the rope from the top (outside on
top of the roof) down the flue.
Grab the end of the rope inside the firebox and pull
the brush through.
Check the inside of the flue with the mirror and
torch. Repeat if necessary.
Once clean, remove any excess creosote from the
firebox and replace the baffle.
Alternatively, get a flue cleaning service to do the job for
you (it’s a dirty job).
Check flue integrity, by checking that the 900mm flue
sections have not separated at the joins.
1. Glass in door blackening
This can have several possible causes:
i)
Secondary airwash gap has reduced
— this can happen
once the door seal has settled in. The gap at the top of
the door should be 2mm. This can be checked with the
Allen key provided, as it is 2mm thick. If adjustment is
required, loosen the two grub screws on the top of the
door with the Allen key, adjust the position of the metal
strip and re-tighten the screws.
ii)
Burning unseasoned wood
— if the wood is too wet, it
will cause the glass to blacken.
iii)
Appliance operated at low temperature
— after an
overnight burn where the air spindle control has been
fully closed, the glass may have blackened. When the fire
is re-stoked and burning on the high heat setting, the
blackened glass should self-clean.
iv)
Problems with the flue
— insufficient flue draught can
cause the glass to blacken. If the flue is too short, not
properly insulated, or in a position that results in a
downdraught, then there will be insufficient flue
draught. Contact the installer should this happen.
2.
Trouble starting the fire
— if all ash has been removed
from the firebox, then it can upset the supply of air to
the base of the fire.
3.
Glass cracking
— Do not over tighten the screws on the
stainless steel strips that hold the door glass in place.
Otherwise, expansion of the cast iron door may cause
the glass to crack.
4.
Insufficient flue draft —
if there is insufficient or too
much draft when air spindle is fully closed, i.e. fire
smokes and goes out, or burns too quickly, then the
2mm gap at the top of the door can be adjusted accord-
ingly (refer to “1. General Points” on how to adjust gap).
A larger gap will provide more oxygen to the fire and
therefore burn cleaner and more quickly, while a smaller
gap will slow down the burn rate of the fire by restricting
oxygen to the fire. Note if gap is too small, fire will
smoke, pollute the atmosphere, and potentially upset
neighbours.
10. FLUE CLEANING
11. TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
9. CLEANING PAINT WORK & GLASS
