CAREANDMAINTENANCE
Your heater has been designed as a heavy duty appliance capable of withstanding normal
operatingconditions.
Care
Thefireboxlinerswherefittedmustbetreated
withcare.Avoidthrowinglogsintothefirebox
asthismayfracturetheliners.
Cleaning
Paintedsurfaces:tocleanpaintedsurfaces,
wipeoverwithasoft,dampcloth.Donotuse
harshsolventsandcleaningagentsasthese
candamagethecoating.Buffdrywithasoft,
drycloth.
If your heater is installed in a coastal
environment, where salt air will come in
contactwiththeheater,thiscleaningprocess
shouldbeperformedweeklytoavoidthesalt
causing deterioration of the paint and
subsequentlyrust.
Door glass: sometimes black deposits will
buildupontheinsideofthedoorglass.To
removethisbuildup,rubgentlywithaplastic
scourer pad moistened with water and
detergent.Thenusethedampanddrycloths
asbefore.Hotglasscleanerisalsoavailable
fromyourheaterretailer.
RoutineMaintenanceSchedule
Atbeginningoftheseasonandatleastevery
8weeksduringtheseason
*
Inspectandcleanthefluesystem.Todo
this,removethebaffleplateandfluecowl,
andcleanoutwithafluebrush.
*
Checkthepaintedsurfaces.Ifthereisany
wear, for instance from cleaning or
abrasion,touchuppaintisavailablefrom
yourdealer.
Atendofseason
*
Inspectthedoorglassforanycracksand
replaceifnecessary.
*
Inspectdoorropeandsealsandreplaceif
necessary.
*
Inspect firebox for wear or excessive
corrosion.
*
Inspectfirebrickswherefittedandreplace
ifbroken.
*
Checkthattheairslidemovessmoothly.If
it is sticky, lubricate it with high
temperature grease available from your
localhardwarestore.
CreosoteBuildUp
When the heater is continually burnt with
lowerthannormalfiretemperatures,egdue
tounseasonedwood,higherthanacceptable
amounts of smoke are produced which
condenseontheinsideoftheflue.Thisbuilds
upasablack,tar-likedepositcalledcreosote.
A thin layer of creosote inside the flue is
normalandwillnotcauseaproblem.Once
there is a layer more than 3mm thick,
problemscanoccur.
1.Ifthelayeristhickenough,itrestrictsthe
flueandcancauseinsufficientdrawand
evensmokespillagebackintothehouse.
2. More seriously, creosote is combustible,
andcanignite.Afluefireiseasytodetect,
involving a roaring sound, a vibration of
the flue, and sometimes flames and
sparksshootoutofthetopoftheflue.
Toavoidcreosotebuildupandthefiresthat
mayresult,burnseasonedwoodwiththeair
controlsettomediumorhighformostofthe
time.
To remove creosote when it does build up,
removethebaffleplateandfluecowl,anduse
a flue brush to clean the flue system. To
removethebaffleplate,slidetheplateupon
onesideandthendownaroundthebrackets
ontheother.
Incaseofafluefire,donotpanic.Yourflue
system has been constructed to withstand
hightemperatures.Immediatelyclosetheair
controldowntoitslowestsetting.Donotopen
thedoor.Oncethefirehasextinguished,you
shouldhaveyourfluesysteminspectedbya
qualifiedserviceperson.
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