MAINTENANCE
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GASKETS
The design of the fireplace requires many gaskets to get just the right amount of combustion air
into the firebox and keep all three glasses clean (see Figure 4).
1.
There is a round fiberglass gasket on the back of the top of the door held in place by clips in
the door frame. There is also a small screw holding the extremity close to the hinge.
This gasket will need to be removed if the door glass needs to be changed. If the gasket is
still in good condition, it can be reinstalled after changing the door glass.
2.
There is a flat fiberglass gasket wrapped around the top of the glass in the door. If you remove
or change the door glass, this gasket will need to be changed as well.
3.
There are high temperature silicone gaskets wrapped around the top and bottom of each side
glasses as well as the bottom of the door glass. If you ever need to remove or change any
of the glasses, this gasket will need to be changed as well.
Any of these gaskets may need to be changed at one point in time depending on how careful you
are at not allowing the fire in front of the ash step refractory bricks. If at any point, you see a
change in the flame pattern (flames coming close to the glass, burning more on one side, or
simply not burning nicely), you may need to change one of the gaskets.
There is no gasket at the bottom of the glass door.
ADJUSTING THE DOOR LATCH
The door latch should close with enough resistance to keep it latched, but not so much resistance
that it is difficult to close. The latch plate can adjust the tightness of the door latch. It is located
just below the top lintel behind the door latch. Open the door to access the latch plate (see Figure
5).
To tighten the latch: using a small hammer, gently tap on the extremity of the latch plate to bring
it closer to the facing of the fireplace.
To loosen the latch: using a big flat screw driver, slip the tip behind the extremity of the latch
plate to pull it away from the facing of the fireplace.
CHIMNEY CLEANING
A fireplace as clean burning as the LINEAR 50 SP does not produce a lot of creosote, but the
chimney should nevertheless be inspected for creosote buildup after a couple of months of using it. This will allow you to visualize the amount
Figure 4
Door Gaskets
Figure 5
Latch Plate Adjustment
