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Vermont Castings Stratton
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keep your Stratton Fireplace looking New
and working its best
care of the cast iron Surface
An occasional dusting with a dry rag will keep your Strat-
ton fireplace looking new.
If the paint needs retouching, first allow the surface
to cool completely. Wire-brush areas needing to be
painted. Touch-up with high temperature fireplace paint
available from your local dealer. Apply the paint spar-
ingly. Two light coats are better than one heavy one.
cleaning the glass
The Stratton glass system requires a minimum amount
of cleaning. Most carbon deposits that accumulate will
burn off during hot fires.
Ash residue that accumulates on the glass should be
removed periodically to prevent etching. To clean the
glass, follow this procedure:
•
Be sure the glass is completely cool.
•
Cleaning with water will work in most cases. Use
a glass cleaner especially made for this purpose
only if deposits are especially heavy. (If heavy
deposits are a frequent occurrence, however,
evaluate your operating techniques.)
•
Rinse the glass thoroughly.
•
Dry the glass completely.
adjust the Door latch periodically
The front door of the fireplace should close securely to
prevent accidental opening and should close tightly to
prevent air from leaking into the fire chamber. The door
handles will be positioned vertically when the door is
closed.
Over a period of time, the gasket around the door will
compress and the latch may need adjustment. To adjust
the handle, follow this procedure (Fig. 39):
1. Loosen the small lock nut with a wrench.
. Extend the striker screw one turn by turning it with
an Allen wrench.
3. Retighten the lock nut, while at the same time hold-
ing the striker screw with the Allen wrench to prevent
its turning.
Test the door seal. Close the door on a dollar bill and
attempt to pull it free. If the bill is freed with little resis-
tance, the gasket isn’t snug enough at that spot. Con-
tinue to make small adjustments until the setting is right.
If additional adjusting of the latch does not enable the
door to seal sufficiently in one area, try “adjusting” the
Maintenance
ST531
Door Pawl
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Pawl
Small Lock-
ing Nut
Large
Locking Nut
Set Screw
Striker Screw
Handle Stub
ST531
Fig. 39
Turn the striker screw to tighten or loosen the door
latch.
gasket in that area. Pack more cement or a smaller
diameter gasket into the channel beneath the gasket so
that the main gasket is raised and makes contact with
the door frame. This procedure should solve the prob-
lem. If the gasket needs replacing, follow the directions
beginning on Page 4.
iMpoRTaNT NoTeS
•
Do not operate the Stratton if the glass is dam-
aged or broken.
•
Do not abuse glass by striking with any object or
by slamming the door.
•
Replace glass only with MHSC high tempera-
ture ceramic glass, available from your Vermont
Castings’ authorized dealer.
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Removing and Replacing Door glass
Follow this procedure to replace glass.
• Open the door and loosen the four retaining clip
screws that hold the glass to the door. Swing the
clips out of the way. Tilt the glass away from the door
frame and lift up. (Fig. 40) Wear gloves and use cau-
tion when handling broken glass.
