Maintenance, General, Glass Replacement

USA

Warning: Operate your Jøtul F 602 USA only with the door fully closed. Keep the door fully closed except when loading fuel or removing ashes. A partially open door may result in overfiring.

Maintenance

General

At least once a year, perform a routine maintenance check. A good time to do this is when you are cleaning the chimney and the connector. You should clean the chimney and connector whenever accumulations of soot and creosote reach 1/4" thick, which may be several times a year, depending on how the stove is operated.

Thoroughly clean the entire stove. Brush all ash and soot out of the stove. It is better to brush out the ash and soot than to vacuum it out because soot particles are small enough to pass through most vacuum bags.

In a dark room, use a strong light to inspect the stove inside and out for cracks or leaks at corners and joints. Cracked pants should be replaced. Leaks at joints can be patched with stove furnace cement.

Check the door and window gaskets for tightness.To check the front door gasket, put a dollar bill halfway into the stove, close and latch the door, and try pulling the dollar out. lf it can be removed easily the, seal is too loose. Check several spots around the door. To replace the gasket, scrape out all old gasket material and gasket cement. Spread a 1/8" bead of stove cement into the bottom of the groove and press in new gasket.

The door requires 36" of 1/4" diameter high density gasket. The gasket between the glass panel and the door receives very little wear. The best indication that it needs to be replaced is streaks on the glass caused by air leaking around the gasket.

Glass Replacement

To prevent cracking of the glass operate the doors gently. Do not shut the door by striking or slamming.

lf the stove's glass is cracked or broken, you must replace it before operating your stove. Carefully remove any broken pieces. Replace the panel only with the correct Jøtul replacement glass, and do not use substitutes.

The glass can be replaced with the door still mounted to the stove or the door can be removed and placed on a flat

working surface. The steps are the same:

Clean off any residual gasket material from the door using a wire brush if necessary.

The replacement gasket is self-adeshive. Measure enough gasket to go from the upper right corner of the glass, down the right side, across the bottom and back up to the upper left corner and then add about 2-1/2". Please note that the top of the glass is not gasketed. A small amount of air is allowed to enter through the that area to help keep the glass clean.

•Peel off about 10" of the self-adhesive backing strip. Leaving about 1-1/4"of gasket "tail" overlapping, apply the gasket to the groove on the door, making sure that the adhesive is facing the door.

•Press the gasket firmly in place.

•Peel off the remaining adhesive backing and apply the remaining gasket, again leaving a "tail" at the upper left corner.

•Press the gasket firmly in place.

•Center the glass panel left and right on top of the gasket. Slide the glass toward the bottom of the door until it hits stops.

•Hold the glass in place with your hand and wrap the gasket "tails" over the top of the glass and down the outer edges. You will have to twist the gasket so the adhesive will face the glass. Press the "tails" firmly on the glass.

•Replace the air control slide and the upper and lower retainer manifolds and screws.

It is extremely important that the retainers be tightened a small amount at a time and following a pattern similar to tightening the lug bolts on an automobile wheel. They should end up equally tightened and not over-tightened. It may be necessary to retighten once again after the stove has been burned and the new gasket has been seated.

Glass Cleaning

From time to time, clean off the accumulated ash from the inside surfaces of the glass panels. lf this fly ash is allowed to remain on the surface for extended periods, it could eventually cause the glass to become permanently etched and somewhat cloudy. Any creosote which might deposit on the glass will burn off during the next hot fire.

Never clean the glass while it is hot and never use any abrasive materials to clean the glass. Cool water and a soft cloth or paper towel are usually all that is required. Rinse thoroughly with clean water after washing and dry completely before burning your stove.

Wood Stove specifications

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