maximum.Whenthefireisburning
wellloadonmorefuelasnecessary
andmovetheaircontrolstothe
desiredsetting.
Whenburningwooduselargelogs
ratherthansmallones.Proceedas
above,butdonotriddlethefireeither
whenshuttingdownorreviving.
Thestoveisfinishedwithahigh
temperaturepaintwhichwill
withstandthetemperatures
encounteredinnormaluse.Thismay
becleanedwithadamplint-freecloth
whenthestoveiscold.Shouldre-
paintingbecomenecessary,high
temperaturepaintsareavailablefrom
yoursupplierorfromstoveshops.
Theglassinthedoorsisazero
expansionceramicglass,capableof
withstandingtheheatofthefire.
Beforecleaningtheglassopenthe
doorsandallowthemtocool.Clean
theglassusingadampclothandthen
wipingoverwithadrycloth.Any
stubborndepositsontheglassmaybe
removedwithaproprietarystoveglass
cleanerorceramichobcleaner.Some
depositsontheglassmaybeburntoff
simplybyrunningthefireatafastrate
forafewminutes.Donotuseabrasive
cleanersorpadsasthesescanscratch
thesurfacewhichwillweakenthe
glassandcauseprematurefailure.
Itisimportantthatthethroatplateand
allthestovefluewaysarekeptclean.
Whenburningsmokelessfuelsthey
shouldbecleanedmonthly.When
burningotherfuelstheyshouldbe
cleanedatleastonceaweek,andmore
frequentlyifnecessary.Itisnot
necessarytoletthefireoutcompletely
tocarryouttheseoperations.
Thethroatplateisloweredusingthe
dooropeningtool.Slidethetoolinto
thebracketfromtheside,pullthe
throatplateforward,andthenlowerit
asshowninFig.3.Anysootydeposits
shouldthenbesweptfromtheplate
andintothefire.
Whilethethroatplateisloweredclean
anysootydepositsfromtheboiler
facesandtheairwashtubes.
Returnthethroatplatetoitscorrect
position-raisethefrontoftheplate,
pushitbackandthenloweritontothe
retaininglugs.
CLEANINGANDMAINTENANCETHROATPLATEANDFLUEWAYCLEANINGCHIMNEYSWEEPINGTROUBLESHOOTINGFireWillNotBurn.Thechimneyshouldbesweptatleast
twiceayear.Whereatopoutletis
useditwillgenerallybepossibleto
sweepthechimneythroughthe
appliance.
Firstremovethesidefireplates,front
firebarsandthethroatplate.Then
sweepthechimneyensuringthatsoot
isremovedfromallhorizontal
surfacesaftersweeping.
Insituationswhereitisnotpossibleto
sweepthroughtheappliancethe
installerwillhaveprovidedalternative
means,suchasasootdoor.After
sweepingthechimneytheappliance
flueoutletandthefluepipe
connectingthestovetothechimney
mustbecleanedwithafluebrush.
Afterclearinganysootfromwithin
thestove,replacethethroatplate(see
Fig.3),thefrontfirebars,andside
fireplates.
Differenttypesofsweep'sbrushesare
availabletosuitdifferentflueways.
Forstandardbrickchimneysawire
centresweep'sbrushfittedwitha
guidewheelisrecommended.For
prefabricatedinsulatedchimneysthe
manufacturersinstructionswithregard
tosweepingshouldbeconsulted.
Checkthat:
a)theairinletisnotobstructedinany
way,
b)chimneysandfluewaysareclear,c)
thatasuitablefuelisbeingused,d)
thatthereisanadequateairsupply
intotheroom,
e)thatanextractorfanisnotfittedin
thesameroomasthestove.
f)thereissufficientdrawinthe
chimney,(oncethechimneyiswarma
draughtreadingofatleast0.10inches
watergaugeshouldbeobtained).
Keepingtheglasscleanrequiresa
certainamountofexperimentationdue
tothedifferencesinthedrawof
differentchimneys.Thefollowing
pointsshouldbenotedandwithalittle
careshouldenabletheglasstobekept
cleaninmostsituations:
a)Theairwashreliesonasupplyof
heatedairtokeeptheglassclean,
therefore,whenlightingthestove
allowthefirebedtobecomewell
establishedbeforeclosingtheair
controls.Thismayalsobenecessary
whenre-fuellingthestove.
b)Whenre-fuellingkeepthefuelas
farbackfromthefrontfirebarsas
possible,donottrytofittoomuch
fuelintothefirebox.
c)Nevercompletelyclosetheairwash
control-asaguideitshouldbeat
leastaquarteropen.
d)Wetwoodorlogsoverhangingthe
frontfirebarswillcausetheglassto
blacken.
Itisalwaysmoredifficulttokeepthe
glasscleanwhenrunningthestove
veryslowlyforlongperiods.
Ifblackeningoftheglassstilloccurs
checkthatallflueconnectionsandthe
blankingplatearewellsealed.Itis
alsoimportantthatthechimneydraw
issufficient,(whenthechimneyis
warmadraughtreadingofatleast
2.54mm,or0.10inches,watergauge
shouldbeobtained),andthatitisnot
affectedbydown-draught.
Whenburningcoalsomeblackening
oftheglassmayoccurbelowthelevel
ofthefrontfirebars.Thiswillnot
obscuretheviewofthefireoraffect
itsperformance.
DoorGlassBlacksUpFumeEmission.WarningNote:Properlyinstalled
andoperatedthisappliancewillnot
emitfumes.Occasionalfumefrom
de-ashingandre-fuellingmayoccur.
Persistentfumeemissionis
potentiallydangerousandmustnot
betolerated.Iffumeemissiondoes
persist,thenthefollowing
immediateactionsshouldbetaken:
a)Opendoorsandwindowsto
PullForwardandSwingDown
Tool
Fig.3ThroatPlateLocation
ThroatPlate
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