BAFFLE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
NOTE: The baffle in the 3100 stove is heavy (29 pounds). Moving the baffle around inside the stove takes strength and patience. Removing hardware exposed to combustion processes can be frustrating. If your reason for removing the baffle is simply to clean the chimney, you have alternatives which will save time and effort. Call a qualified chimney sweep or an authorized
1.Remove all ash from the firebox, and extinguish all hot embers before disposal into a metal container.
2.Remove the kaowool blanket from above the baffle.
3.Remove the firebrick from the sides of the stove.
4.With a 3/16” allen wrench, remove the secondary combustion tube retainer bolts on the secondary air channel under the end of each tube. NOTE: Soak the bolts with penetrating oil for at least 15 minutes before trying to remove them.
5.To remove the secondary combustion tubes, slide the tube to one side until one end is out of its hole. Then, while lifting that end of the baffle plate, pull the tube up over the secondary air channel and out of the hole at the other end. NOTE: When replacing the secondary tubes, be sure the tube with the larger holes is placed in the front.
6.To remove the baffle plate, use both hands to lift it from the alignment pin at the center rear. Then tilt the baffle as you slide it to one side, until the other side clears the shelf.
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