MAINTENANCE and SERVICING

Riva 66 Avanti see 3B

•Lay the door face down on a soft flat surface, to protect the paintwork and glass

•Remove the old door rope seal and scrape old glue from the locating groove

Clean with a dry cloth to remove dust and debris.

•Remove the glass clip fixing screws with a 2.5A/F hexagon key

The old glass can then be lifted clear of the door (Note how the edge sealing tape is fixed).

•Dispose of the old glass safely.

•Clean and re-paint the rear of the door if required

Clean the screws with light oil and coat with high temperature anti-seize grease, this will aid future removal.

•Fit the edge sealing tape to the new glass and place the glass into position in the door

•Place the door frame/trim back into position and refix with the cleaning fixing screws

Do not over tighten the clips as this could break the glass.

•Squeeze a generous bead of fresh Stovax Thermic Seal glue into the rope locating groove

Do not glue over the screw heads.

•Press the new Stovax door sealing rope into the locating groove, placing the joint in the middle of the lower edge of the door

•Refit the door on to the appliance and close the door to apply pressure to new rope

Leave the appliance closed for at least 12 hours before lighting the appliance and use at a low output for approximately one day.

10.2Fit only original Stovax ceramic glass, which is suitable to use in high temperature applications.

10.3Using the appliance with a damaged door glass could cause dangerous fumes to enter the room, or the appliance to over fire, resulting in damage.

11.FITTING A NEW DOOR SEAL

11.1To maintain the safe use of your appliance you need to replace damaged or worn door sealing rope. To complete this operation:

•Remove the door from the appliance, by opening 25mm, and lifting the door free of the hinge blocks

•Lay the door face down on a soft flat surface, to protect the paintwork and glass

•Remove the old rope and scrape old glue from the locating groove

Clean the locating groove with a clean dry cloth to remove all old dust and debris.

•Squeeze a generous bead of fresh Stovax Thermic Seal glue into the rope locating groove

•Press the new Stovax rope into the locating groove, placing the joint in the middle of the lower edge of the door

•Refit the door and close the door to apply pressure to the new rope

•Leave the appliance closed for at least 12 hours before lighting the appliance and using at a low output for approximately one day

11.2Using the appliance with a damaged door seal can cause dangerous fumes to enter the room, or the appliance to over fire, resulting in damage.

12A. ADJUSTING DOOR CATCH - Riva

12a.1 To maintain the safe use of your Riva, you may need to adjust the door catch to ensure safe correct closing of the door.

To Complete this operation:

•Open the main firedoor to give access to the fixed part of the door catch as shown in diagram 7.

•Using a 2.5mm A/F hexagon key loosen the 2 fixing screws, as shown in diagram 7

•Reposition the catch block to achieve a correct fit

This may need a trial and error approach to find the correct position.

12a.2 If the door feels loose after correcting the catch operation the door rope seal is worn and requires replacement, as detailed in section 7.

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RV66AVC, RV55, RV76FK, RV40, RV66 specifications

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