Vermont Casting 2160 manual Maintenance, Keep Your Stove Looking New And Working Its Best, 2001049

Dutchwest Sequoia

Maintenance

Keep Your Stove Looking New And

Working Its Best

Care of the Cast Iron Surface

An occasional dusting with a dry rag will keep the painted cast iron of your Sequoia looking new.

If the paint needs retouching, allow the stove to cool completely. Wire-brush areas needing to be painted. Remove non-painted components such as air controls or cover them with masking tape. Touch up the stove with high temperature stove paint available from your local dealer. Apply the paint sparingly. Two light coats are better than one heavy one.

To remove stains or spills from porcelain enamel, first make sure the stove is completely cool. Use a dry rag or soft brush, and use only a kitchen appliance cleaner or polish recommended for enamel surfaces.

Cleaning the Glass

Most of the carbon deposits on the glass will burn off regularly during hot fires. If you wish to clean the glass more thoroughly, follow this procedure:

•Be sure the glass is completely cool.

•Use a glass cleaner especially made for this purpose.

•Dry the glass completely.

Repair Air Leaks to Prevent Overheating

Self-Adjusting Door Latches

A tight seal of the doors ensures precision control over the firing rate, and prevents inadvertent overfiring. The self-adjusting design of your stove’s door latch enables you to control the tightness of the seal each time you close the door.

To achieve greater tightness, turn the handle more in a clockwise direction. Each movement of the handle draws the door closer to the stove.

Do not use excessive force when tightening the door latch. A tight seal is made when only moderate pres- sure is applied to the handle.

Test and Repair the Door Gaskets

Air leaks can be caused by low spots in the door gaskets. To locate such low spots, close each door on a slip of paper and attempt to pull the paper free. If the paper slips out without tearing, the gasket is not snug enough at that spot.

If the seal cannot be improved by adjusting the door latch, try shimming the gasket. Pack a small quantity of

cement or a smaller diameter gasket into the channel beneath the gasket to lift the main gasket and thereby improve its contact with the door frame.

If shimming does not improve the seal, replace the gasket following these steps:

1.Remove the original gasket by grasping an end and pulling firmly.

2.Wearing safety goggles, use a wire brush or the tip of a screwdriver to clean the channel of any remain- ing cement or bits of gasket. (Fig. 23)

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Fig. 23	Remove gasket then clean channel with wire brush.

3.Apply a thin bead of stove cement in the newly- cleaned groove. (Fig. 24)

4.Lay the gasket into the groove. Wait until you are a couple inches from the end before you cut it.

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	StoveCement
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Fig. 24	Lay a bead of gasket cement then press gasket in
place.

5.Test the gasket by closing the door on a slip of paper as described above. Adjust the gasket in any areas where an inadequate seal is evident. Allow the cement to dry 24 hours before firing your stove.

All rope-type gasketing used in the Sequoia is made of fiberglass. The gasket size for the front, side and ash doors, as well as for the top and inner top, is 3/8” diameter. The front door glass is sealed with a 3/16” gasket, while the flue collar employs a 1/4” size. Two small pieces of 1/4” wire gaskets are used inside the Sequoia between the grate seals and the left side plate, and a special Interam® gasket wraps around the combustor to provide a seal.

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