Vermont Casting 2310 Clean-OutAccess Covers, The Interior Parts, Vermont Castings Vigilant

Vermont Castings Vigilant

•Select the appropriate gasket. Your Vermont Cast- ings Authorized Dealer carries a complete line of gaskets. Cut to the recommended length plus a 1” - 2” excess.

•Place an unbroken 1/8” bead of gasket cement in the channel or groove.

•Starting at one end, press the gasket into the chan- nel. Where ends of the gasket meet, insure a good joint before trimming any excess. Do not overlap or leave ragged edges.

•If possible, place the gasketed part firmly against its normal mating surface to seat the gasket evenly in its channel or groove. Remove the gasketed part and clean away any excess gasket cement before placing the part aside to dry.

Clean-Out Access Covers

Remove the three clean-out access covers to clean behind the lower fireback, and the left and right side plates.

Slide the cover in the left side plate toward the back of the stove and pull it to the inside of the stove. Slide the cover in the lower fireback to the right, and the cover in the right side plate toward the front of the stove and then pull them into the stove.

Use a shop vac, or an old household vacuum (it will get dirty) to clean out the areas on the bottom of the stove behind the side plates, and the lower fireback.

The three covers are identical. Always put the end of the cover with the longer offset into the clean-out opening first, then slide it so the end with the shorter offset end catches behind the cast iron. Put the longer end of the cover into the access opening in the left side plate and then slide it toward the front of the stove so the end with the shorter offset will be behind the iron. The cover in the lower fireback will be inserted into the opening and pushed to the left, and the cover in the right side plate will be inserted and pushed toward the

back of the stove.

The Interior Parts

On occasion you may wish to remove the interior parts to clean unburned coal from the firebox, or to inspect or replace worn parts.

•Lift the Front Grilel straight up so that you may direct the tabs on either side of the top of the grille into the exhaust ports at the top of the side plates. Slide the tabs of the grille backward and lift the grille to a horizontal position.

•Move one end of the grille forward and the other end backward so the tabs may be disengaged from the exhaust ports. Then lift the grille out through the griddle opening.

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Exhaust

Port

Front Grille

Fire- brick

Grates

ST699

Fig. 25 Interior parts of the Vigilant II.

•Lift the Ash Fettle straight up and out of the stove.

•To remove or replace the Low Grates, pull the shaker handle away from the stove. The Grates may now be removed or replaced on the grate sup- ports. To remove or replace the High Grates, push the shaker handle toward the stove. The Grates may now be removed or replaced on the grate sup- ports. High Grates may be interchanged with each other, and Low Grates may be exchanged with each other also. If one grate shows excessive wear, swap it with another of the same kind.

Low Grates
	Grate
	Grate Support
	High Grates
Grate
Grate Sup-
port
	ST700/701
Fig. 26	Placing low grates on grate support.
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