Vermont Casting 4322 2003144, Glass gasket, Remove the baffle, Damper adjustment

	Rope Gasket
Glass Panel
KT317	Replacement Glass Gasket
Fig. 4	Glass gasket.

paper all around the perimeter of the damper opening. With the damper closed and locked, it should not be possible to pull the papers out without resistance. The more easily the paper pulls out, the less secure the seal is at that spot.

1.To adjust the damper seal, loosen the locking hex nut on the adjusting allen screw. (Fig. 5) Turn the screw clockwise with a hex wrench, in half-turn increments, until the damper grips the paper slips securely when you test the damper’s operation. When you have achieved a snug seal, fasten the locking nut against the face of the damper. The seal should not be tight since the metal parts will expand slightly under heat.

3.Open the front doors of the stove and remove the ashes. If necessary, empty the ashpan, and rake the ashes left and right in the firebox till they fall through the slots in the grate, and into the ashpan.

4.Lift the baffle off its support brackets. Remove it from the stove and set it down on a protected surface. (Fig. 6)

Baffle Support Brackets

Catalytic

Element

ST555

Fig. 6 Remove the baffle.

Alignment Notches	Right Wedge
Left Wedge

Brick Guide

Brick Clip

Pressure Ad-
justing Screw	Lock Nut

ST556

Bricks

Allen	Damper
Wrench

ST554

Fig. 5 Damper adjustment.

2.It is possible, but awkward, to replace the damper gasket without removing the upper fireback panel which locates and supports the damper. To remove the upper fireback assembly, open the damper. Use an allen wrench to remove the damper handle from the damper rod on the left side of the stove.

Fig. 7 Remove the bricks and brick retainer.

5.Remove the firebricks. Lift off the steel clip and re- move the firebricks individually. (Fig. 7)

6.Tap the left and right wedges upward with a rubber mallet or a hammer and block of wood to protect the cast iron. (Fig. 7) Remove the wedges and remove the lower fireback by pulling its top edge toward yourself. (Fig. 8) Lift the lower fireback out of the fire- box and set it on a shielded surface.

7.Four hex head bolts pass through the stove’s outer back to fasten the upper fireback in place. Remove these bolts. If the stove has a rear heat shield in place, you may find it easier to remove the shield first, and then the upper fireback bolts. You can leave the heat shield spacers in place.

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