Specifications

Chapter5
Maintenance&Troubleshooting
America’sFavoriteStovesSince1980 Page24
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STOVE MAINTENANCE
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Door
Thereareavarietyofhighqualitycleanersavailable
thatmaybeusedtocleanyourbrassdoor.Use
onlyproductsspecificallymadeforuseinwood
stoveswhencleaningtheglass.Neverscrapethe
glasswithanythingoruseabrasivecleaners,as
pittingmayoccur.Nevercleanglass
whenitishot.
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Ifdoorhingesneedlubricating,neveruseoil;use
onlyahightemperatureanti‐seizecompound.
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Avoidslammingthedoororstrikingtheglass.
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Neverusesubstitutematerials onthedoor.
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CAUTION:DONOTUSETHESTOVEISTHEGLASSIS
CRACKED,BROKEN,ORMISSING.
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Ceri‐
Blanket
Duringeverychimneycleaningtheceri‐blanket
shouldbeinspected.Ifithasbecomecompressed
orheavilystaineditneedstobereplaced.
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Gaskets
Periodicallycheckthedoorgaskettomakesureitis
notovercompressed(causingthedoortoleak).
YourBreckwelldealercansupplyyouwith
the
correctgasketforreplacement.Neveruse
substitutematerials.
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ChimneyCleaning&Inspection
Beforeeachheatingseasontheentirechimney
system,combustionchamber,andfireplaceshould
beprofessionallyinspected,cleanedand,if
necessary,repaired.Thechimneyconnectorand
chimneyshouldbeinspectedatleastonceamonth
duringtheheating.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
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PoorDraft
Ifyourstoveisnotdraftingproperly,thechimney
maybetheproblem.Havethechimneyrelinedto
thepropersizeorextendthelengthofthechimney
(ContactyourBreckwelldealer).Alsorefertothe
section4.1“NaturalDraft”.
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DirtyGlass
Burnsmaller,hotterfiresandmakesure
thatthe
damperisnotclosedtoofar.Makesurethewoodis
wellseasonedandnotwet.
(See“POORDRAFT”above)
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WoodBurnsTooFast
Thedoorgasketmaybeleaking.Checkforleaksand
replaceifneeded.Thedamperrodistoofarout.
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StoveEmitsOdor
Paintiscuring.(See“INTRODUCTION”)
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PoorHeatOutput
Makesurethewoodiswellseasonedandnotwet.
(See“FUEL”)Thestoveneedstofinishcuring.(See
“INTRODUCTION”)
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SmokesWhenDoorIsOpen
Alwaysfullyopendamperbeforeopeningdoor.Is
thebrickbaffledislodged?(See“INSTALLINGTHE
BRICK
PANELS”).Checkchimneyforcreosote
blockage.(See“CREOSOTE”)
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