Installation Guide
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IMPORTANT! READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING CLEANING
THE UNIT AS SPECIFIED, AND REPLACING GASKETS ANNUALLY, AND PARTS AS NEEDED.
ENGLAND’S STOVE WORKS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY INCURRED DUE TO NEGLECT,
OR DUE TO UNSAFE INSTALLATION OR USAGE OF THIS PRODUCT. CALL TECHNICAL SUPPORT WITH ANY
QUESTIONS.
YEARLYMAINTENANCE
CradleRemovalandCleaning
Thecradleneedstoberemovedyearly,tobecleanedandtoreplacethecradlegasket.
Toremovethecradle:
First,removethebackpanelfromthestove(usinga
5
/
16
”socket).
Lookingintothestovefromthefront,loosenthetwoboltsinthefrontthatholdthecradle,
thenremovetheigniter(seepage36).Aftertheigniterisremoved,finishlooseningthebolts
andliftthecradleoutofthestove.
Cleanoutthecradleandremovetheoldgasket(itmaybenecessarytoscrapethegasketoff).
Replacethegasket,usinganadhesive(high‐temp.siliconecanbeorderedwiththispart).
Placethecradlebackintothestoveandtightentheboltsbyhanduntiltheyaretouchingthe
cradle.Then,usea½”sockettotightenuntilthegasketismated.Theboltsdonotneedtogo
allthewayin.*Note:Whentighteningthebolts,tighteneachonealittleatatime.*
CleaningPelletFinesfromtheHopperandAuger
Dependingonthetypeandqualityofpelletsburnedinthestove,someaccumulationofpelletfines
anddustispossibleinthehopper.Thelowestpartoftheauger,nearthebackofthestove,iswhere
mostfineswillaccumulate.Withthestoveoff,unplugged,completelycoolandwiththehopper
empty,useautilityvacuumtoremovethefinesfromtheaugertube.Ifthefinescannotberemoved
fromthetopofthehopper:
Removethebackpanel,usinga
5
/
16
”sockettoremovethescrews.
Locatetheaugermotorassemblyatthemiddlerearofthestove,andonceitisfound,findthe
twosetscrewsoneithersideofthecastironmountingcollar.
Usinga
1
/
8
”allenwrench,loosenthesetscrewoneithersideoftheaugermountingcollar.
Withautilityvacuuminhand,lettheaugerassemblyslideoutoftheaugertubejustenoughso
thatthevacuumcanbeusedtoremoveanyfinesfromthisarea.
Reinstalltheaugerassemblyandtightenthetwosetscrews;reinstallthebackpanel,beingcertainto
tightentheretainingscrewsontherearofthestove.
CheckingGaskets
Anairtightsealatthedooropeningsandhopperlidopeningiscrucialtoproperstoveperformance.
Anyairleaksattheseareascannotonlycauseadirty,inefficientburnbutcanalsoposeaserious
safetythreat.Becauseofthis,gasketsshouldalwaysbemaintainedingoodcondition,
andreplaced
annually,orsoonerifnecessary.Gaskettightnesscanbecheckedusingthe“dollar‐bill”method:
Placeadollarbillbetweenthegasketandthestovebody(atthelocationwherethegasket
meetsthestove).
Tightenthelatchingmechanismdownandattempttopullthedollarbillout.Ifthedollarbill
slidesinandouteasily,thegasketneedstobereplaced.Thistestshouldberepeatedaround
theentiregasketperimeter,asgasketswillsometimessealtightlyononeside,butwillbeworn
andsealpoorlyonanotherside
.