Avalon Firestyles Cottage - Manual (Page 24)

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Maintaining Your Appliance
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Monthly Maintenance (while appliance is in use)
Make sure the appliance has fully cooled prior to conducting service.
Door and Glass Inspection
The door must form an air-tight seal to the firebox for the stove to work correctly. Inspect the door
gasket to make sure it forms an air-tight seal to the firebox.
The door can be lifted off the hinges. Open the door and lift straight up to remove the door.
Severely frayed or thread-bare
gasket should be replaced.
Use wood stove gasket
cement to re-adhere
loose gasket.
If the glass is damaged, replace
it - see “Replacement Parts” for
details.
High-Temperature
anti-sieze may be
used on the door
hinges to eliminate
squeaks.
The door latch should pull the door against the face of the stove (but not so tight as to not allow full
handle rotation). If the latch requires adjustment, follow the directions below.
Door Cam Adjustment:
To tighten the door cam, remove the door handle and discard one of the washers
betwen the door frame and cam. To loosen the door cam, add a washer between
the door frame and cam.
Door Frame (with gasket)
Washers
Nut
Cam
Door Handle
9/16" Wrench
Check for Creosote Buildup
Creosote buildup should be checked monthly during the heating season. Either look down the chimney
from the top or remove a chimney connector section. Any more than 1/4" of buildup requires chimney
cleaning. Creosote develops quickest when burning at a low temperature or when burning un-
seasoned wood. When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other vapors which combine with
moisture to form creosote. Creosote vapors condense in the relatively cool chimney flue and creosote
residue accumulates on the flue lining. When ignited, this creosote makes an extremely hot fire.
If you are not certain of creosote inspection, contact your dealer or local chimney sweep for a full
inspection. Excess creosote buildup may cause a chimney fire, that may result in property damage,
injury, or death.