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MAINTENANCE

InspectingGaskets

Anairtightsealatthedooropeningiscrucialtoproperstoveperformance.Anyairleakage

atthisareacancauseanover‐firesituationandisthereforeaserioussafetythreat.Becauseof

this,gasketsshouldalwaysbemaintainedingoodcondition.Gaskettightnesscanbechecked

usingthe“dollar‐bill”method:

• Placeadollarbillbetweenthegasketandthestovebody(atthelocationwherethe

gasketmeetsthestove).

• Tightenthelatchingmechanismdownandattempttopullthedollarbillout.Ifthe

dollarbillslidesinandouteasily,thegasketneedstobereplaced.Thistestshouldbe

repeatedaroundtheentiregasketperimeter,asgasketswillsometimessealtightlyon

oneside,butwillbewornandsealpoorlyonanotherside.

• Performthistestaroundtheentireperimeterofthedoor,andvisuallyinspectthe

windowgasketforanyleaks.Leaksinthewindowgasketcangenerallybelocatedby

followingtheprevailingsoottrailsleftonthewindowafterburningtheunit.

• Ifanyareafailsthetest,theentiregasketshouldbereplaced.Thepartnumber

appropriatetothegasketbeingreplacedcanbefoundinthe“IllustratedParts”section

ofthismanual.

• Gasketsshouldonlybereplacedwithequivalentfiberglassgasketspurchasedfrom

England’sStoveWorks®specificallyforthisunit.

Gaskets

1. Door‐Thisunitcomeswitha

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”ropegasketaroundthedoorthatshouldbereplaced

atleasteverytwoyears.Toreplacethedoorgasket(Part#AC‐DGKNC),theoldgasket

mustfirstberemovedentirely—priortoaddingthenewadhesive,youmayhaveto

scrapetheoldcementfromthedoorchannel.Oncethecementandgaskethavebeen

added,thedoorshouldbeclosedandlatchedfortwenty‐fourhourstoallowthecement

toharden.

2. Window‐Ifyouarereplacingthewindowgasket(Part#AC‐GGK),thenewgasketwill

alreadyhaveadhesiveononeside.First,remove

theoldgasket.Next,removethe

paperontheadhesivesideandplacethegasketaroundtheoutsideedgeoftheglass,

centeredovertheedge.Foldthegasketedgesoverontheglass,forminga“U”shape.

Finish

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ThisnewunithasbeenpaintedwithHigh‐TemperaturePaintthatshouldretainits

originallookforyears.Iftheunitshouldgetwetandrustspotsappear,thespotscanbesanded

withfinesteelwoolandrepainted.ItiscrucialthatonlyHigh‐TemperatureSprayPaintisused

(Part#AC‐MBSP),asothersmaynotadheretothesurfaceorwithstandthehightemperatures.

Similarly,somebrandsofpaintwillnotadheretodifferentbrandsofpaint,sowehighly

recommendusingourproprietaryHigh‐TemperatureSprayPaint.

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