England's Stove Works 50TVL17 Stove User Manual


 
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MAINTENANCE
InspectingGaskets
Anairtightsealatthedooropeningiscrucialtoproperstoveperformance.Anyairleakage
atthisareacancauseanoverfiresituationandisthereforeaserioussafetythreat.Becauseof
this,gasketsshouldalwaysbemaintainedingoodcondition.Gaskettightnesscanbechecked
usingthe“dollarbill”method:
Placeadollarbillbetweenthegasketandthestovebody(atthelocationwherethe
gasketmeetsthestove).
Tightenthelatchingmechanismdownandattempttopullthedollarbillout.Ifthe
dollarbillslidesinandouteasily,thegasketneedstobereplaced.Thistestshouldbe
repeatedaroundtheentiregasketperimeter,asgasketswillsometimessealtightlyon
oneside,butwillbewornandsealpoorlyonanotherside.
Performthistestaroundtheentireperimeterofthedoor,andvisuallyinspectthe
windowgasketforanyleaks.Leaksinthewindowgasketcangenerallybelocatedby
followingtheprevailingsoottrailsleftonthewindowafterburningtheunit.
Ifanyareafailsthetest,theentiregasketshouldbereplaced.Thepartnumber
appropriatetothegasketbeingreplacedcanbefoundinthe“IllustratedParts”section
ofthismanual.
Gasketsshouldonlybereplacedwithequivalentfiberglassgasketspurchasedfrom
England’sStoveWorks®specificallyforthisunit.
Gaskets
1. Door‐Thisunitcomeswitha
5
/
8
ropegasketaroundthedoorthatshouldbereplaced
atleasteverytwoyears.Toreplacethedoorgasket(Part#ACDGKNC),theoldgasket
mustfirstberemovedentirelypriortoaddingthenewadhesive,youmayhaveto
scrapetheoldcementfromthedoorchannel.Oncethecementandgaskethavebeen
added,thedoorshouldbeclosedandlatchedfortwentyfourhourstoallowthecement
toharden.
2. Window‐Ifyouarereplacingthewindowgasket(Part#ACGGK),thenewgasketwill
alreadyhaveadhesiveononeside.First,remove
theoldgasket.Next,removethe
paperontheadhesivesideandplacethegasketaroundtheoutsideedgeoftheglass,
centeredovertheedge.Foldthegasketedgesoverontheglass,forminga“U”shape.
Finish
ThisnewunithasbeenpaintedwithHighTemperaturePaintthatshouldretainits
originallookforyears.Iftheunitshouldgetwetandrustspotsappear,thespotscanbesanded
withfinesteelwoolandrepainted.ItiscrucialthatonlyHighTemperatureSprayPaintisused
(Part#ACMBSP),asothersmaynotadheretothesurfaceorwithstandthehightemperatures.
Similarly,somebrandsofpaintwillnotadheretodifferentbrandsofpaint,sowehighly
recommendusingourproprietaryHighTemperatureSprayPaint.