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REPLACINGCOMPONENTS
Gaskets
1. Door
o Thisunitcomeswitha
5
/
8
”ropegasketaroundthedoorthatshouldbereplaced
atleasteverytwoyears.Toreplacethedoorgasket(Part#AC‐DGKNC),theold
gasketmustfirstberemovedentirely—priortoaddingthenewadhesive,you
mayhavetoscrapetheoldcementfromthedoorchannel.Oncethecementand
gaskethavebeenadded,thedoorshouldbeclosedandlatchedfortwenty‐four
hourstoallowthecementtoharden.
2. Window
o Ifyouarereplacingthewindowgasket(Part#AC‐GGK),thenewgasketwill
alreadyhaveadhesiveononeside.Removethepaperontheadhesivesideand
placethegasketaroundtheoutsideedgeoftheglass,centeredovertheedge.
Foldthegasketedgesoverontheglass,forminga“U”shape.
3. CombustionBlower
o TheCombustionBlowerGasket(Part#PU‐CBG)shouldbeinspectedwhenever
youremoveorcleantheCombustionBlowerandreplacedifnecessary.
4. CombustionBlowerMotor
o Thecombustionblowermotorgasket(Part#PU‐CMG)generallydoesnotneed
replacement,asitnotnormallyremovedfromtheunit.However,iftheexhaust
bloweriscleanedbyremovingthemotor,ratherthantheentireblower
assembly,thisgasketmustbeinspectedandreplacedasnecessary.
Finish
ThisnewunithasbeenpaintedwithHigh‐TemperaturePaintthatshouldretainits
originallookforyears.Iftheunitshouldgetwetandrustspotsappear,thespotscanbesanded
withfinesteelwoolandrepainted.ItiscrucialthatonlyHigh‐TemperatureSprayPaintisused
(Part#AC‐MBSP),asothersmaynotadheretothesurfaceorwithstandthehightemperatures.
Similarly,somebrandsofpaintwillnotadheretodifferentbrandsofpaint,sowehighly
recommendusingourproprietaryHigh‐TemperatureSprayPaint.
IMPROPER GASKET MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING FAILURE TO REPLACE
GASKETS, CAN CAUSE AIR LEAKS RESULTING IN SMOKE-BACKS.