United States Stove 2000 Stove User Manual


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Ussc 17
ASH DISPOSAL
Ashesshouldberemovedfromthestoveeveryfewdaysorwhenashesgetto2to3inchesdeep.
Alwaysemptythestovewhenitiscold,suchasinthemorning.Alwaysdisposeofashesinametal
containerwithatightttinglid.Placethiscontaineronanoncombustibleoororontheground,well
awayfromallcombustiblematerials,pendingnaldisposal.Iftheashesaredisposedofbyburial
insoilorotherwiselocallydispersed,theyshouldberetainedintheclosecontaineruntilallcinders
havethoroughlycooled.
CAUTIONS:
• ASHESCOULDCONTAINHOTEMBERSEVENAFTERTWODAYSWITHOUTOPERATINGTHE
STOVE.
• THEASHPANCANBECOMEVERYHOT.WEARGLOVESTOPREVENTINJURY.
• NEVERBURNTHESTOVEWITHTHEASHTRAPOPEN.THISWOULDRESULTINOVERFIRING
THESTOVE.DAMAGETOTHESTOVEANDEVENHOUSEFIREMAYRESULT.
MAINTENANCE
Yourwoodstoveisahighefciencystoveandthereforerequireslittlemaintenance.Itisimportant
toperformavisualinspectionofthestoveeverytimeitisemptied,inordertoinsurethatnoparts
havebeendamaged,inwhichcaserepairsmustbeperformedimmediately.Inspectandcleanthe
chimneyandconnectorpipeperiodicallyforcreosotebuilduporobstructions.
GLASS
• Inspecttheglassregularlyinordertodetectanycracks.Ifyouspotone,turnthestoveoffimmedi-
ately.Donotabusetheglassdoorbystrikingorslammingshut.Donotusethestoveiftheglass
isbroken.
•
If the glass on your stove breaks, replace only with the glass supplied from your 2500 dealer.
• Toreplacetheglass,removethescrewsretainingtheglassmouldingsinsidethedoor.Remove
themouldingsandreplacethedamagedpiecewithanewone.Performtheprocedurebackwards
afterreplacing.Whenreplacingtheglass,youshouldchangetheglassgaskettomakesureyou
keepitsealed.
• Neverwashtheglasswithaproductthatmayscratch.Useaspecializedproduct,availableinthe
storeswherewoodstovesaresold.
• Theglassshouldbewashedonlywhencold.
GASKETING
Itisrecommendedthatyouchangethedoorgasket(whichmakesyourstovedoorairtight)once
ayear,inordertoinsuregoodcontroloverthecombustion,maximumefciencyandsecurity.To
changethedoor gasket,simplyremove thedamagedone. Carefullycleantheavailable gasket
groove,applyahightemperaturesiliconesoldforthispurpose,andinstallthenewgasket.Youmay
lightupyourstoveagainapproximately24hoursafterhavingcompletedthisoperation.
WARNING:
• NEVEROPERATETHESTOVEWITHOUTAGASKETORWITHABROKENONE.DAMAGE
TOTHESTOVEOREVENHOUSEFIREMAYRESULT.
PAINT
Onlycleanyourstovewithadrysoftcloththatwillnotharmthepaintnish.Ifthepaintbecomes
scratchedordamaged,itispossibletogiveyourwoodstoveabrandnewlook,byrepaintingitwith
a1200°Fheatresistantpaint.Forthispurpose,simplyscrubthesurfacetoberepaintedwithne
sandpaper,cleanitproperly,andapplythincoats(2)ofpaintsuccessively.
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