Vermont Casting 2479 - Manual (Page 24)

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Dutchwest Non-Catalytic Convection Heater
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3. Apply a thin bead of stove cement in the newly-
cleaned groove.
4. Lay the gasket into the groove. Wait until you are a
couple inches from the end before you cut it.
5. Test the gasket by closing the door on a slip of paper
as described above. Adjust the gasket in any areas
where an inadequate seal is evident.
All rope-type gasketing used in the Dutchwest Convec-
tion Heater is made of fiberglass. The gasket is 3/8”
diameter for front and side doors and the ash door and
3/8” for the top plate. 3/16” gasket is used behind the
glass.
Avoid Damaging the Glass Door Panel
Do not abuse the glass by slamming the door or striking
the glass with a log. Never operate your stove if it has
damaged or broken glass. If you need to replace the
glass, use only replacement glass provided by your lo-
cal Dutchwest dealer.
Damper Adjustment
With time, you may need to adjust the damper link-
age to ensure that the damper plate seals tightly when
closed. Test the damper when the stove is cold. When
turned into the closed position, the damper should be
feel “snug” but not too tight. It will become a little tighter
as the stove heats up. Use a 7/16” socket wrench with
socket extension to adjust the linkage:
1. From inside the stove, first loosen and then remove
the two (2) nuts on the threaded rods that secure the
top plate to the inner top of the stove.
2. Remove the top plate and open the damper.
3. Loosen the adjusting bolt’s lock nut. (Fig. 32)
4. Loosen the anchor bolt’s lock nut, located on the
underside of the damper.
5. Loosen the anchor bolt a turn or two.
6. Tighten the adjusting bolt.
7. Test the damper. Make further adjustments if neces-
sary.
8. When final adjustment has been made, tighten the
adjusting bolt lock nut, the anchor bolt, and the an-
chor bolt lock nut.
Primary Air Control Adjustment
Simple spring-loaded tabs maintain tension on the
primary air control lever. The air control should be loose
enough for you to easily set its position by hand, but
also snug enough to remain in that position until you
change it.
Over time, the air control may tighten or loosen. To
adjust the tension on the control, let the stove cool to
room temperature. Open the side-loading door and look
in toward the inner side of the front panel of the stove.
(Fig. 33) Locate the lower hex head bolts (A) on the pri-
mary air manifold rods on either side of the door. Adjust
with a 7/16” wrench.
Note that the mechanism may tighten slightly as the
stove heats up. Your adjustment should leave the air
control snug, but not overly tight.
ST441
damper rod
7/7/00 djt
Adjusting Bolt
(on underside)
Lock Nut
Damper Rod
Anchor Bolt
ST441
Front of
Stove
Fig. 32 Damper adjustment.
ST808
primary air control
5/04
Air Manifold
Air Control
ST808
Fig. 33 Primary air control adjustment.
Adjustment
Screw