Vermont Casting 2170 - Manual (Page 22)

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Dutchwest Seneca
2006063
Keep Your Stove Looking New And
Working Its Best
Care of the Cast Iron Surface
An occasional dusting with a dry rag will keep the
painted cast iron of your Seneca looking new.
If the paint needs retouching, allow the stove to cool
completely. Wire-brush areas needing to be painted.
Remove non-painted components such as air controls
or cover them with masking tape. Touch up the stove
with high temperature stove paint available from your
local dealer. Apply the paint sparingly. Two light coats
are better than one heavy one.
To remove stains or spills from porcelain enamel, first
make sure the stove is completely cool. Use a dry rag
or soft brush, and use only a kitchen appliance cleaner
or polish recommended for enamel surfaces.
Cleaning the Glass
Most of the carbon deposits on the glass will burn off
regularly during hot fires. If you wish to clean the glass
more thoroughly, follow this procedure:
• Be sure the glass is completely cool.
• Use a glass cleaner especially made for this
purpose.
• Dry the glass completely.
Repair Air Leaks to Prevent Overheating
Self-Adjusting Door Latches
A tight seal of the doors ensures precision control over
the firing rate, and prevents inadvertent overfiring. The
self-adjusting design of your stove’s door latch enables
you to control the tightness of the seal each time you
close the door.
To achieve greater tightness, turn the handle more in a
clockwise direction. Each movement of the handle
draws the door closer to the stove.
Do not use excessive force when tightening the door
latch. A tight seal is made when only moderate pres-
sure is applied to the handle.
The set screw holding the door latch to the shaft should
be tight. If necessary, use the Allen wrench supplied
with the stove to tighten the screw.
Test And Repair the Door Gaskets
Air leaks can be caused by low spots in the door
gaskets. To locate such low spots, close each door on
a slip of paper and attempt to pull the paper free. If the
paper slips out without tearing, the gasket isn’t snug
enough at that spot.
If the seal cannot be improved by adjusting the door
latch, try shimming the gasket. Pack a small quantity of
cement or a smaller diameter gasket into the channel
beneath the gasket to lift the main gasket and thereby
improve its contact with the door frame.
If shimming does not improve the seal, replace the
gasket following these steps:
1. Remove the original gasket by grasping an end and
pulling firmly.
2. Wearing safety goggles, use a wire brush or the tip
of a screwdriver to clean the channel of any remain-
ing cement or bits of gasket. (Fig. 29)
Maintenance
ST560
Fig. 29 Remove gasket then clean channel with wire brush.
3. Apply a thin bead of stove cement in the newly-
cleaned groove. (Fig. 30)
4. Lay the gasket into the groove. Wait until you are a
couple inches from the end before you cut it.
Cement Stove Gasket
ST561
Fig. 30 Lay a bead of gasket cement then press gasket in
place.