Vermont Casting 4322 - Manual (Page 2)

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Ash Door
You may find it helpful to remove the ashpan bracket
from the inside ashdoor; use a 7/16” wrench for this.
Remove the old gasket and clean the gasket channel
thoroughly. Clean the ash door and mating edges of
the ash drop. Cut the required length of 3/8” diameter
gasket plus one inch. Place a continuous 1/8” bead
of gasket cement in the channel and press the gasket
into place, trimming the excess carefully. Replace the
ashpan bracket if you removed it. Close and latch the
ash door to seat the new gasket.
Front Doors
Carefully remove the doors and place them face down
on a padded surface. Note where the gasket ends are
trimmed so you can make an exact replacement.
1. Pull out the old gasket and clean each gasket chan-
nel with the wire brush.
2. Lay the new 3/8” diameter fiberglass in place and
trim it to length.
3. Place a continuous 1/8” bead of gasket cement in
the gasket channel and press the trimmed gasket
into place. Remove any excess cement that may
have squeezed out around the gasket.
4. If you are also replacing the glass gasket, go on to
the next section. If you are not dealing with the glass
gasket, replace the doors on the stove and latch the
doors to seat the gasket.
Glass
The Defiant stoves use glass panels with an infrared
reflective coating. Since the coating goes on the room
side of the door, there is a “left” and a “right” pane. Be
sure to mark which is which. In manufacturing, the Defi-
ant has a flat die-cut gasket between the glass and the
door. You will replace this with a 3/16” diameter round
gasket.
1. Remove the door assemblies and place on a padded
surface, inner side up.
2. Remove the screws and retainer clips from both
doors. Pull off the old glass fiber gasket and clean
the support ledge thoroughly.
3. Cut the required replacement gaskets, allowing a
little excess. Place a continuous 1/8” bead of cement
on each support ledge and press the gaskets into
place, trimming the excess carefully and removing
any excess cement.
4. Clean only the inside of the panes.
5. Center the glass on the gasket. Be sure to place the
pane with its coated side facing out into the room.
6. Replace the retainer clips and snug down the
screws. Do not overtighten the screws, since the
glass must move a little under heat.
7. Replace the doors on the stove.
Damper
The Defiant’s damper mechanism includes an adjust-
ing screw visible on the face of the damper when the
griddle is open. Be sure the damper is adjusted proper-
ly before you decide to replace the gasket. Test the gas-
ket by closing the damper on a group of narrow slips of
KT315
ash door gasket
8/19/02 djt
KT315
Gasket
Ashpan Bracket
Mounting Points
Fig. 2 Inside view of ashdoor (ashpan bracket removed).
KT316
door gasket
8/19/02 djt
Inside View of
Front Doors
Outside view of
left door showing
gasket on outside
of the door.
KT316
Fig. 3 Door perimeter gasket.
KT314
Griddle gasket
8/02
Gasket
KT314
Fig. 1 Griddle gasket.