England's Stove Works 50SVL17 Manual

A SERVICE OF

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MAINTENANCE

DailyMaintenance

• Inspectthefireboxforashaccumulation;removeexcessashandfollowinstructions

belowregardingdisposal.Ashshouldnotbeallowedtoaccumulateinthestovetothe

pointthatitcoversthecoalbedairinlets.

MonthlyMaintenance

• Checktheblowerfordustaccumulation(ifinstalled);checkthedoorhandleforproper

operationandtobecertainanairtightsealisstillbeingmadebythedoor.

• Inspectthechimneysystemandchimneyconnectorandsweepifnecessary.Although

cleaningmayberequiredlessthanmonthly,

ALWAYSinspecttheventingsystem

monthlytodecreasethechanceofachimneyfire.

• Visuallyinspectthevermiculiteinsulatingboardsinthefireboxforcracksand/or

breakage.Slightsurfacecrackswillnotaffecttheperformanceoftheboards,but

crackedorcrumblingboardsshouldbereplacedimmediately.

• Visuallyinspect

thesecondarycombustiontubesforcracks,warpingandcorrosion.

Althoughthesetubesareconstructedfromstainlesssteel,theyoperateatveryhigh

temperaturesandcaneventuallywearoutfromnormaluse.

YearlyMaintenance

• Checkallgaskets(windowanddoor)forwearandtobecertaintheystillmaintainan

airtightseal.Seethefollowingpageforinstructions.

• Thoroughlycleanthechimneysystemandthechimneyconnectorsystem.Sincethe

chimneyconnectorisgenerallyexposedtohighexhausttemperatures,inspectit

carefullyforleaksandweakspots;replaceanyquestionablepieces.[Inthecaseof

straightthroughtheroofchimneysystem,becertaintoremovethevermiculitebaffle

beforepushingthechimneysweepingbrushdownintothefirebox.Forcefullyhitting

thetopofthebafflewithacleaningbrushorrodcandamage

ordestroythebaffle.]

• Removeallashfromthestove,includingtheashwhichaccumulatesonthetopofthe

fireboxbaffles.Leavetheaircontrolopenduringthenon‐heatingmonthstoallow

someairtoflowthroughthestovetohelppreventcorrosion.Asmallopencontainer

of

catlitterinthestovecanhelppreventcorrosionduringthehumidsummermonths;be

certaintoremoveitbeforebuildingafireinthefall.

DisposalofAshes–Ashesshouldbeplacedinametalcontainerwithatightfittinglid.The

closedcontainerofashesshouldbeplacedonanoncombustiblefloororontheground,well

awayfromallcombustiblematerials,pendingfinaldisposal.Iftheashesaredisposedofby

burialinsoilorotherwiselocallydispersed,theyshouldberetainedintheclosedcontainer

untilallcindershavebeenthoroughlycooled.

IMPROPERGASKETMAINTENANCE,INCLUDINGFAILURETOREPLACEGASKETS,CAN

CAUSEAIRLEAKSRESULTINGINANUNCONTROLLABLEUNIT.