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Inspecting Gaskets

MAINTENANCE

Anairtightsealatthedooropeningiscrucialtoproperstoveperformance. Anyairleakage

atthisareacancauseanover‐firesituationandisthereforeaserioussafetythreat. Becauseof

this,gasketsshouldalwaysbemaintainedingoodcondition. Gaskettightnesscanbechecked

usingthe“dollar‐bill”method:

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Placeadollarbillbetweenthegasketandthestovebody(atthelocationwherethe

gasketmeetsthestove).

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Closeandtightenthedoorthenattempttopullthedollarbillout. Ifthedollarbillslides

inandouteasily,thegasketneedstobereplaced. Thistestshouldberepeatedaround

theentiregasketperimeter,asgasketswillsometimessealtightlyononeside,butwill

wornandsealpoorlyonanotherside.

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Performthistestaroundtheentireperimeterofthedoor,andvisuallyinspectthe

windowgasketforanyleaks. Leaksinthewindowgasketcangenerallybelocatedby

followingtheprevailingsoottrailsleftonthewindowafterburningtheunit.

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Ifanyareafailsthetest,theentiregasketshouldbereplaced. Thepartnumber

appropriatetothegasketbeingreplacedcanbefoundinthe“IllustratedParts”section

ofthismanual.

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Gasketsshouldonlybereplacedwithequivalentfiberglassgasketspurchasedfrom

England’sStoveWorks®specificallyforthisunit.

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Gaskets

1. Door‐Thisunitcomeswitha¾“ropegasketaroundthedoorthatshouldbereplaced

atleasteveryyear.Toreplacethedoorgasket(Part#AC‐DGKHD),theoldgasketmust

firstberemovedentirely—priortoaddingthenewadhesive,youmayhavetoscrape

theoldcementfromthedoorchannel.Oncethecementandgaskethavebeenadded,

thedoorshouldbeclosedandlatchedfortwenty‐fourhourstoallowthecementto

harden.

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2. Window‐Ifyouarereplacingthewindowgasket(Part#AC‐GGK),thenewgasketwill

alreadyhaveadhesiveononeside. First,removetheoldgasket. Next,removethe

paperontheadhesivesideandplacethegasketaroundtheoutsideedgeoftheglass,

centeredovertheedge. Foldthegasketedgesoverontheglass,forminga“U”shape.

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Finish

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ThisnewunithasbeenpaintedwithHigh‐TemperaturePaintthatshouldretainits

originallookforyears.Iftheunitshouldgetwetand rustspotsappear,thespotscanbesanded

withfinesteelwoolandrepainted.ItiscrucialthatonlyHigh‐TemperatureSprayPaintisused

(Part#AC‐MBSP),asothersmaynotadheretothesurfaceorwithstandthehightemperatures.

Similarly,somebrandsofpaintwillnotadheretodifferentbrandsofpaint,sowehighly

recommendusingourproprietaryHigh‐TemperatureSprayPaint.

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