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The deposits that form on the glass are the best indication of the quality of your fuel and how well
you are doing in operating the wood fire. Your goal should be clear glass with no brown stains. If
you continue to see brown stains on the glass, something about your fuel and operating procedure
needs to be changed. Stains on the glass indicate incomplete combustion of the wood, which also
means more smoke emissions and faster formation of creosote in the flue system.
If you see brown streaks coming from the edge of the glass, it is time to replace the gasket around
the glass. Visit your wood fire retailer to get the self‐adhesive glass gasket and follow the
instructions below for installation.
5.1.2 DOOR ADJUSTMENT
In order for your wood fire to burn at its best efficiency, the door must provide a perfect seal with
the firebox. Therefore, the gasket should be inspected periodically making sure to obtain an air
tight fit. Airtightness can be improved with a simple latch mechanism adjustment. To adjust:
1.
Make sure the heater is cold.
2.
Open the door.
3.
Unscrew the lock screw (A) on the door handle
shaft.
4.
Rotate handle shaft anti‐clockwise, this will
increase pressure on the door seal. To reduce the
pressure on the door seal, rotate handle shaft
clockwise.
5.
Close the door and lock.
6.
Try for seal.
7.
Replace the lock screw.
NOTE: Check that roll pin (B) is centred in shaft.
5.1.3 REPLACING THE DOOR GASKET
It is important to maintain the gasket in good condition. After a year or more of use, the door
gasket will compress and become hard, which may allow air to leak past it. You can test the
condition of the door gasket by closing and latching the door on a strip of paper. Test all around
the door. If the paper slips out easily anywhere, it is time to replace the gasket.
Use the correct replacement gasket that you can purchase from your Ecomaxx Woodheating
dealer. The diameter and density of the gasket is important to getting a good seal.
Place the door face‐down on something soft like a cushion of rags or piece of carpet. Remove the
old gasket from the door by pulling and prying it out with an old screw driver. Then use the
screwdriver to scrape the old gasket adhesive from the door. Now run a 6 mm (1/4") bead of high
temperature silicone in the door gasket groove. Starting from the middle of the hinge side, press
the gasket into the groove. Do not stretch the gasket as you place it. Leave the gasket about 12
mm (1/2") long when you cut it and press the end into the groove. Tuck any loose fibres under the
gasket and into the silicone. Close the door and do not use the wood fire for 24 hours.
OPERATING & INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR PEDESTAL WOOD HEATERS
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