Routine Stove Maintenance - Morso 1416 Instructions For Installation And Use Manual

3.0 Routine stove maintenance

3.1 external maintenance
The surface of the stove is painted with heat-resistant Senotherm paint. If the stove is used
too vigorously, the painted surface may take-on a greyish tinge. It is easily maintained by sim-
ply vacuuming the surface with a soft brush attachment and applying two light layers of paint.
Morsø stoves are painted using a Morsø Original Black (previously called Morsø dark grey) or
Morsø grey. The paint can be bought in a spray or a can.
3.2 Internal maintenance
Ceramic glass
If the stove is used and installed onto a flue with the correct draft, very little or no deposits
should appear on the ceramic glass. It is usual for soot deposits to appear during long slum-
bering fires however, once the fire has been re-established to a burn brightly, these deposits
will burn off.
If the glass window becomes thoroughly covered in soot due to faulty operation or poor draft,
the soot can be easily removed using, e.g. Morsø Glass Cleaner, but please ensure that the
glass is cold before cleaning. Avoid fuelling the stove with wood that is so long that it presses
against the glass when the door is closed.
Reasons for sooted glass window:
• Fuel is too wet (green)
• Pieces of fuel/uncut wood are too thick
• Operating temperature of the stove is too low
• Too much air coming through bottom grate
• POOR CHIMNEY DRAFT
Ceramic glass replacement
Ceramic glass cannot be recycled because it has a higher melting point that ordinary glass. If
ceramic glass is mixed with ordinary glass, the raw material is spoiled, and the reclaiming pro-
cess may be halted. Take care that the ovenproof glass does not end up among ordinary recycled
waste. That will be a great benefit to the environment.
Note: Should be handed in to a recycling station as ceramic glass.
Internal cast-iron parts and/or wear components
The shaking grate, baffle plates and other internal components that are in direct contact with
the fire are all constituted as 'wear' components or consumables, as, they are exposed to the
most wear. When used properly, these parts will last for many years, but overly vigorous use
will naturally shorten the lifespan. The aforementioned parts are all easily replaced.
If the baffle plates are damaged and not replaced in time, the stove top will be exposed to such
high temperatures that it may be damaged.
When replacing the vermiculite smoke baffle and stone, first remove the loose cast front grille
from the stove.
Raise the lowest smoke baffle enough to allow the side stones to be removed. The lowest
smoke baffle can then be removed diagonally through the door opening, followed by the small-
er upper smoke baffle.
When reassembling, take care that the baffle plates is positioned correctly before tightening.
note that no unauthorised alterations to the stove design should be undertaken, and always
ensure that any replacement parts purchased must be Morsø original parts.
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Reasons for premature wear of internal parts
• Stove being used/fired too vigorously
• Too much air passing through the bottom grate
• Use of excessively dry wood (wood from old furniture)
• Excessive debris collection on baffle plate or inner fireback (see section on cleaning)
• Ash level too high in the ash pan (see section on ash
Gaskets
The rope gaskets in the door will need regular inspection in order to ensure and maintain full
control of your stove's burning rate; over time the rope gaskets will harden and will become
less airtight, at this point you will need to remove and replace with new. Use only the genuine
Morsø gasket kit, which comes with detailed replacement instructions.
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normal wear components (inner parts) are not covered by Morsø's extended guarantee
Maintenance products (Spare Parts, Glass Cleaner, Paint, Gasket Kit, etc) are all available
from your authorised Morsø dealer.
3.3 Cleaning the stove
During normal use and sweeping of your stove and chimney, a layer of ash, soot or debris
can form, particularly on the top of the baffle plates or inner fireback. Any deposits allowed
to build-up over time will have an insulating effect on these parts, thus restricting expansion;
this ultimately result in a shorter lifespan. The chrome-iron access door 1464 can easily be
removed from the stove and should be regularly checked for debris and cleaned. You must en-
sure that your chimney sweep removes all soot and debris from the stove after the sweeping
process.
Your chimney should be swept at least once a year; however a regular inspection of your stove-
pipe and chimney will determine whether a more frequent approach should be adopted.
Ash
As noted above, there should be circa 1 cm insulating layer of ash on top of the grate when
burning wood only in order to achieve a high combustion temperature. Excess ash can be re-
moved by pulling out the shaker rod (outside of the stove) several times so that ash falls clean-
ly into the ash pan below.
Be sure to empty the ash pan before it gets completely full; if the ash level reaches the under-
side of the grate, air flow through the grate will be restricted and will lead to over-heating and
premature wear of the grate parts.
When emptying the ash pan always dump the waste ash into a metal container (dustbin) where
it can fully cool before being taken away by your refuse collector. Ash from a wood-burning
stove does not benefit your garden as fertiliser.
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