Cleaning The Stove - Morso O Series Instructions For Installation And Use Manual

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 will new. Use only the genuine
gasket kit, which comes with detailed replacement instructions.
Normal wear components (inner parts) are not covered by Manufacturer's Guarantee
Maintenance products (Spare Parts, Glass Cleaner, Paint, Gasket Kit, etc) are all available from
your authorised Ø-Collection 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 plate. Any deposits allowed to build-up over time
will have an insulating effect on these parts, thus restricting expansion; this ultimately will
result in a shorter lifespan. The chrome-iron baffle plate and bricks can easily be removed
from the stove and should be regularly checked for debris and cleaned. You must ensure 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
stovepipe and chimney will determine whether a more frequent approach should be adopted.
Ash
In order to achieve the highest combustion temperature possible when burning solely wood,
it is important that a 1cm deep bed of ash is established on top of the grate area. Excess ash
should be removed by simply agitating the grate by moving the riddling rod on the outside
of the stove; surplus ash will fall into the ash pan below the grate where it can be easily and
safely removed.
Be sure to empty the ash pan before it gets completely full; if the ash level reaches the un-
derside 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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