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Surdiac Coal Stove Parts & Accessories
A. Handle to slide right grate B. Ash Pan Door Handle C. Thermostat Knob D. Furnace Cement (Retort) E. High Temperature Black Paint F. Pyrex Glass Door Handle G. Cast flue outlet for heat exchanger
Pyrex Glass for #715 stove.
Removeable half hopper for Large
Back Half Non removeable Hopper for 690 & 714 stove A. Top Front Half Non removeable Hopper for 690 & 714 stove B. Bottom Front Half Non removeable Hopper for 690 & 714 stove
Surdiac Coal Stove 'TIPS' "Breaking In” Season Your New Cast Iron Parts A cast iron stove should be "broken In” much in the same way a new car with a cast iron engine is: gradually. After installing new cast parts from Myer’s Furniture, it is mandatory that five consecutive individual small coal fires be built in the stove prior to using it continuously with the hopper fully loaded. The five "firings” are successive small coal fires being built with a complete cooling off of the stove to room temperature after each fire has gone out. It is not acceptable to build a small fire and keep it going for 2 - 3 days on a low stove setting. The stove must be cooled off completely after firings in order to properly heat treat all the metal parts on the stove. Only fill the stove with coal into the hopper about an inch with the thermostat set no higher then 1 – 2.
Alternet Method to Season New Small Cast Iron Parts: Preheat oven at 325 degrees. Place cast iron on rack. Every 30 minutes increase the temperature by 25 degrees until the oven is maxed out. DO NOT TOUCH THE CAST IRON! IT WILL BE VERY HOT!! Let the cast iron cool to room temperature. Repeat the process to increase the temper of the metal.
These steps should be taken in order to prevent premature damage of new cast iron. This will harden the cast iron for a full burn.
Gaskets Gasket material is very durable, gets dirty and old looking, but has been known to last over 25 years. A pressure impression does not indicate the need for replacement, but, a piece or section of gasket missing, worn thru or loose and out of position does. A loose and out of position gasket can often be corrected by using a thin coat of retort/furnace cement as a bonding agent. If the impression in the Pyrex or ash door gasket is so deep that the door can be compressed after latching, adjusting the latch catch will generally be the fix rather then replacing the gasket. Gaskets are intended to "seal the gap” between two metal pieces, but are not intended to hold pressure. If you decide a gasket needs replacing, you can purchase them from Myer’s Furniture.
Glass Cleaning Do not attempt to clean the glass when it is hot. Allow it to cool and wipe with a cloth and a vinegar water solution. Do not scrape the glass with anything or use any abrasive materials. Scratches made in the glass can later develop into cracks. Replace cracked or broken glass with 4mm ceramic replacement glass from Myer’s Furniture.
Thermostat Adjustment The thermostat senses changes in the stove operating temperature and opens or closes a valve in the rear of the stove, regulating the amount of air the fire receives. The thermostat dial, on the right hand side of the stove, has been set in the factory and is not to be adjusted except by a qualified technician. Do not force the thermostat dial; turn it only as far as it will naturally go. When the stove is hot, the dial will not go back to zero. The thermostat should be set as follows: 0 – 1 Mild temperature or nighttime use, 1 – 2 Normal usage, 3 – 4 Cold weather usage, 5 – 8 High heat setting. Do Not Use the High Settings for a duration of more than Two Hours. After operating in this high range for two hours, the stove must be operated at a setting of 3 or less for the next 24 hours.
Keeping the Fire Burning Ash that forms around coal as it is burning needs to be physically removed. This will need to be done about every 12 hours on low settings and every 6 hours on medium to high settings. Open the glass door using your poker to push the ash down along the edge of the fire basket on each side and along the front. Close the glass door before starting the riddling process and open the ash pan door. You will be looking for a live coal red reflection in the ash pan while riddling to know when the ash has been removed allowing the live red coal to rest on the grates. There are 3 openings above the ash door where the poker must be inserted in order to shake down the ashes. When you introduce the poker into each opening, use a sawing motion, starting in one of the front corners of the fire box sawing your way across the fire box to the other front corner. Be sure to get the corners of the fire box cleaned out and that you are poking the whole way to the back of the fire box. If the ashes are not thoroughly removed, less space will be available for coal combustion resulting in less heat. Do not employ a side-to-side swaying motion when shaking the stove down because it will result in live and new coal mixing with the ash making it harder to push the poker to the back of the fire box before all the softer ash has been removed. After shakedown, the coal hopper should be refilled. Removed ashes should be poured into a metal container awaiting disposal. A coal fire burns from the bottom up through the pile of coal leaving ash on the bottom, then live coal, then new coal on the top. Ideally, your riddling process should cause the ash on the bottom to drop through the grates allowing the undisturbed live coal to settle down to the grates with new coal flowing from the hopper as it fills in the top of the firebox area. Often the coal bed will not have burnt evenly from side to side causing the need for more riddling in areas so that an even red refle |
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