Vermont Casting EWF36 Manuale Utente

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An occasional dusting with a dry rag will keep the painted 
cast iron of your EWF36A fireplace looking new.  
If the paint needs retouching, first allow the surface 
to cool completely.  Wire-brush areas needing to be 
painted. Touch-up with high temperature stove paint 
available from your local dealer. Apply the paint spar-
ingly. Two light coats are better than one heavy one.

The EWF36A glass system requires a minimum amount 
of cleaning. Most carbon deposits that accumulate will 
burn off during hot fires.
Ash residue that accumulates on the glass should be 
removed periodically to prevent etching. To clean the 
glass, follow this procedure:

•  Be sure the glass is completely cool.
•  Cleaning with water will work in most cases.  Use 

a glass cleaner especially made for this purpose 
only if deposits are especially heavy.  (If heavy 
deposits are a frequent occurrence, however, 
evaluate your operating techniques.)

•  Rinse the glass thoroughly.
•  Dry the glass completely.

The front door of the fireplace should close securely to 
prevent accidental opening and should close tightly to 
prevent air from leaking into the fire chamber.  The door 
handles will be positioned vertically when the door is 
closed.
Over a period of time, the gasket around the door will 
compress and the latch may need adjustment.  To ad-
just the handle, follow this procedure (Fig. 31):  
1.  Loosen the small lock nut with a wrench.
2.  Extend the striker screw one turn by turning it with 

an Allen wrench.

3.  Retighten the lock nut, while at the same time hold-

ing the striker screw with the Allen wrench to prevent 
its turning. 

Test the door seal.  Close the door on a dollar bill and 
attempt to pull it free.  If the bill is freed with little resis-

ST531

Door Pawl

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Pawl

Small Lock-

ing Nut

Large 

Locking Nut

Set Screw

Striker Screw

Handle Stub

ST531

Fig. 31  Turn the striker screw to tighten or loosen the door 
latch.

tance, the gasket isn’t snug enough at that spot.  Con-
tinue to make small adjustments until the setting is right.
If additional adjusting of the latch does not enable the 
door to seal sufficiently in one area, try “adjusting” the 
gasket in that area.  Pack more cement or a smaller 
diameter gasket into the channel beneath the gasket so 
that the main gasket is raised and makes contact with 
the door frame.  This procedure should solve the prob-
lem.  If the gasket needs replacing, follow the directions 
beginning on Page 23.

This wood heater contains a catalytic combustor, which 
needs periodic inspection and replacement for proper 
operation. In the United States, it is against the law to 
operate this wood heater in a manner inconsistent with 
the operating instructions in this manual, or if the cata-
lytic element is deactivated or removed.
Under normal operating conditions, the catalytic com-
bustor should remain active for two to six years (de-
pending on the amount of wood burned). However, it 
is important to monitor the combustor periodically to 
ensure that it is functioning properly, as well as to de-
termine when it needs to be replaced. A nonfunctional 
combustor will result in a loss of heating efficiency, and 
an increase in creosote and emissions.

Inspect the combustor “in place” for fly ash accumula-
tion and physical damage three times per year. Do not 
remove the combustor unless a more detailed inspec-
tion is warranted because of diminished performances 
as outlined in the next section.