Vermont Casting 2477 User Manual

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3.  Apply a thin bead of stove cement in the newly-

cleaned groove.

4.  Lay the gasket into the groove.  Wait until you are a 

couple inches from the end before you cut it.

5.  Test the gasket by closing the door on a slip of paper 

as described above.  Adjust the gasket in any areas 
where an inadequate seal is evident.

All rope-type gasketing used in the Dutchwest Convec-
tion Heater is made of fiberglass. The gasket is 3/8” 
diameter for front and side doors and the ash door and 
3/8” for the top plate. 3/16” gasket is used behind the 
glass.    

Do not abuse the glass by slamming the door or striking 
the glass with a log. Never operate your stove if it has 
damaged or broken glass. If you need to replace the 
glass, use only replacement glass provided by your lo-
cal Dutchwest dealer.

With time, you may need to adjust the damper link-
age to ensure that the damper plate seals tightly when 
closed. Test the damper when the stove is cold. When 
turned into the closed position, the damper should be 
feel “snug” but not too tight. It will become a little tighter 
as the stove heats up. Use a 7/16” socket wrench with 
socket extension to adjust the linkage:
1. From inside the stove, first loosen and then remove 

the two (2) nuts on the threaded rods that secure the 
top plate to the inner top of the stove.

2. Remove the top plate and open the damper.
3. Loosen the adjusting bolt’s lock nut. (Fig. 37)  
4. Loosen the anchor bolt’s lock nut, located on the 

underside of the damper.

5. Loosen the anchor bolt a turn or two.
6. Tighten the adjusting bolt.
7. Test the damper. Make further adjustments if neces-

sary.

8. When final adjustment has been made, tighten the 

adjusting bolt lock nut, the anchor bolt, and the an-
chor bolt lock nut.

Simple spring-loaded tabs maintain tension on the 
primary air control lever. The air control should be loose 
enough for you to easily set its position by hand, but 
also snug enough to remain in that position until you 
change it. 

Over time, the air control may tighten or loosen. To 
adjust the tension on the control, let the stove cool to 
room temperature. Open the side-loading door and look 
in toward the inner side of the front panel of the stove. 
(Fig. 38) Locate the lower hex head bolts (A) on the pri-
mary air manifold rods on either side of the door. Adjust 
with a 7/16” wrench.
Note that the mechanism may tighten slightly as the 
stove heats up. Your adjustment should leave the air 
control snug, but not overly tight.

ST441

damper rod

7/7/00   djt

Adjusting Bolt

(on underside)

Lock Nut

Damper Rod

Anchor Bolt

ST441

Fig. 37  Damper adjustment.

ST808

primary air control

5/04

Air Manifold

Air Con-

trol

ST808

Fig. 38  Primary air control adjustment.

Adjustment 

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