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An occasional dusting with a dry rag will keep the 
painted cast iron of your Dutchwest  Convection Heater 
looking new.  
If the paint needs retouching, allow the stove to cool 
completely.  Wire-brush areas needing to be painted.  
Remove non-painted components such as air controls 
or cover them with masking tape.  Touch up the stove 
with high temperature stove paint available from your 
local dealer.  Apply the paint sparingly.  Two light coats 
are better than one heavy one.

You will find that most of the carbon deposits on the 
glass will burn off regularly during hot fires.  You can 
wipe fly ash from the glass when hot using a crumpled 
piece of dry newspaper. Never use liquid cleaning 
agents on hot glass. If you wish to clean the glass 
more thoroughly, follow this procedure:

• Be sure the glass is completely cool.
• Use a glass cleaner especially made for this pur-
pose.
• Dry the glass completely.

The door latches must close tightly to ensure a good 
seal between the each door and the stove plates. With 
time and use, the door latches will require periodic 
adjustment. Follow this procedure: (Fig. 27) 
1.  Loosen the small locking nut with an open end 

wrench. 

2.  Use the allen wrench (included with the stove) to 

turn the striker screw clockwise one quarter-turn 
and close the door to test the engagement. The 
door latch should engage tightly when closed. Make 
further adjustments in small increments. 

3.  When the striker screw is properly adjusted, tighten 

the small locking nut against the pawl without allow-
ing the striker screw to turn. 

Air leaks can be caused by low spots in the door gas-
kets. To locate such low spots, close each door on a 
slip of paper and attempt to pull the paper free.  If the 
paper slips out without tearing, the gasket isn’t snug 
enough at that spot. 
If the seal cannot be improved by adjusting the door 
latch, try shimming the gasket. Pack a small quantity of 
cement or a smaller diameter gasket into the channel 
beneath the gasket to lift the main gasket and thereby 
improve its contact with the door frame.
If shimming does not improve the seal, replace the 
gasket following these steps:
1.  Remove the original gasket by grasping an end and 

pulling firmly.

2.  Wearing safety goggles, use a wire brush or the tip 

of a screwdriver to clean the channel of any remain-
ing cement or bits of gasket.

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door gasket

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Remove the old 

gasket by pulling 

gently, but firmly.

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Fig. 28  Door gasket.

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door latch

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Small Lock-

ing Nut

Striker 

Screw

Pawl

Large Lock-

ing Nut

Set Screw

Door

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Fig. 27  Door latch adjustment.