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to tap it gently to release it from the inner top. Re-

move the steel air distributor by wiggling it out of its

socket in the inner top . (Fig. 7)

10. Use a cold chisel or old screwdriver to chip out the

old cement from joints on the right side, the front, the

top edge of the inner back and the inside of the left

side (including around the hole where the catalyst air

enters). Also remove cement from the upper edges

of the inner top channel cap, and from the forward

vertical edges of the panels that form the ashpit.

You do not need to get down to bare metal, but you

must clear a deep and continuous channel so there

is room for the new cement and a good tongue-and-

groove joint.

Cement is a clay-based material; it dries and becomes

brittle. Pieces can have sharp edges, so be sure to

wear goggles. It is also dusty, so wear a dust mask or

respirator. If there was originally cement in the joint

between the stove's right side and the outer back, you

should remove it but you need not replace it.

Reassembly Procedure

1. Do a 'dry run' of Step 2 - 6 to familiarize yourself with

them before applying cement.

2. You may notice a gap between the new inner top

and the new insert. There is a piece of 'Interam' gas-

ket in this gap. Interam is a thin material resembling

felt; when it is ﬁrst heated it expands greatly, to form

a ﬂexible seal between cast iron parts. Any apparent

gaps will ﬁll when the Interam expands under heat.

Apply cement to the upper edges of the inner top

channel cap. From the top, slide the air distributor

into its slot on the left side of the insert, and fasten

the inner top channel cap to the underside of the

new inner top with its original bolt. The channel cap

must capture and hold the air distributor.

Apply stove cement to the grooves on the left side,

where it supports the inner top, and on the top edge

of the inner back. Apply cement to the inside of the

left side, where the inner top channel cap abuts the

left side. Slip the inner top into position, using a prop

to support its right edge.

3. Apply cement to the grooves on the inside of the

stove's right side, where it meets the inner top, inner

back and inner bottom of the stove. You do not need

to cement the joints between the right side and the

back or bottom of the stove, since these are not a

seal between the ﬁrebox and the room.

4. Put the right side into position, bottom edge ﬁrst, and

secure it with a nut and washer on a threaded stud

where the side meets the outer back. Be sure the

side engages the inner ﬁrebox parts. Gentle pres-

sure from a bar clamp will help ensure the right side

is fully mated against the inner parts.

5. Apply cement to the inside of the front panel, in the

seams where the panel meets the inner top, where

it meets the inner bottom, and where it meets the

stove sides. Also apply cement to the forward edges

of the two vertical walls around the ashpan.

6. Position the stove front on the stove. Lower the bot-

tom edge of the panel into place ﬁrst, in the channel

on the stove bottom, then swing the panel toward

the stove body. Be sure to avoid any pressure on

the ashdoor. The threaded studs on the inside of the

panel will pass through slots on the forward edges

of the stove sides. Fasten the front into position with

nuts and washers on the two threaded studs on

each side.

7. Install the damper crank and adjuster. Pass the

crank through the adjuster before you put its right

end into a hole in the catalyst chamber wall (the in-

ner wall of the inner top).

8a. For early units: pass the steel damper rod through

the hole in the left side of the stove. Turn it clock-

wise (as seen facing the left side of the stove) until

its square end engages the square socket in the left

end of the iron damper crank. When the square end

engages the crank, turn both parts together, until

most of the threads on the rod engage the threads in

the inner top. While you spin the crank, the adjuster

should be upside down, and at the left end of the

crank.

8b. For later units: pass the steel damper rod through

the hole in the left side of the stove. Place the large

washer on the rod, inside the stove. Then slide the

square end of the rod through the catalyst chamber

wall and into the square socket on the left end of the

damper crank. When the parts are oriented properly,

both the handle and the crank should point down-

ward.

Push the washer against the inside of the stove's left

side, and use needle-nose pliers to put the retain-

ing clip into the groove in the rod, to lock the rod in

place.

Damper Rod

Fig. 6 Install the damper rod and washer (later units).

Damper

Washer

Crank

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