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Cleaning and maintenance for your Metro fire
DO NOT operate your fire continuously with a high ash or ember bed as you
can damage the firebox rear wall components or increase the likelihood of
necessary maintenance.
To remove the excess ash your Metro should not be operating.
• Open the door, and using a hearth shovel or similar, empty the excess
ash directly into a steel or non-combustible container. If the ash is not
disposed of immediately, be careful where you store it, as the ash can
retain heat for many days and become a fire hazard.
• You must leave a bed of ash in the base of the firebox approximately
10mm deep. This insulates the firebox base and improves combustion.
Top baffle
This is a ‘sacrificial’ wear part of the firebox and should be checked monthly.
Usually only the promet (white board) front/underneath section needs to be
replaced when it starts to disintegrate and fall into the firebox.
To remove and replace your Metro’s top baffle, proceed as follows: -
• Fully open the Metro’s door and remove the side firebricks carefully.
This will give you maximum firebox width to easily remove the baffle
• Reach inside with the palms of your hand face up and extended and
lift the top baffle up vertically towards the ceiling of the firebox. You can
then pull the baffle assembly forward towards the front of the firebox.
This will allow you to then lower the rear of the baffle past the lug
supports and lift it out through the door opening. Place it onto a sheet of
newspaper or similar to protect the floor protector/coverings
• To refit the top baffle. Proceed in the reverse order and note, the baffle
must be fitted so its rear is touching the back of the firebox.
Note: Cracks in the promet are not uncommon and have no adverse effect
on the operation of your Metro. These cracks are the result of intense
heat coupled with expansion and contraction. Impact damage when
loading wood and burning wood which is not properly seasoned, i.e. 25%
moisture content or more, will cause the promet to disintegrate and require
replacement.
Flue systems
Should be checked annually, particularly the bottom end of the lower flue
section at its rear lock formed joint. If deterioration is noticed contact your
Metro retailer or installer.
The flue pipe should also be swept a minimum of once a year, or as
required during the winter season. If smoke enters the room when you open
the Metro’s door this usually indicates the flue pipe is becoming restricted
and needs cleaning. The frequency of flue pipe cleans depends on many
factors, with the main variables being:
• The seasoning of the wood. If not properly seasoned you will require
frequent flue pipe cleans.
• The density of the wood. Softwoods generally result in more deposits
building up in the flue pipe.
To clean the flue pipe of your Metro, proceed as follows:-
• Open the Metro’s door fully, reach inside with the palm of your hand
face-up and extended, lift the top baffle approximately 20mm, then
lift it forward out through the door opening, placing it on a sheet of
newspaper you have placed on the front of the floor protector. To
prevent jamming, removal and replacement of the top baffle is best
performed using both hands.
Note: Some appliances have a two piece top baffle.
• Close the door and slide the air control to the left.
• Once on the roof, remove the cowl from the top of flue system and
sweep the flue pipe using a 150mm-diameter flue pipe brush as
detailed in the instructions provided with the fluebrush.
• Once the flue pipe is clear, clean and refit the cowl. Remove the excess
soot which has fallen into the firebox, leaving a layer of ash 10mm deep
on the base of the firebox, then refit the top baffle.
Note: The baffle must be fitted so its rear is touching the back of the firebox;
if uncertain refer to page 3 in the installation section at the front of this
manual, which shows illustrations of the baffle location.
Your Metro wood fire must be regularly maintained and we recommended
it is also serviced annually. If a wood fire is not regularly maintained and
serviced, the life span will be reduced.
If your Metro wood fire has been neglected, by not being regularly
maintained and serviced, with authorised Metro parts replaced as required,
your warranty may be declined.
Listed below are the parts and product codes for your Metro wood fire. The
promet/baffle should be regularly checked and must always be in place
during the operation of your fire.
The baffle should be resting on four support
lugs (two on each side of the firebox). It must be hard back against the rear
of the firebox with the ‘promet extension’ (white board) or return front steel
edge of the baffle facing forward.
Parts guide for your Metro fire – Promet, baffles and wetback options
Model
Type of promet required / Type of steel baffle(s) required Wetback options
• Rad Plus
• LTD Rad Plus
Rad Plus Airtube
500-1503
Rad Plus Promet Set
500-1580
Rad Plus Baffle
500-2507
Side Wetback
450-0275
370mm
320mm
370mm
50
50
100
50
300
Air tube not applicable for LTD Rad Plus
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