Morso 2110 - Flue and ash management

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Ceramic Gasket
The gasket around the perimeter of the doors may harden over a period of time. It should be
replaced if it becomes dicult to close the door or if air starts to leak in around the perimeter
of the doors, causing the re to become a little less controllable. A Morsø rope gasket kit is
available from your stove supplier.
3.3 Cleaning the Stove and the Flue
Check for soot above the bae plate and around the ue outlet every month or so to start
with. If the stove suddenly becomes sluggish, check for a soot fall around the ue collar or
in the ue/chimney. - at least once a year. Inspect every month.
Clean the ue/chimney - all the way from the stove to the ue terminal point above the house.
A good routine is to clean the ue after each heating season in any case, and inspect prior
to the season to ensure that bird’s nests or other blockages have not ocurred during the
o season.
Ash disposal
Empty the ashpan on a daily basis or as needed. Ash allowed to build up towards the under-
side of the grate will trap heat and could cause premature failure of the grate.
Empty the ashpan according to this procedure:
Open the front door, and use a shovel or poker to stir excess ash through the ash slots in
thegrate down into the ash pan. Remove the ash pan, making sure to keep it level.
Dispose the ash in a metal container with a tight tting lid.
The closed container of ashes should be placed on a noncombustible oor or on the ground,
well away from all combustible materials, pending nal disposal. If the ashes are disposed of
by burial in soil or otherwise locally disperded, they should be retained in the closed container
until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
Return the ash pan to its original position in the stove, and close.
Caution:
Never empty a stove in operation.
Never use your household or shop vacuum cleaner to remove ash from the stove; always
remove and dispose of the ash properly.
Creosote - formation and need for removal
When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapors, which combine with
expelled moisture to form creosote. The creosote vapors condense in the relatively cool
chimney ue of a slow-burning re. As a result, creosote residue accumulates on the ue
lining. When ignited this creosote makes an extremely hot re. When burning wood, inspect
the chimney connector periodically to determine if a creosote buildup has occurred.
Chimney sweeping
Inspect the system regularly during the heating season as part of a regular maintenance sched-
ule. To inspect the chimney, let the stove cool completely. Then, using a mirror, sight up through
the ue collar into the chimney ue. If you cannot inspect the ue system in this fashion, the
stove must be disconnected to provide better viewing access.
Clean the chimney using a brush the same size and shape as the ue liner. Run the brush up
and down the liner, causing any deposits to fall to the bottom of the chimney where they
can be removed through the clean-out door.