Eureka Woodstock Series 2 User manual
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GPN 230571REV. *
The Eureka W oodstock Series 2
Operation & Insta llation Instructions
A.F. Gason Pty Ltd reserves the right to modify or alter specications, material etc. in the intrest of product improvement
WARRANTY
1. Subjects to clauses 2 & 3 of this warranty, A.F. Gason Pty Ltd ACN 004 667 556 (Gason warrants the follow components of its heaters against defects in workmanship
and/or materials for the following periods from the date of purchase:
a) the rebox for ten years;
b) the paint nish for a period of twelve months if the purchaser has followed the instruction provided by Gason in the Operati on and Installation Instructions manual; and
c) all other components for twelve months execpt the glass, re brick lining or bae plate if, in the opinion of Gason, these items have been damaged by impact.
2. This extended warranty does not apply;
a) if the heater is purchased from a person who has not been authorised by Gason to sell its products;
b) if, in the opinion of Gason, the heater or any other component has been subject to abuse, misuse, alteration, modication or has not been installed, operated or maintained in
accordance with the instructions provided by Gason; or,
c) to owners other then the original purchaser.
3. If you believe that the heater you purchased contains a manufacturing defect and you wish to make a claim under this warranty, please contact an authorised Gason servic e
centre to arrange for an assessment.
4. If, after assessing the heater, Gason determines that the heater contains a manufacturing fault, Gason may at its discretion:
a) replace the heater;
b) repair or replace specic components of the heater; or
c) provide a full refund.
5. Parts replaced under warranty are warranted for the balance of their original warranty period.
6. If, at the discretion of Gason, the heater or any part needs to be replaced, serviced or repaired at an authorised Gason service centre, then the person claiming under this
Warranty must pay all costs associated with:
a) returning the heater; and
b) the delivery or collection of any new or repaired heater.
Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Austrlian Consumer Law. You are entilted to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for
compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality
and the failure does not amount to a major failure.
Any benets you receive under these warranties are in addition to other rights and remedies that you may have as a consumer under a law in relation to the heater to which
these warranties relate.
These warranties are given by:
A.F. Gason Pty Ltd
Blake Street
Ararat VIC 3377
Please contact us if you have any queries on:
Phone: 03 53522151
or email us via the “Contact Us” section of our website: www.gason.com.au
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Woodstock Freestanding
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Read and follow these instructions carefully before installing and
using this appliance.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
!
WARNING
• A flue fire with resulting damage may occur if this appliance is not installed,
operated and maintained as per this booklet.
• Never place combustible material such as wood, paper or furniture near the
appliance.
• This appliance is designed to burn dry wood. Do not burn rubbish, driftwood,
flammable liquids or any substance containing salts or corrosives.
• This appliance must not be installed and operated in an area where kerosene,
petrol, paint thinner or other flammable liquid is used or stored.
• The flue system must be inspected and cleaned annually or sooner if required.
Failure to do so could result in an excessive build up of creosote which may result
in a flue fire which may damage the flue or cause damage to your home.
• The surface of the appliance becomes hot during operation. Do not touch the
surface of this appliance. Keep children away from the appliance during
operation. Do not allow anyone to operate this appliance who is not familiar with
the instructions in this booklet.
Your heater is coated with the best available heat resistant paint. Even though the paint has been baked after
application, it may require further temperature curing. It may, if you overfire the heater on its first fire, discolour. For your
first two or three firings, never exceed medium air setting and always have the fan on when above low burn. Do not
wipe the heater while the paint is curing. After the paint has cured the only maintenance required to maintain the
heaters finish is to wipe it with a soft cloth. Do not use any commercial cleaners or solvents on the paint finish.
We are proud of the presentation of our products. If at any time you need to freshen up the paint finish, your local dealer
has touch up paint available for purchase. You may even change the colour of your heater if you wish.
If you have any enquires, please contact the dealer from whom you purchased your heater:
PLEASE COMPLETE:
Dealer Name
Dealer Address
Phone
Please attach your original purchase dockets to this booklet for future reference.
Safety Warnings
• NEVER OPERATE THE HEATER WITH THE DOOR LOOSE AND NOT AIR TIGHT. OVERFIRING COULD RESULT IN
DETRIMENTAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE FIREBOX.
• Smoke entering the room from the firebox when the door is open may be caused by
• Insufficient length of flue (Flue to be 4600mm minimum from underneath base of heater to underside
of cowl)
– Increase height of flue.
• Flue Downdraught
– Consult dealer or increase height of flue.
• Creosote Build up in flue
– Remove cowl and clean flue as per cleaning instructions. Check moisture content of wood.
• Excessive ash build up
Some woods will give large amounts of ash despite how you run the heater. Others will give you very little. Use the
wood which is most convenient for you as long as it is dry. After a period of time you will get to know when to empty
your unit. Bark will give you excessive ash.Try not to burn it.
If you are burning wood that gives you charcoal, you may find that after running the heater say for 8 hours at
maximum burn rate, the charcoal builds up excessively. Overnight burn will reduce this charcoal back to a fine ash. If
you are not ready to shutdown for overnight burn when you next fuel the stove, load the stove with only one piece of
wood and lay it across the firebox on top of the charcoal. Open the air control wide open and you will find the
charcoal will burn down with the one piece of wood. Repeat the process until the ash level is significantly reduced.
Paint curing and care
Troubleshooting (Continued)
• Fan not working
Check the power connection with another appliance. If the power point is O.K. assume the Fan or the Switch is
defective. Isolate the power as above. Take the fan and switch to the authorised Eureka Dealer from whom you
purchased your unit for service.
• Air Control Jamming
Lift up top plate at front. Remove air control spring by turning anti-clockwise while pulling. Lift air control panel out
of the way.
There are three bolts holding the air slide in place. Undo them and remove the air slide. Wipe any ash or dust that may
have accumulated on the back of the air slide or on the face of the heater. If any burrs have developed on the back of
the air slide or on the face of the heater, rub them off with fine wet and dry sand paper till you have a smooth surface
and edges. Replace the air slide and make sure the washers and spacers are on the bolts when you screw the bolts
back into the face of the heater. Do not apply any type of lubricant to the air slide whatsoever as this will attract dust
and make the slide stick.
• No Overnight Burn
Remove the air slide as per air control jamming and check that the air slide is hard against the face of the heater. If it
is loose, tighten up the bolts holding the air slide to the face of the heater. Do not overtighten.
Check that the door rope has an even indentation from the sealing strip, which is on the face of the firebox. If it is
uneven and it appears as though air could leak through the seal, adjust the thickness of the door rope to suit. Stretch
the rope to make it thinner where the indentation is the heaviest and bunch up the excess where the indentation is
smaller.
Check the four bolts that hold the glass retainer in position. If loose tighten. Do not overtighten.
The door may become loose through the door seal shrinking.To tighten the door, open the door and look at the inside
of the door shaft. Unscrew Allen key screw in door handle shaft. Rotate door handle shaft anti-clockwise when facing
heater (1 turn = 1 millimetre). Close door and lock. Open door and check door for even indentation from sealing strip.
Repeat process if required. Replace Allen key screw (check to ensure that roll pin is central in shaft.)
When closing the door you should now feel firm resistance when the latch comes into contact with the catch.
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Fitting the Baffle Plate
1. Feed baffle plate through the door opening with
front edge folded up all the way to the rear of the
heater.
2. Lift front over Pin A and slide towards front of
heater.
3. Lift rear so baffle plate is horizontal and move
towards back of heater.
4. Lower over Pin B.
5. Baffle plate must be sitting on Pins A & B.
Baffle Plate Installation
Baffle Plate
Final inspection prior to use
•Ensure the baffle is firmlylocated.
•Ensure firebrick liners – sides, back and base are positioned correctly.
•Check fan cord has not been damaged during transit.
•Plug in fan cord and ensure cord does not touch stove surface.
•Check all door seals are fitting correctly.
Operating your Woodstock (Continued)
Care of your glass
If you are burning good dry wood, you will have very little discolouration of your glass in normal burning cycle. If you aim for
an eight to ten hour overnight burn, you should not get much discolouration.You can control this by adjusting the air
control, moving from the left and slowlycreeping the control to the right. After a number of days you will find the right
positionto suit your requirements and the fuel that you are using.
Cleaning the glass
Generally the only time you will possibly need to clean your glass is after a long overnight burn. If you find that you have a
wet sticky black film on your glass (creosote), it isbetter toburnthe heater as normal for one load of wood. Whenthe wood
has burnt downto a hot bed ofembers, openthe door and leave it wide openuntil the glass cools sufficiently tobe wiped
with a damp cloth. This should clean all the white smoky film off the glass. Creosote on the glass is normally a sign that you
have tried toget too long an overnight burn or you have burnt excessivelywet or greenwood.Ifthe film onthe glass won’t
come off with a wet cloth, you can use wet ash from the ash bed as a cleaner or commercial products such as Crystal Clear,
Johnson Foam Clean or Windex.
Normal Operations
When you get up inthe morning, open up the air control of the heater to highpositionto start the embersglowing. Place
three or four piecesof wood ontop of the embersand leave the door open25mm. Once the fuel starts to flame close the
door.As the heater startstoheat up turn the fan on tolow, (approx 20minutes) and beginreducing the air control towards
a lower setting.
You will find with the fan on low you will only need to run the heater between low and medium to maintain the
temperature you desire in your home. To obtain the maximum heat dissipation from the heater it is necessarytorun the fan
at anytime the heater isrunning above the low position.
For best results it is best toburn270mm long wood and load your wood straight into the firebox front to rear. This will give
optimum efficiency and recoverable heat, and minimise creosote formation and smoke emissions.
Overnight burn
Approximately30 minutes before turning the heater down toovernight burn it isrecommended toload the heater with fuel
for the overnight burn. Leave the air control inthe medium to highposition. Let the heater run for about thirtyminutes. This
will reduce the moisture content in the fuel before shut down. (This will help reduce the creosote formation inthe firebox
and flue.) Set the air control tothe setting you have found best for your requirements.Turn the fan off and retire. The aim
when overnight burning isto have only a few hot embersleft in the bottom ofthe firebox in the morning. Not huge lumps
of wood.
Cleaning your flue
Carefully remove baffle plate and put it to one side. Close the heater door. Obtain a 150mm fluebrush from your local
Eureka Dealer and proceed up onto your roof. Remove the cowl. Slowly push the flue brush down the chimney until it stops.
Pull the brush back out and repeat the process. Each time you do this you will notice that the brush will go further down the
chimney till it reaches the bottom.The soot and creosote will fall down the chimney and into the firebox. Clean residue from
firebox. Replace the baffle plate. Make sure you do the job well.The cleaner the flue the less chance there will be of the
creosote sticking again.After you have replaced the cowl, inspect the roof flashing for any damage that may have been
incurred whilst you were cleaning the flue. Reseal the seal on the roof with roof and gutter silicone if required.
The fan
It is recommended to run the fan while the heater is operating above low burn on low speed. For extended periods when
the heater is running above medium fire, high or boost is recommended. Boost is recommended for short bursts where a
quick temperature rise is desired in conjunction with a high fire setting.The fan should be cleaned on a regular basis. (Refer
Troubleshooting for fan removal and cleaning.)
Installation Permit
Depending on what your local authority requires, a permit may be required for the installation of your heater. It is your
responsibility to arrange the same.
•IF FIREBOX FAILURE IS REPORTED AND IT IS FOUND THAT THE FIREBOX HAS BEEN ABUSED THROUGH IMPROPER
USE OF THE FAN, EUREKA RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DISALLOW ANY WARRANTY CLAIMS IN RELATION TO FIREBOX
FAILURE.
•DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE WITHOUT READING AND UNDERSTANDING THESE OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY. FAILURE TO OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE PROPERLY MAY CAUSE UNDUE DAMAGE TO
THE APPLIANCE OR RESULT IN A FLUE FIRE.
Operating your Woodstock
Starting your fire
Place afirelighter or paper in the bottom of the firebox and place a large amount of small kindling ontop. Ignite the paper
or the firelighter. Set the air control to high and leave the main door open approximately 25mm.When the kindling is
burning, place about four pieces of small wood on top of the burning kindling. Once the wood is alight, close the main
door. After approximately 20 minutes, turn the air control down to medium and, turn the fan on to low speed.
On the initial fire up you may detect smoke coming from the paint finish and from any oils that may be on the steel on the
outside of the firebox.This is normal. It is suggested to well ventilate your home on the initial fire up. Please refer to our
section ‘Paint curing and cure’.
The glassdoor
Always operate your heater with the door closed and locked.The only time you can leave the door open is on initial
lighting, or when reloading the heater.
