Vermont Castings Encore 1450 User manual

For the
ENCORE NON-CATALYTIC
WOODBURNING STOVE MODEL 1450
SERVICE MANUAL

SERVICE PROCEDURES
Encore Non-Catalytic Model 1450 Wood Stove
**Wear gloves, a dust mask and protective eye wear when servicing a stove
Replace the Front Panel
1. Lift off the griddle and the doors. Locate the Phillips screw in the center of the front and the two
¼ -20 hex head bolts in the interior rear left and right of the top. Remove the bolts and lift off the
top.
2. Lift the left and right andirons out of the inner bottom.
3. Locate and remove the hex head bolts holding the main manifold to the front and lift out the
manifold.
FIG.1 Front Top Attachment Screw FIG. 2 Interior Top Attachent Hex Head Bolt
FIG. 3 Air Wash Manifold Left Bolt FIG. 4 Main Manifold Removed

4. Locate and remove the two tabs holding
the primary air shutter and slide the
shutter out of the linkage.
5. Locate and remove the bolt in the center of the front at the bottom holding the front to the bottom.
Located and remove the two side bolts holding the front to the sides.
6. Locate the gasket that goes around the perimeter of the top of the stove's sides, back and front.
Carefully pull up on the gasket going across the top of the front and pull the front forward and out.
FIG. 6 Bolt at the Bottom, Center of the Front FIG. 7 Bolt at the Side
FIG. 5 Remove Primary Air Shutter

Damper Ramp Adjustment
View from inside the firebox looking up
View from through the flue collar looking at the rear of the damper door showing the damper rod
Tightening Nut
Phillips Screw for
Holding Damper Ramp
Tightening Nut
Socket Set Adjuster
Damper Ramp
Damper Rod
Phillips Screw Holding
Damper Ramp

Damper Adjustment Procedure – Damper Too Tight
In all cases, be careful not to snap off the set screw, the damper ramp or the damper
ramp screw by turning the screws when you feel resistance or without loosening the
nuts.
1. Close the damper.
2. Apply Lock-ease or WD-40 to the two bolts.
3. Loosen the nut holding the socket set screw from inside the firebox.
4. Carefully turn the socket set screw with an allen key counter-clockwise to bring the
ramp closer in to the damper.
5. If Loose, tighten the nut holding the damper ramp screw. You may need to access the
Phillips head on the damper ramp screw from the flue collar opening.
6. Try the damper and redo the procedure if additional adjustment is needed.
Damper Adjustment Procedure – Damper Too Loose
1. Open the damper and prop the damper in the closed position to work on it from inside
the stove.
2. Apply Lock-ease or WD-40 to the two bolts.
3. !Optional! Loosen the nut holding the damper ramp screw. You may need to access the
Phillips head on the damper ramp screw from the flue collar opening. Adjustment may not
need loosening of the bolt.
4. Loosen the nut holding the socket set screw from inside the firebox.
5. Carefully turn the socket set screw with an allen key clockwise to push the ramp further
out.
6. Tighten the nut holding the socket set screw from inside the firebox.
7. If loose, tighten the nut holding the damper ramp screw.
8. Try the damper and redo the procedure if additional adjustment is needed.

Replace the Fountain Assembly
1. Remove the andirons, griddle and the bottom grate.
Carefully slide the refractory shoe out of the unit being
careful not to damage the gasket on the bottom.
2. Remove the rear shroud to access the four hex head
nuts attached to the damper housing bolts and the two
hex head nuts attached to the lower refractory brick
retainers. Nuts are located on either side of the back.
3. Remove the right refractory and end insulation panel. Locate the brick support bracket above the
right refractory and remove the hex head bolt holding the bracket. Slide the refractory and
insulation panel out.
4. Remove the damper housing. Remove the damper handle with the Allen key supplied with the
unit. Locate and remove the four hex nuts, two per side on the outside of the inner back, that hold
the upper fireback in place. Pull out the hex head cap screws from inside the firebox. Gently rotate
the damper housing down right side first and maneuver out of the firebox by sliding left to right to
clear the damper rod.
5. Remove the lower refractory brick. Locate the two hex nuts on the outside of the inner back that
hold the lower refractory brackets in place. Remove the two hex nuts and washers and pull out the
hex head cap screws and washers holding the brackets from inside the firebox. Remove the
brackets. Slide the lower refractory brick forward and out of the unit. Slide the fountain assembly
out.
6. Reverse to replace.
FIG. 8 Remove the shoe
FIG. 9 Remove Lower Refractory Brackets

Replacing Left or Right End
1. Lift off the griddle and the doors. Locate the Phillips screw in the center of the front and the two
¼ -20 hex head bolts in the interior rear left and right of the top. Remove the bolts and lift off the
top.
2. Lift the left and right andirons out of the inner bottom.
3. Locate and remove the hex head bolts holding the main manifold to the front and lift out the
manifold. See Fig. 12 and 13.
Replacing Right End
4. If removing the right end, remove the bolt holding the right brick bracket and lift out the right
brick and insulation panel. See Fig. 14.
5. Locate the two hex head bolts and washers holding the right air plate on – one near the top and one
on the bottom of the plate. Remove the bolts and carefully slide the air plate over and out.
FIG.10 Front Top Attachment Screw FIG. 11 Interior Top Attachent Hex Head Bolt
FIG. 12 Air Wash Manifold Left Bolt FIG. 13 Main Manifold Removed

6. With your hand, pull the cotter pin holding the primary air linkage to the air shutter rod and put to
one side. See Fig. 16.
7. Carefully lift up the adhesive gasket from the top of the right side only. This gasket continues
around the front and side. Leave it hanging loose as this will be reused.
8. Locate the three hex head bolts holding the right end to the front, rear and bottom. The side fits
over the rear panel and into the front panel. Carefully lift the side up slightly to clear the bottom
and pull out from the back side first. See Fig. 18.
FIG. 14 Remove Right Brick FIG. 15 Remove Right Air Plate
FIG. 16 Remove Primary Air Linkage Cotter Pin FIG. 17 Remove Gasket From the Top of Right Side

9. Reverse the procedure to attached the new right side. Make sure the self-adhesive gasket is on the
front panel of the new side exactly as it was on the old side. See Fig. 19. Ensure the air plate is
properly seated on the side. The two guide tabs on the air wash manifold need to touch the front.
If the top gasket does not go back on firmly, use a small amount of gasket cement to hold in place.
Replacing Left End
10. The procedure is essentially the same with the exception of the air shutter removal. The left side
has the damper rod projecting through it. To perform the last step (step 8 above) on the left side,
the damper assembly must be loosened or removed so the side will clear the rod. The rear shroud
must first be removed. It is held on with four sheet metal screws – two per side and two head
Phillips head bolts on the center of the back.
FIG. 18 Lift Right Side From the Stove
FIG. 19 Side Gasket