Vermont Castings Encore Installation Instructions Manual
Gasket Kit #3419
Installation Instructions
for the Encore Stove
Your stove uses gaskets to provide a tight seal between
moving parts. Eventually these gaskets will become
compressed and will no longer seal properly. Replacing
the gaskets will ensure good performance.
Materials Provided:
• 17’ of 5/16” Glass Fiber Gasket for the Flue Collar,
Catalyst Access Panel, Main Doors and Damper
• 6’ of 3/16” Glass Fiber Gasket (Glass)
• 4’ of 5/16” Wire Reinforced Glass Fiber “Armaseal” for
the Griddle
• 3.5’ of 3/8” Glass Fiber Gasket for the Ash Door
• 3 oz. Tube of Gasket Cement
Tools Needed:
Phillips screwdriver Small cold chisel
Utility knife or scissors Wire brush
Rubber mallet, or hammer and wood block
Flashlight or droplight
• Starting with one end, press the gasket into the
cemented channel. If the gasket goes around and
meets itself, ensure that you have a good joint before
trimming the excess gasket. Do not overlap, or leave
ragged edges.
• Seal the gasket by placing it firmly against its normal
mating surface. A slip of waxed paper between the
gasket and its mating surface will help keep the cement from travelling through the gasket and sticking
to the mating surface. Clean away any excess cement.
• Allow to dry. Be sure to remove the waxed paper!
• Be careful, with enamel stoves, to keep cement off
the enamel finish. If cement does accidentally get on
the enamel, wash it off immediately with warm water.
• If you have questions, refer to the Encore Owner’s
manual or a Vermont Castings dealer.
Flue Collar
Remove the two (2) Phillips head screws and lift off the
flue collar. Pull off the old gasketing. Thoroughly clean
the gasket channel, and the mating face of the flue
collar. Cut two (2) lengths of 5/16” replacement gasket.
Place a continuous 1/8” bead of cement in the channel for each piece, and gently press the gasketing into
place. If you are also replacing the damper gasket, go
on to the next section. Otherwise, replace the flue collar
and secure with the Phillips screws.
Flue Collar Opening
Procedure
For a guide to each gasketed area, refer to the following sections and illustrations. Regardless of its location,
replacing a gasket involves these steps.
• Remove the old gasket by scraping it out of its chan-
nel with an old screwdriver.
• Clean the gasketing channel with a wire brush. Be
careful with adjacent surfaces, especially if they are
enamelled. Remove any stubborn deposits with a
small cold chisel. Clean both mating surfaces thoroughly to bare metal.
• Cut the appropriate size gasket to length, allowing an
extra inch.
• Knead the tube of cement before opening, to mix the
contents thoroughly.
• Place an unbroken 1/8” bead of gasket cement in
the channel. Do not use too much cement as it may
saturate the gasket; the gasket must remain soft and
resilient. One tube of cement will produce a 1/8” bead
sufficient for all the gasket in this kit.
Catalyst Access
Opening
(1986-91 Units
Only)
KT466
Fig. 1 Flue collar gasket (all units) and catalyst access panel
location (1986 - 1991 units).
Damper
Remove the flue collar and open the damper. Pull off
the old gasketing and clean off the old cement. Thoroughly clean the damper plate and around the damper
opening in the upper fireback. Cut a piece of the 5/16”
gasket material to length, allowing 1” of excess. Place
a continuous 1/8” bead of cement in the damper gasket
channel, and press the new gasketing in place, trim-
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ming off the excess length. Remove any excess cement. Close the damper to seat the gasket. Replace the
flue collar and screws.
Catalyst Access Panel
(This section applies only to Encore Model 0028 and
2140, which were built before December 1991. Later
stoves and the Encore 1450 Non-catalytic model do not
have a separate external access panel for a catalyst.)
If the stove has a rear heat shield, remove it by unthreading the four (4) bolts holding it to spacers installed in the stove back. Remove the four (4) Phillips
head screws and the catalyst access plate from the
back of the stove. Pull off the old gasketing and thoroughly clean the gasket channel of old cement. Cut
a length of replacement gasket, allowing an inch of
excess. Place a continuous 1/8” bead of cement in the
channel, and press the new gasketing in place, trimming the excess carefully. Remove any excess cement.
Replace the access plate on the stove back and secure
with the screws.
KT468
Fig. 3 Griddle gasket.
Ash Door
You may find it helpful to remove the ashpan bracket
from the inside of the ashdoor; use a 7/16” wrench for
this.
Remove the old gasketing and clean the gasket channel thoroughly. Clean the ash door and the mating
edges of the ash drop. Cut the required length of gasket
plus one inch. Place a continuous 1/8” bead of cement
in the channel and press the gasket into place, trimming
the excess carefully. Replace the ashpan bracket if you
removed it. Close and latch the ash door, to seat the
new gasket.
KT467
Fig. 2 Catalyst access panel (1986 - 1991 units only).
Griddle
Remove the griddle. Pull off the old gasket and clean
the channel with the wire brush. Set the steel reinforced
gasket in the griddle channel and mark the correct
length. Place the gasket on a wood cutting surface
and trim with the utility knife or scissors. Twist the ends
slightly to prevent unravelling. Place a continuous 1/8”
bead of gasket cement in the channel and press the
gasket into place. Replace the griddle and compress
against the gasket by striking around the edges with the
rubber mallet or hammer and block of wood.
KT469
Fig. 4 Ashdoor gasket.
Front Doors
Carefully remove the doors and place them face down
on a padded surface. Note where the gasket ends are
trimmed, so you can make an exact replacement.
• Pull out the old gasketing and clean each gasket
channel with the wire brush.
• Lay the new glass fiber in place and trim to length.
• Place a continuous 1/8” bead of gasket cement in
the gasket channel and press the trimmed gasketing into place. Remove any excess cement that
may have squeezed out around the gasket.
• If you are also replacing the glass gasket, go on to
the next section. If you are not dealing with the glass
gasket, you are finished.
• Replace the doors on the stove, and latch the doors
to seat the gasket.
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