This is the first time that I have had trouble sliding my MVAE insert back into place after a vent and blower cleaning. Maybe I'm just getting old or maybe the bottom of the stove has gotten roughed up from sliding in and out or it's recess.
I came up with a way of making the stove slide in with very little effort.
I came up with a way of making the stove slide in with very little effort.
- First I partially installed the front two bolts that were used to hold the insert down to it's shipping pallet.
- I drive them in just far enough to allow me to insert two thin sheets of HDPE (0.045"). The sheets are from a local kitchen/home furninshing store. They are sold as sheilds for cutting boards.
- Back out the bolts so that the insert is sitting on the sheets.
- A (relatively) gentle push drives the insert back into it's place.
- To reposition the sheets after moving the insert jack it up again and slide the sheets back. The sheets will be waiting for the next time the stove needs to move.
- If you want to remove the the sheets jack the insert up and slide the sheets out.
- I leave the jack screws in place but just touching the blue stone hearth.
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