TROUBLE SHOOTING continued...
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? Fire goes out or stove shuts down | • | Hopper is empty. | • | Refill hopper. |
automatically. | • Fuel is not feeding. |
| See “Pellets will not feed” below | |
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| • | High limit temperature switch has | • | Allow stove to cool for 1 hour and |
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| relight. If the stove has been oper- |
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| ating at a medium to high burn and |
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| the convection fan has been turned |
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| down low, then the fan should be |
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| turned up higher. If this problem |
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| persists, particularly at lower burn |
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| rates, then the high limit snap switch |
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| should be replaced by your local |
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| dealer. |
| • Combustion air too high. | • | Adjust the damper to reduce com- | |
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| bustion airflow. |
| • | Fuel feed rate is too low. | • Have an USSC reseller qualified | |
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| technician adjust the fuel control. |
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? Pellets will not feed. | • | Hopper is empty. | • | Check contents of the hopper. Add |
| • Auger, circuit board, pressure switch |
| fuel if necessary. | |
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| or relay | • | Have your USSC reseller diagnose |
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| the problem and replace the part(s). |
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? Stove runs for 30 minutes and then | • | Exhaust gas is not up to tempera- | • | Relight the stove |
shuts down. |
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| • Inadequate PL Vent height | • | Extend vertical vent | |
| • Low limit snap switch not operating | • Have your USSC reseller replace the | ||
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| properly; may be defective. |
| low limit switch. |
| • | Wires to the low limit snap switch | • | Contact your USSC reseller for ser- |
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| (mounted on the side of the firebox) |
| vice. |
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| are either loose or disconnected. |
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? Blower will not shut off after the fuel | • | Low limit snap switch has failed in | • Have your USSC reseller replace the | |
has been switched off and the stove |
| the closed position. |
| low limit switch. |
has cooled down. |
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| • It can take up to 1 hour for the unit | |
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| to cool down enough for the blower |
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| to shut off. If it takes longer than 2 |
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| hours for the blower to shut off or if |
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| it fails to shut off completely contact |
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| your local USSC service technician. |
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