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Mt. Vernon Pellet Insert (AE)
8Operating Instructions
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| Fire Risk. | • Shelled fi eld corn & other biomass fuels |
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| • Do not operate appliance before reading | • Depending on the source material it may have a high or |
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| and understanding operating instructions. | low ash content. |
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| • Failure to operate appliance properly may | Higher Ash Content Material |
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| cause a house fi re. | • Hardwoods with a high mineral content |
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| • Fuel that contains bark |
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A. Fire Safety
To provide reasonable fi re safety, the following should be given serious consideration:
•Install at least one smoke detector and CO monitor on each
floor of your home.
•Locate detectors away from the heating appliance and close to the sleeping areas.
•Follow the detector’s manufacturer’s placement and installation instructions and maintain regularly.
•Conveniently locate a Class A fi re extinguisher to contend with small fi res.
•In the event of a hopper fi re:
•Evacute the house immediately.
•Notify fi re department.
Lower Ash Content Material
•Softwoods
•Fuels with low mineral content
•Premium grade pellets
Shelled Field Corn
•Must be 15% or less moisture content.
•Must be clean and free from debris
•Never burn corn straight from the fi eld
•Stalk parts, excessive fi nes and cob remnants, etc. will clog the auger mechanism
•Corn with excessive grain dust must be screened by sifting with 3/16 inch (4.7mm) mesh screening
CAUTION! Do not burn fuel that contains an additive; (such as soybean oil).
•May cause hopper fi res
•Damage to product may result
B. Combustible/Non-Combustible Materials
•Combustible Material
Material made of or surfaced with wood, compressed paper, plant fi bers, plastics, or any material capable of igniting and burning, whether fl
•Non-combustible Material
Material which will not ignite and burn. Such materials are those consisting entirely of steel, iron, brick, tile, slate, glass or plasters, or any combination thereof.
•Non-combustible Sealant Material
Sealants which will not ignite and burn: Rutland, Inc. Fireplace Mortar #63, Rutland 76R, Nufl ex 304, GE RTV106 or GE RTB116 (or equivalent).
C.Fuel Material and Fuel Storage
Pellet fuel quality can greatly fl uctuate. This appliance has been designed to burn a wide variety of fuels, giving you the choice to use the fuel that is most economical in your region.
Hearth & Home Techonologies strongly recommends only using Pellet Fuel Institute (PFI) certifi ed fuel.
Read the ingredients list on the package. If you are buying corn or wheat the only ingredient that should be listed is corn or wheat.
WARNING! Risk of Chemical Poisoning!
Do NOT burn treated seed corn
•Chemical pesticides are harmful or fatal if swallowed
•Burning treated seed corn will void your warranty
Clinkers
Minerals and other
Trees from different areas will vary in mineral content. That is why some fuels produce more clinkers than others.
Moisture
Always burn dry fuel. Burning fuel with high moisture content takes heat from the fuel and tends to cool the appliance, robbing heat from your home. Damp pellet fuel can clog the feed system.
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