TROUBLE SHOOTING
Unplug stove before preforming any maintenance work
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? Fire burns with a lazy, orange flame | • | Insufficient combustion air | • | Remove any clinkers or ash from the |
and/or fuel builds up in the firepot |
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| firepot by using scraping tool. Shake |
| • Feed rate too high |
| ashes into ash pan. | |
| • | Corn or wood pellets have too much | • | Clean out primary air in firepot holes |
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| moisture |
| if plugged. |
| • | Combustion/Exhaustion blower | • | Empty ash drawer and clean out back |
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| plugged or going out |
| heat exchanger by removing the |
| • Venting plugged with fly ash or ice |
| lower access plates. | |
| • Tap the side exhaust heat exchang- | |||
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| • House does not have adequate make |
| ers to clean them as shown on page | |
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| up air (negative pressure) | • | Change to a better grade of fuel if |
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| necessary. See page |
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| fuel quality. |
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| • | Check that damper control knob is |
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| adjusted properly. Pull out to increase |
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| fire burn. |
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| • | Check gasket seal around the door. |
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| If the door is loose, adjust the handle |
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| latch. A small adjustment can be |
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| made to the door seal by adjusting |
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| the door latch rod and/or the door |
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| hinges. Replace the door gasket if |
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| necessary. |
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| • | Check for blockage in the air inlet |
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| tube or exhaust pipe. Clean out as |
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| necessary. |
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| • Check combustion exhaust lower | |
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| impeller. This can be done remov- |
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| ing the exhaust pipe and shining a |
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| light into the tube. |
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| • Replace combustion exhaust blower | |
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| if necessary. |
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| NOTE: Negative pressure in a home is | |
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| a serious issue. All American Harvest | |
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| appliances should be installed with | |
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| outside air hookups. | |
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| Also make sure that adequate ventila- | |
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| tion is supplied for the rest of the home | |
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| or the unit will become the air intake | |
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| causing problems. | |
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