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3100 Wood Stove Series (ACC)
10 Troubleshooting | With proper installation, operation, and maintenance your woodstove |
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will provide years of |
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the diagnosis of a problem and the corrective action to be taken. |
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Start Fire Problems | Possible Cause | Solution |
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Can’t get fire started | Not enough kindling/paper or no | Use dry kindling, more paper. Arrange kindling & |
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Excessive smoke or spillage | kindling/paper |
| wood for air movement. |
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Burns too slowly | Not enough air for fire to ignite | Check for restricted cap/shroud |
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Smolders, sizzles |
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| Open outside air kit (if installed). |
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| Check for flue blockage. |
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| fire section). |
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| Check for adequate vent height (refer to chimney |
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| assembly section). |
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| Open window below the appliance towards the |
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| wind. |
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| Wood condition is too wet, too | Use dry, seasoned wood (refer to wood fuel sec- |
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| Bed of coals not established | Start with paper & kindling to establish bed of |
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| before adding wood | coals (refer to starting fire section). |
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| Flue blockage such as birds’ | Have chimney inspected for creosote and cleaned |
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| nests or leaves in termination cap | by a certified chimney sweep. |
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| Down draft or negative pressure | Do not use exhaust fans during |
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| Competition with exhaust devices | negative pressure section). |
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| Open window below the appliance towards the |
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| wind. |
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Fire burns too fast | Extremely dry or soft wood | Mix in hardwood. |
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| Mix in less seasoned wood after fire is established |
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| (refer to wood fuel section). |
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| Overdrafting |
| Check for correct vent height; too much vertical |
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| height creates overdrafting. |
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| Check location of vent termination (refer to chim- |
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| ney requirements section). |
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| ARS door may not be closed | Handle set screw rotated on ash door rod - Follow |
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| installation instructions |
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| Ash left on ARS door | No seal is created. Clean off top of ARS door for |
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| complete seal. |
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September 1, 2008 |
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