Harman Stove Company P61A-2 Trouble-Shooting, Helpful Hints, Fuel, Cleaning Burn Pot

P61A-2 Trouble-Shooting

FEEDER DOES NOT FEED		5. Power failure or blown fuse.
1. No pellets in hopper.	SMOKE IS VISIBLE COMING OUT OF VENT
2. Firebox draft may be too low for low draft pressure		1. Air-fuel ratio is too rich.
switch in feeder circuit to operate. Check for closed		A. Feed rate too high.
doors, loose or missing gasket on doors or hopper lid,		B. Draft too low caused by a gasket leak.
faulty pressure switch.
3. Feed motor will not run until ESP	LOW HEAT OUTPUT
senses 165 deg. F. Maybe you did not put		1. Feed rate too low
enough pellets in the burn pot before lighting the fire.		2. Draft too low because of gasket leak.
4. Something is restricting flow in the hopper or caus-		3. Poor quality or damp pellets
ing the slide plate to stick.		4. Combination of 1. and 2.
5. Feed motor has failed.
PARTIALLY BURNED PELLETS		Helpful Hints
1. Feed rate too high.
2. Draft too low. (Check burn pot clean out slide and		Cleaning Burn Pot
		Whenever your stove is not burning, take the op-
door gasket).
		portunity to scrape the burn pot to remove carbon
3. Burn pot or heat exchanger tubes may need to be
		buildup. A vacuum cleaner is handy to remove the resi-
cleaned.
		due. Be sure the stove is cold if you use a vacuum.
4. Combination of all the above.
		Carbon buildup can be scraped loose with the fire
5. #6 status blink: A 6 blink control board status indi-
		burning using the special tool provided with your stove.
cation is caused by poor or incomplete combustion.
		Scrape the floor and sides of the burn pot. The carbon
TheAutomatic Ignition circuit board has the ability to
		will be pushed out by the incoming fuel. Always wear
track the combustion through feed settings and ESP
		gloves to do this.
temperatures. When the control board has calculated
poor or incomplete combustion it will shut down the		Removing Ashes
unit as a safety feature. (Poor or incomplete combus-
		Turn the Temp Dial to number 1 approximately
tion is a contributer of creasote which may cause a
		30 minutes before removing ashes. This will result in a
chimneyfire)
		cooler stove and ash pan.
A 6 blink status may be caused by several things:
		Maximum Feed Adjuster settings are not needed
1. Blocked or partially blocked flue.
		in most cases. Operating in the normal range (#4) is
2. Blocked or partially blocked inlet air.
		recommended when maximum heat output is not re-
a. backdraft damper on the inlet pipe may be stuck
		quired. The ESP probe prevents the stove from being
closed.
		over-fired.
b. if outside air is installed the inlet cover may be
		Keep the stove free of dust and dirt.
blocked.
3. The air chamber under the burnpot may be filled
with fines and small bits of ash.		Fuel
4. The holes in the burnpot may be getting filled with
ash or carbon buildup.		Pellet fuels are put into 3 categories in terms of ash
5. Combustion blower fan blades may need cleaned.		content. Premium at 1% or less, Standard at 3% or less
6. No fuel in hopper.		and all others at 3% or more.
SMOKE SMELL		The P61A is capable of burning all 3 categories of
Seal the vent pipe joints and connection to stove with		pellets due to a patented feeder and burn pot system.
silicone.		It should be noted, however, that higher ash con-
FIRE HAS GONE OUT		tent will require more frequent ash removal and may
1. No pellets in hopper.		provide less BTU's per pound. Normally, standard and
2. Draft setting is too low.		high ash pellets cost less than premium pellets and can
3. Something is restricting fuel flow.		be cost effective when burned in the P61A.
4. Feed motor or draft motor has failed.		The moisture content must not exceed 8%. Higher
		moisture will rob BTU's and may not burn properly.

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