OPERATION
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Prior to using your stove for the first time, make sure that it is properly installed in accordance with all recommendations
in the owner’s manual and your local building codes. Ensure that all foreign objects are out of the hopper, ash pan, and
firebox area.
During the first few fires, your stove will emit an odor as the high temperature paint cures or becomes seasoned to the
metal. Maintaining smaller fires will minimize this. Avoid placing items on stovetop during this period because the paint
finish could be affected.
Remove the burn pot, making sure it is clean and none of the air holes are plugged. Clean the firebox, and then reinstall
burn pot. It is important to have the fuel spreader located toward the rear of the stove. Clean door glass if necessary (a
dry cloth or paper towel is usually sufficient). If a dry cloth is not sufficient, feel free to use a small amount of Windex or
409. Spray the cloth lightly prior to wiping the glass. Wait for the glass to dry if you used a cleaner before you light the
stove. Check fuel in the hopper, and refill if necessary.
WARNING: NEVER USE CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, GASOLINE, OR SIMILAR LIQUIDS AS A FIRE STARTER.
Keep all such liquids away from the stove while in use, and never store these liquids in close proximity to the stove. Use
only approved fire starters. Your local dealer can provide you with approved fire starters.
Follow the directions below in order to start a fire when using corn or wood. When starting a fire DO NOT WALK AWAY
FROM THE UNIT UNTIL ALL START-UP PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED and the stove is burning well. This will take 10 to
15 minutes.
Make sure the stove is in the “Off” mode (All lights on the control panel are off).
Make sure the stir rod is in place and securely attached. Although unnecessary for wood pellets, the stir rod is
required for burning corn.
Make sure that the hopper is loaded with fuel. Be sure to close the hopper lid prior to starting the unit so that
the hopper safety switch will engage. Fuel will not be fed to the burn pot when the hopper lid is open.
Place a large handful of wood pellets or fire starting pellets (pellets that already contain fire starter) into the burn
pot. The amount of pellets should be level with the stir rod, or approximately one-half of the burn pot.
Squirt a generous amount of fire starter gel on top of the wood pellets. THIS IS NOT NECESSARY IF YOU ARE
USING PELLETS THAT ALREADY CONTAIN FIRE STARTER.
Use a long match or long lighter to ignite the fire starter, keeping your face away from the burn pot. The starter
gel can flare up, so exercise caution when lighting. Wait approximately one to two minutes to allow the pellets to
catch fire and then close the front door.
Press the “On” button on the control panel. Initially the combustion fan will start, and the unit will conduct a
quick self-diagnostic check. The “Power” light will blink continuously.
Adjust the damper as required. At this stage, the damper handle can be adjusted to be level with the front edge
of the stove in most situations.
In approximately four minutes the auger will begin to feed fuel into the burn pot and the stir rod will begin to
rotate periodically. During the time the “Power” light will continue to blink.
The “Power” light should stop blinking after ten to fifteen minutes if a fire has been started successfully. At this
point the unit has completed the start-up cycle
Once the “Power” light stops blinking, you can adjust the heat level setting and the stove will gradually transition
to that level. It is strongly advised that you monitor the stove closely until it reaches a steady operation at the
desired heat level.
Adjust the damper so that the fire burns cleanly and steadily.