TROUBLE SHOOTING
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Stove Will Not Start | 4. | Air Inlet Damper setting | *Check for proper setting. Too much air or not |
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| enough air will effect starting time. |
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| *Check for blockage in the air intake connector |
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| and fresh air intake. |
| 5. | Excessive negative | *Balance pressure in the room by opening a |
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| pressure in the room | window. |
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| *Turn off fan forced exhaust systems. |
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| 6. | Clogged exhaust fan | *Inspect and clean venting. |
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| or exhaust system | *inspect, remove and clean exhaust fan. |
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| *Check air passage below and behind the burn |
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| grate area. |
| 7. | Defective exhaust fan | *Check for operation of the exhaust blower. |
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| Turn off the heating fan, listen for hum next to |
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| the exhaust side of the appliance. |
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Fuel feeds into the burn | 1. | Burn Grate is not installed | *The auto igniter will only start wood pellets, |
grate but will not start. |
| or seated properly. | corn and grain have to high a moisture content. |
Burn grate fills with fuel |
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| *Ensure both parts of the grate are installed |
and then shuts down. |
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| and seated properly. |
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| 2. | Burn Grate is clogged. | *Remove and inspect burn grate. Remove all |
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| ash and clinkers. |
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| *Ensure air holes are free of debris or |
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| 3. | Igniter is not glowing | *Remove burn grate, close door, and |
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| the appliance. If the igniter does not glow red |
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| inside the tube it is defective. |
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| *Remove back panel and confirm wire |
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| connections and condition of wires. |
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| *If igniter is defective, the stove can be started |
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| manually. See manual lighting instructions. |
| 4.Air Inlet Damper setting, if | *Check for proper setting. Too much air or not | |
| igniter is glowing and burn | enough air will effect starting time. | |
| grate is seated properly. | *Check for blockage in the air intake connector | |
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| and fresh air intake. |
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Unit starts, fuel feeds | 1. | Control Board | *Ensure Feed Rate is set to a higher level, |
and starts properly, but |
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| *Turn Heating Fan speed down. |
no heat output |
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| *Confirm mode of operation. |
| 2.. Air Inlet Damper setting | *Check the setting of the air damper. It may | |
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| have be accidently closed or opened all the |
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| way. |
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| *Follow “Fine Tuning” procedure in this manual. |
| 3. | Fuel | *Check on quality or amount of fines found in |
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| the fuel and hopper. |
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| *Check the moisture content. |
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| *Try different brand or different batch. |
| 4. | Room or Home | *Check air flow patterns, amount of insulation, |
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| Location, size of room, ceiling heights and |
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| obstructions. |
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