TROUBLE SHOOTING

PROBLEM

 

CAUSE

SOLUTION

 

 

 

 

 

Stove Will Not Start

4.

Air Inlet Damper setting

*Check for proper setting. Too much air or not

(cont….)

 

 

enough air will effect starting time.

 

 

 

 

*Check for blockage in the air intake connector

 

 

 

and fresh air intake.

 

 

5.

Excessive negative

*Balance pressure in the room by opening a

 

 

 

pressure in the room

window.

 

 

 

 

*Turn off fan forced exhaust systems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Clogged exhaust fan

*Inspect and clean venting.

 

 

 

or exhaust system

*inspect, remove and clean exhaust fan.

 

 

 

 

*Check air passage below and behind the burn

 

 

 

grate area.

 

 

7.

Defective exhaust fan

*Check for operation of the exhaust blower.

 

 

 

 

Turn off the heating fan, listen for hum next to

 

 

 

the exhaust side of the appliance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

*Ensure both parts of the grate are installed

 

and then shuts down.

 

 

and seated properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Burn Grate is clogged.

*Remove and inspect burn grate. Remove all

 

 

 

ash and clinkers.

 

 

 

 

*Ensure air holes are free of debris or build-up.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Igniter is not glowing

*Remove burn grate, close door, and re-start

 

 

 

the appliance. If the igniter does not glow red

 

 

 

inside the tube it is defective.

 

 

 

 

*Remove back panel and confirm wire

 

 

 

 

connections and condition of wires.

 

 

 

 

*If igniter is defective, the stove can be started

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

and fresh air intake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit starts, fuel feeds

1.

Control Board

*Ensure Feed Rate is set to a higher level,

 

and starts properly, but

 

 

*Turn Heating Fan speed down.

 

no heat output

 

 

*Confirm mode of operation.

 

 

2.. Air Inlet Damper setting

*Check the setting of the air damper. It may

 

 

 

 

have be accidently closed or opened all the

 

 

 

 

way.

 

 

 

 

*Follow “Fine Tuning” procedure in this manual.

 

3.

Fuel

*Check on quality or amount of fines found in

 

 

 

the fuel and hopper.

 

 

 

 

*Check the moisture content.

 

 

 

 

*Try different brand or different batch.

 

 

4.

Room or Home

*Check air flow patterns, amount of insulation,

 

 

 

Location, size of room, ceiling heights and

 

 

 

 

obstructions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dansons Group FGB Cont…, Fuel feeds into the burn, Grate but will not start, Burn grate fills with fuel, Then shuts down