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