PROBLEM | CAUSES | SOLUTIONS |
Fuel burns off to quickly, have difficulty | Air shutter is open to far. | Adjust your air shutter to a more closed |
keeping a pilot fire. |
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| Over drafting on a vertical install. |
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| Outside air is not hooked up | A chimney restrictor may need to be |
| Positive or negative pressure in home is | installed. Consult with your Countryside |
| affecting the units operation | dealer. |
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| Make sure that the installation is correct |
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| and nothing is affecting the furnace room |
Foreign object caught in the auger and | Accidental object in fuel. | If there still is a fire, let it extinguish and |
will not turn. |
| let furnace cool down. Unplug unit after |
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| the fire has exhausted. It will be necessary |
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| to clean out hopper. As you are facing the |
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| furnace open the right hand side panel. The |
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| auger motor will have a small cooling fan |
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| on the back. Turn the fan counter |
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| clockwise until tension is off the auger. |
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| Open the front door of the unit and pull the |
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| auger out. Prying on the auger without |
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| loosening first can damage auger gear box. |
Getting to much ash. | Dirty fuel | Adequately screen corn. Dirty , wet fuel |
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| will produce excessive ash |
| Wet fuel |
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| Take proper steps to check corn for proper |
| Lack of clean combustion air. | moisture and to adequately protect from |
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| the elements to not take on moisture. |
| Dirty or plugged stove or venting. Poor |
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| exhaust vent configuration. | Check damper control and check |
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| combustion air inlet for obstructions. |
| Negative pressure present in the home |
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| Check all cleanouts and exhaust venting |
| Combustion motor going out. | for obstructions. Refer to cleaning section |
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| of this manual. |
| Use combustion enhancement system |
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| Call your Countryside reseller to inspect |
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| installation and operation. Replace any |
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| bad parts. |
| On higher heat settings combustion |
| enhancement system will keep ash |
| volume down. |
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The heat output is not as high as when Wet or dirty fuel. | Wet fuel has a much lower BTU output. |
the furnace was installed. | The furnace requires 14% or lower |
Inadequate cleaning. | moisture corn. Dirty fuel does not produce |
| adequate heat. Excessive amounts of fines |
Dirty room air filter. | interrupt the amount of corn delivered for |
| burning and will decrease heat output. |
Change of fuel to lower BTU value |
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| Clean heat exchangers daily, tap side |
Negative pressure or improper ductwork | exchangers, inspect furnace for air flow. |
is causing unit to perform improperly | Clean or replace filter. |
| Have dealer check for proper installation |
| and negative pressure in home. |
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