Meyer 4000, 526, woodchuck, 2900 manual Problem, Possible Cause, Solution, Excessive amounts of

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	SOLUTION
9. Excessive amounts of	Improper draft.	Measure with draft gauge-should
smoke coming out loading		have .04 to .06 water column.
door when loading.	Chimney cap too close to top of chimney.	Relocate.
	Too long of run of smoke pipe from Woodchuck	Relocate Woodchuck closer to
	to chimney.	chimney.
10. Puffing of smoke	Improper draft.	Check draft with gauge. Should be
through draft control.		.04 to .06 water column.
	Down draft on chimney.	Check for cold spots on chimney
		or obstruction outside chimney.
		Trees or other buildings.
	Plugged chimney.	Check with mirror in clean-out
		door or send cleaning brush down
		chimney. Check stovepipe con-
		nections.
11. Excessive dirt build-up	Too much smoke escaping out of loading door	Check problem No. 9.
around air vent in home.	when loading.
	Bad weld in fire box of unit.	Call dealer immediately.
	No return air ducting.	Install return air duct.
12. Improper seal around	Door rope not sealing on door frame.	Check door rope so that all parts
door.		of door frame are sealed, espe-
		cially corners.
	Loose door from shipment.	Simply bend door latch in to
		tighten door seal.
13. Excessive creosote	The use of wet, frozen, or unseasoned wood.	If you have to use wet wood, make
build-up.		loads smaller and burn them hotter.
	The use of soft wood, particularly those of high resin	Avoid using if possible.
A reminder, whatever kind of	content such as plywood or blandex with glue.
fuel you burn, there is some	Poor natural draft or an obstruction in the stove	Measure draft with gauge. Should
kind of residue build-up on	pipe or chimney flue.	have a minimum of .04-.06 water
the furnace and chimney.		columns of draft.
Same with wood no matter	Too long of burning times.	Smaller and hotter fires.
how good the conditions.	Inadequate amount of oxygen supplied to the	Adjust draft for hotter fires or in
	combustion chamber	some homes, it has been deter-
		mined there was not enough in the
		basement due to such an air-tight
		home. We recommend 4" round
		hole to the outside with a screen
		on to keep varmints out.
	Low fire or flue gas temperatures.	Smaller loads of wood and hotter
		fire. Stack temps. should maintain
		minimum 300° to 400°.
	Uninsulated stovepipe or chimney flues, espe-	Never use uninsulated pipe for
	cially if construction is exterior to the house.	chimneys installed on the outside
		of the house, INSULATE!
	Air leaks in the stove pipe or chimney.	Check chimney from top to bot-
		tom. NOTE: Creosote is a tarry liq-
		uid or solid coming from distillation
		of wood during the combustion
		process. The heavier buildups, the
		greater chance of a chimney fire.
		NOTE: No matter how seasoned
		the wood, no matter how good the
		draft, you always will get a small
		amount of soot buildup. Should be
		cleaned before winter firing and
		during mid-winter’s firing.

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