TROUBLE SHOOTING continued...
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? Blower will not operate. | • | No power to stove | • | Check to see that the stove is |
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| plugged into the wall outlet. |
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| • | Check to see if your circuit breaker |
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| has “tripped”. |
| • | No power to control board | • | Check wire connection between the |
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| high limit snap switch and the termi- |
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| nal block. |
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? Soot or fly ash in the house. | • | Cleaning the window, particularly | • | Clean the glass when the unit is not |
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| when the stove is operating. |
| running. |
| • | Leakage on the joints between the | • | Seal any leaks in the exhaust sys- |
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| combustion fan, exhaust pipe and |
| tem with RTV high temperature sili- |
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| “PL” vent. This will be evidenced by |
| cone sealer. |
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| dust on the impeller of the convec- |
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| tion fan and in the heat exchanger |
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| tubes. |
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| • | Fireplace insert installation: If the | • | Pull the insert away from the fire- |
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| existing fireplace opening was not |
| place opening. Thoroughly clean the |
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| thoroughly cleaned and painted be- |
| opening and paint the inside of the |
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| fore the insert was installed, then the |
| opening with latex or an inexpensive |
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| convection fan may be picking up |
| spray paint to hold the finer particles |
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| the fireplace dust, soot or ash and |
| of dust. |
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| blowing it into the house. |
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? Buildup of soot on glass, venting and | • | Dirty fuel. | • | Make sure you have clean fuel. |
heat exchangers. | • | Wet Corn (above 15% moisture). | • | Dry corn down to |
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| • | Inadequate air supply. |
| if possible or mix with wood pellets. |
| • Pull manual draft control out slightly | |||
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| • Negative pressure in home. |
| to make sure that there is appox. ½ | |
| • | Air wash plugged or out of adjust- |
| inch of fuel in firepot. |
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| ment. | • | Install outside air to unit and make |
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| sure that the home has adequate |
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| makeup air. (suggested 6” makeup |
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| air into basement) |
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| • | Clean |
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| bottom of glass door. |
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| • | Adjust glass so that there is a 1/16 |
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| gap in the bottom. |
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CAUTION: When performing any internal electrical maintenance
•Moving parts inside of the cabinet may cause injury. Do not operate unit with panels removed or open.
•HOT parts. Do not operate the unit with panel open.
•Risk of electric shock. Disconnect power before servicing unit.
•In the event of component failure, replace with the original factory equipment.
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