United States Stove 5700 owner manual Operation, How Your Stove Works

OPERATION

Do not operate your stove with the viewing or ash pan doors open. The upper auger will not feed pellets under these circumstances and a safety concern may arise from sparks or fumes entering the room.

This heater is designed and approved for premium hardwood pellet fuel only. Any other type of fuel burned in this heater will void the warranty and safety listing.

A working smoke detector must be installed in the same room as this product.

HOW YOUR STOVE WORKS

Your Ashley Heritage Model 5700 stove utilizes a dual au- ger fuel feed system that is operated by a microprocessor con-

trolled digital circuit board. The digital circuit board allows the dual auger fuel feed system to run in a timer-based, non- continuous cycle; this cycling allows the top auger to run for a predetermined period of seconds, while the bottom auger oper-

ates continuously. The top auger drops pellets to the bottom auger, while the bottom auger pushes the pellets forward to the burn pot. As pellets enter the burn pot, outside air is drawn across the fuel and heated during the combustion proc- ess. This heated combustion air is then pulled through the heat exchanger by the exhaust blower, where it is used to heat air that is drawn into the heat exchanger system by the room air fan (see FIGURE 10).

Because a forced draft pressure is required for the combustion process inside your stove, it is extremely important that the exhaust system be properly installed and maintained. And, that when operating your stove, you make sure that the hop- per lid, door, and ash pan slides are all properly sealed.

Your stove’s heat output can vary from hi to low by adjusting the settings on the control panel (located on the lower right- hand side of the stove). The “HEAT RANGE” setting will vary the auger systems feed rate and the exhaust blower speed (i.e. combustion air). The “BLOWER SPEED” setting will adjust the room air fan speed (i.e. convection air). Each setting has a

range of 1 to 9 (lowest to highest). Any combination of “HEAT RANGE” and ing the operation of your stove.

FIGURE 10

HOW YOUR STOVE WORKS

“BLOWER SPEED” can be used dur-

Your stove can run efficiently over extended periods of time and at different heat output levels as long as the fuel supply is uninterrupted and proper cleaning and maintenance is performed. (NOTE: Operating your stove on a high “HEAT RANGE” setting and a low “BLOWER SPEED” setting for extended periods of time may cause your stove to reach an over-temperature condition, in which case, the stove will automatically reduce the fuel feed rate and/or increase the room air fan speed. This is a safety precaution that has been designed into your stove and is not a malfunction).

-13-