LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION: DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO START THE FIRE
HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS.
Before lighting your American Harvest for the first time, make sure that all items
are out of the hopper, ash pan and firebox area. Turn the heat settings knob to the High position and pull the manual draft out as far as it will go. Allow your American Harvest to run for at least 4 minutes to check for proper operation. Once your American Harvest is started, you will notice the exhaust blower starts immediately. After running for 3 minutes the agitator and auger should begin rotating. Note: The
distribution blower will not operate at this time, as a temperature of at least 110 degrees must be reached before operating. If proper operation of your American Harvest is confirmed, you can add fuel to the hopper and allow the auger to purge the fuel to the firepot.
TO START:
•Turn the American Harvest to the “OFF” position and place a small handful of wood pellets or fire starting pellets (Pellets that already contain fire starter) in the firepot.
•Squirt only a small amount of fire starter gel on top of the wood pellets (NOT necessary if using fire starting pellets).
•Light the fire starter and wait approx.
•Turn the heat setting knob to the number 1 setting and pull out the manual draft knob approx. 1/4 inch. (Adjust as necessary).
•Adjust the manual draft knob so that you have an active fire with occasional sparks flying from the firepot. This level cannot be determined quickly as minor adjustments will have to be made until the main fuel starts feeding and the unit is up to temperature.
•NOTE: Even if you are burning corn or other fuels in your unit, wood pellets make an excellent source of starter fuel. Corn takes too much starter to get lit and up to temperature.
•Three minutes after the heat knob is turned to the #1 setting the fuel will start to feed into the firepot. If the firepot begins to fill up with unburned fuel, open the manual draft knob a little to burn up excess fuel. If the fire is going out because there is too much fuel coming in, turn the heat setting knob off and then turn back on. This will give you another 3 minutes before fuel feeds in.
•If the fire is burning too fast and the fuel is being burned up too quickly, increase the heat setting or push the manual draft knob in a little to slow the fire down. This should be done in small 1/8” increments so that the fire doesn’t change too quickly.
•Once the fire has established itself (usually within 10 minutes) set the heat setting to the #3 position and adjust the manual draft knob so that there is approximately 1/2 - 1 inch of fuel in the bottom of the firepot. Do not let the fuel build up any higher than that or it will cause the fire to burn dirty and you will get excessive ash. If the fuel level is too low (below 1/4”) the fire may go out.
•As you begin to have better understanding of how American Harvest operates and the amount of heat you require, you can adjust the heat settings up or down to your satisfaction.
•Never use gasoline,
•Do Not Overfire - If the heater is being overfired, burned too hot, the heater will automatically shutdown to avoid damage to components in the heater. Refer to “Lighting Instructions” for proper use.
Damper Control Function
The damper control knob is located on the left side of the unit close to the circuit board access panel. You pull out on the knob to increase the air to the firepot and push in to decrease the air to the firepot. The proper setting will vary from home to home and with fuel quality, so fine tuning has to be done in the home with the fuel that you plan to use.
When you change fuel sources it may become necessary to readjust the damper control knob. You may have to continually adjust the manual knob when changing the fuel setting.
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