TROUBLE SHOOTING
Unplug stove before performing any maintenance
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| CAUSE: Too rich air/fuel mixture |
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? Fire burns with a lazy, orange flame |
| ! | Increase air by pulling out air | ! Check inside stove and exhaust | ||
and/or fuel builds up in the firepot. |
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| damper. | pipes for blockage. Tap inside | ||
Glass may become dirty. |
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| walls of firebox, clean behind | ||
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| ! Make sure glass door is shut and | lower access plates (located on | |||
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| sealed tightly. If not, adjust door | the back inside wall, next to the | ||
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| handle or replace gasket. | firepot) clean firepot and firebox | ||
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| ! Check ash removal slide plates are | vent holes above firebrick panel. | |||
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| pushed completely in. | ! Feed rate is too HI for fuel, reduce | ||
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| ! Check that exhaust fan is running | heat setting. |
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| and venting properly. If not, check | ! Inadequate | combustion air | |
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| connection and clean or replace. | available, | add | outside |
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| combustion air. |
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| ! | Moisture content above 15%. | (Optional kit 67FAK) |
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| Allow fuel to dry or mix with wood |
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| pellets. |
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? Fire goes out or stove shuts down. |
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| CAUSE: Firepot burns out of fuel |
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Fuel may stop feeding. |
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| ! | Hopper empty, refill | ! Improper air mixture can cause | |||
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| the stove to burn fuel faster than | ||
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| ! Auger jams. Remove auger and | the auger is feeding. Reduce com- | |||
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| clean. (Auger jams can be a prob- | bustion air by adjusting air | ||
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| lem if poor quality fuel is used. Or | damper or increase feed rate by | ||
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| excessive fines (sawdust, corn | changing the heat setting. | ||
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| cobs or husk) are found in hopper. |
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| Auger jams are evident when the |
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| auger turns but no fuel is delivered. |
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? Fire goes out or stove shuts down. |
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| CAUSE: Auger stops turning |
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Fuel may stop feeding. |
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| ! Auger has come loose. Check to | ! Hi limit sensor. Evident when | ||||
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| see if auger motor is turning and | stove is extremely hot and | ||
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| auger is not. NOTE: Auger is held | green light on control board is | ||
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| to the auger motor by a coupler | flashing. Allow stove to cool for | ||
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| that is fastened to the auger motor | 1 hour and restart. |
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| with a setscrew. Simply slide the |
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| auger into the auger housing and | ! Vacuum switch tripped. Caused | ||
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| rotate until it fits into the coupler. | by exhaust blower not running | ||
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| If coupler is loose, remove auger | or venting blocked. Check | ||
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| motor and tighten setscrew in | blower, clean or replace. Clean | ||
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| coupler. | venting of blockage. |
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| ! Low limit sensor. If green light on | ! Auger motor not operating. | |||
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| control board is flashing, turn | Inspect connection and replace | ||
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| stove off and back on to reset. | if necessary. |
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NOTE: Negative pressure in a home is a serious issue. All American Harvest appliances should
be installed with the optional fresh air kit (67FAK).
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