OPTIMA PS1 PELLET STOVE
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START-UP INSTRUCTIONS
When first operating the pellet stove, switch it to the MANUAL mode, so you can have full
control of the pellet stove’s control functions and familiarize yourself with how the pellet stove
works. During initial start-up, pellet fuel needs to fill the auger feed system before starting to
drop pellets into the burn pot. The FUEL FEED button on the control panel can be used to
speed up this process. Multiple restarts maybe required to get the pellets dropping into the burn
pot.
Start-up a cold stove:
Press and release the ON/OFF button. The green light above the ON/OFF button will flash to
indicate that the start-up cycle has started. The light above the FUEL FEED button will turn on
intermittently, indicating the activation of the auger, which feeds fuel pellets into the burn pot.
The electric igniter is activated. The igniter will takes time to heat up before igniting the pellets
in the burn pot. This can takes as little as 3 minutes or up to 7 minutes. If no flames or a good
strong fire appear before 10 minutes, the stove will shut down. Press the ON/OFF button again
to restart the stove..
As a safety feature, if the flames do not start up fast enough to trip the Proof of Fire
switch, the stove will shut down. This may also happen when starting the stove in
extreme cold temperatures. Simply press the ON/OFF button again to restart the stove
and keep the flames going in the burn pot.
If the stove will not start repeatedly, please check the TROUBLE SHOOTING section at the
back of the manual and correct any problems.
Once the flame is well established, and 10 minutes have passed, the start-up cycle will end. At
this time, if the stove is in the manual mode, the stove will return to the last heat level setting
and the user may make heat level adjustments; or if the stove is in the THERMOSTAT HIGH/
LOW modes, the heat output of the stove will vary in accordance with the commands from the
thermostat. Make sure the thermostat is set high enough on the THERMOSTAT ON/OFF
mode, otherwise the stove will shut down.
Start-up a warm stove:
If the stove is warm at restart, the ON/OFF button must be pressed down and held for two
seconds or more, until the ON/OFF light is lit.
Start up sequence is the same as cold start above.
SHUTDOWN INSTRUCTIONS
Turn off the stove by pressing the ON/OFF button. The stove will enter a shutdown cycle where
the pellets fuel will stop feeding to allow the flames in the burn pot to burn itself out.
The exhaust blower and convection fan will continue to operate to evacuate the exhaust and to
cool down the stove. Once the flames are out and the stove is sufficiently cooled down, the
convection fan and exhaust blower will turn off automatically.
In the THERMOSTAT ON/OFF mode, turning the thermostat all the way down can also be
used to turn off the stove.
DO NOT turn off the stove by disconnecting electrical power to the stove. This
will cause the stove to miss the proper shutdown cycle, causing the release of
smoke into the house and overheating of the stove.