Comfort Bilt HP55, Operator'S Manual

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Operator’s Manual
HP55 Pellet Stove
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OUTSID
E AIR C
ONNECTION
The efficiency
of
ComfortBilt pellet stoves can be impacte
d
by the
temperature
of
the air supplie
d
t
o
the burn pot, an
d
the
temperature of the ai
r
that is drawn past the heat exchanger to
heat the room. When exterio
r
air supplie
d
t
o
the burn pot is
extremely cold, slightly more energy is neede
d
t
o
burn pellets at
optimum temperatures. A disadvantage of supplying interio
r
room
air t
o
the burn pot is that the room ai
r
used by the burn pot (an
d
sent out the exhaust pipe) must be replaced by air drawn in
throu
gh
windows, doors an
d
cracks. Usin
g
interi
or
air is not
recommende
d
in newe
r
houses that are tightly sealed. A
ir
drawn
in by the heat exchange
r
is always inte
rior
room air an
d
shoul
d
be
the coolest air in the livin
g
space. Stoves therefore work best when
they are place
d
at the lowest level
of a
home, and located so that all
the air in the room is freely available to the stove's heat
exchanger.
Connection from the intak
e
pipe (2
”
diameter pipe in
rear of stove) to th
e
outsid
e
of the house is REQUIRED for
mobile home installation. It is recommended in tight
ly
sealed homes with exhaust fans su
ch
as kit
chen
or
bathroom fans. This wi
ll
eliminat
e
poor performance du
e
to negative pressure.
Only noncombustib
le
pip
e
2” (or greater) in diameter
is approved to use for outside air connections (straight
or flexible). PV
C
pip
e
is
NOT
approved and should
NEVER b
e
connected to th
e
stove.
If th
e
air inlet is connected to th
e
outside, it MUS
T
be
terminated with a vertica
l
90° b
end
(down) or with
a
wind hood. Failur
e
to do so cou
ld
result in
a
burn back
durin
g
high winds blowin
g
direct
ly
up th
e
air inlet durin
g a
simultaneous power failure.
Blockage, excessive length, or extr
a
bends in the air intak
e
pipe wi
ll
starve th
e
stove of combustion air.
A
90º b
end
is
equivalent in restriction to approximately 30
”
of straight
inlet pipe.
MOBILE HOME
Installation in
a
mobile home shou
ld
be in accordan
ce
with
th
e
manufactured hom
e
and saf
ety
standard (HUD), CFR
3280, Part 24. This stove must b
e
vented to the outside. In
addition to th
e
standard installation instructions, th
e
following requirements are mandator
y
for installation in
a
mobile home:
1.The stove must b
e
permanently attached to the floor.
2. Stove must hav
e
an outside air source.
3. Stove must b
e
electrica
lly
grounded to the stee
l
chassis
of the mobil
e
home.
4.
All
vertica
l
chimney vents must have
wall
supports.
5.
All
exhaust systems must have
a
spark arrestor.
6.
Check with loca
l
buildin
g
officials to see if other codes
m
ay
apply.
WARNING
DO NOT CONNEC
T
TO AN
Y AIR
DISTRIBUTION
DUC
T
O
R
SYSTEM.
DO NO
T
INSTALL IN
A
SLEEPING ROOM.
CAUTION
THE OPERATION OF EXHAUST FANS SUCH AS
BATHROOM FANS, ATTIC FANS, ETC. MIGHT STARVE THE
PELLET STOVE OF COMBUSTIBLE AIR CREATING A NEGATIVE
PRESSURE IN THE ROOM. PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
IN
THE
ROOM ACCOMPANYING
THE
PELLE
T
STOVE. I
F
NOT,
THE
PRESSURE SWITCH MAY SHU
T
O
FF
OPERATION O
F
THE
PELLET STOVE.
THE
STRUC
TURAL
INTEGR
ITY
OF
THE
MANUFACTURED
HOME FLOOR, WALL, AND
CEILING/ROO
F
MUS
T
BE MAINTAINED
UNDERSTANDING YOUR STOVE
Your Stove utilizes a vertical auger fuel feed system that
is operated by a microprocessor controlled digital circuit
board. The digital circuit board allows the vertical
auger fuel system to run in a timer based, non-continuous
cycle; this cycling allows the auger to run for a
predetermined amount of time. The auger pushes
pellets up a chute located in the hopper. The pellets will
then turn and fall through another chute into the burn
pot. Your stove is equipped with an automatic ignition
system that should ignite the fuel within 3-5 minutes of
pressing the On/O button. As pellets fill the burnpot and
ignite, outside air is drawn across the fuel and heated
during the combustion process which is then pulled
across the heat exchanger by the exhaust motor or the
draft fan. As the stove reaches operating temperature,
room air is then circulated around the heat exchanger by
a room air blower, distributing warm air into the room.
The amount of heat that is produced by the stove is
proportional to the rate of fuel that is burned. 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.
Also, the doors must remain closed while in operations
and the seals on the doors must be properly maintained