Hearth and Home Technologies Expedition-I, Manual

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20 7094-803A 04/21
With proper installation, operation, and maintenance your wood appliance will provide years of trouble-free service. If you do
experience a problem, this troubleshooting guide will assist you or a qualified service person in the diagnosis of a problem
and the corrective action to be taken.
Table 20.1
Start Fire Problems Possible Cause Solution
Can not get fire started
Excessive smoke or spillage
Burns too slowly
Not enough heat output
Not enough kindling/paper or no
kindling/paper
Use dry kindling, more paper. Arrange kindling &
wood for air movement.
Not enough air for fire to ignite
Check for restricted termination cap
Check for blockage of outside air kit; if installed.
Check for flue blockage.
Pre-warm flue before starting fire (refer to
Building
a Fire on page 12 ).
Check for adequate vent height (refer to Chimney
Height / Rise and Run
on
page 14
in the
Installation manual ).
Open window below the appliance towards
the wind.
Wood condition is too wet, too large
Use dry, seasoned wood (refer to Seasoned
Wood on page 10 ).
Bed of coals not established before
adding wood
Start with paper & kindling to establish bed of coals
(refer to Building a Fire on page 12 ).
Flue blockage such as birds’ nests or
leaves in termination cap
Have chimney inspected for creosote and cleaned
by a certified chimney sweep.
Down draft or negative pressure
Competition with exhaust devices
Do not use exhaust fans during start-up (refer to
Negative Pressure on page 15 ).
Open window below the appliance towards
the wind.
Fire burns too fast
Extremely dry or soft wood
Mix in hardwood.
Mix in less seasoned wood after fire is established
(refer to
Wood Fuel
on
page 12
).
Over drafting
Check for correct vent height; too much vertical
height creates over drafting.
Check location of vent termination (refer to
Chimney Termination Requirement
on
page 13
in the Installation manual ).
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