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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Filling the Hopper
This pellet stove is available as a freestanding unit or as an insert, therefore there is a
different method of filling the hopper for each type of unit.
To open the hopper lid, on the insert, pull slightly forward and up. To open the hopper
lid on the freestanding unit simply lift up.
CAUTION:
Do not overfill the hopper.
Pre-start check up
Remove the burn pot (only if unit is cool) and clean out any ash debris. Be sure to install
the burn pot in the correct position
(see page 29).
The blowers and automatic fuel supply are controlled from a panel located on the right
hand side of the stove.
Note:
During the first time your unit is fired it may omit an odor as high temperature
paint cures. Maintaining a smaller fire (for the first few hours) will help to minimize this.
Avoid placing any items on the stove top during this period as the unit's paint could be
permanently damaged.
Lighting Instructions
When first operating the pellet stove, switch it to manual mode, so you can have full
control of the pellet stoves control board functions and familiarize yourself with how the
pellet stove works. It is in this mode that the heat level for the AUTO and T-STAT mode
is set.
To 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 Auger button will turn
on, intermittently, indicating the activation of the auger which is feeding the pellets into
the burn pot. At this time the electric igniter is activated. The igniter takes a few minutes
to heat up enough to ignite the pellets in the burn pot. This may take as little as 3 minutes
or as much as 8 minutes.
If no flames appear prior to 15 minutes the stove will shut
down and will need to be turned back on again.
Once the flame has been established, the start up cycle will end, this takes between 10 -
15 minutes. At this point, if the stove is in the manual mode, it will default to the lowest
heat level setting. If the stove is in either the AUTO or T-STAT mode the heat output
will vary in accordance with the commands from the thermostat.
