Installation, Operating and Service Manual
For safe installation and operation of your pellet Fire, read and follow the safety instructions on pages 5 & 6 and
throughout the manual.
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PELLET FIRE COMPONENTS
Control Panel:
is located on the top right of the Fire. The Control Panel contains all the switches necessary to operate
the Fire by controlling all electrical components with a microprocessor.
Exhaust Fan:
is connected to the flue system. The Exhaust Fan provides combustion air from the air intake pipe into
the Burn Pot before venting the combustion air into the atmosphere through the Flue. The Control Panel turns the
motor on and off; however, the airflow is regulated by a manually controlled Air Damper Rod from the lower right side
of the Fire.
Convection Blowers:
are located at the bottom rear of the Firebox. The Convection Blower is a 5-speed blower that is
controlled by the heat up and down switches on the Controller. The Control Board controls the time an AC voltage is
pulsed to the Convection Blower. The frequency of the pulses controls the 5-speeds of the Convection Blower and thus
the amount of room air passing through the Heat Exchanger Tubes and the amount of heat delivered to the living
areas.
Auger Feed Motor:
is located on the end of the Auger Shaft. The Fights on the Auger Shaft deliver fuel from the
Hopper to the Burn Pot Liner inside the Firebox. By using the heat up and down switches, the Control Panel controls
the amount of time that the Auger Feed Motor is turned on and thereby controls the amount of fuel fed to the Burn Pot
Liner. The 1-second power pulses sent to the Auger Feed Motor can be seen flashing on the Control Panel. On the
highest setting the motor pulses every second and on low the motor pulses about every 4 seconds. Fuel delivery will
vary depending on the bulk density, quality and length of the pellets.
Igniter:
protrudes
through the Firebox and onto the Burn Pot Liner. The Igniter is a 250W electric cartridge element
that lights the Fire from the hot air drawn off the Igniter by the Exhaust Fan. The On/Off switch on the Control Panel
controls the Igniter. The Igniter turns off when the Exhaust Temperature Sensor detects a significant sustained
temperature rise or after 20 minutes. For ease of relighting the Fire, the Igniter will always turn on each time the Fire is
turned on.
Exhaust Temperature Sensor (Thermisistor):
is located on the Exhaust Fan. This sensor monitors the temperature
at the Exhaust Fan and sends data back to the Control Panel.
Over Temperature Sensor:
is located on the rear of the Firebox above the left Convection Blower. This sensor is a
mechanical, normally closed, bi metallic snap disk operating at 90ºC. When the Bi Metallic sensor opens, power to the
Auger Motor is terminated. The Fire will go into Stopping Mode once the combustion temperature drops below that
reached during the lowest heat setting (Approximately 35ºC). The purpose of this Sensor is to shut the entire system
down (after allowing it to cool and vent combustion gasses for 20 minutes) in the event that the Firebox overheats. This
is usually attributed to a Convection Blower failure.
Incoming Mains Filter:
is located at the lower right rear of the fire.
Fuses:
All electrical components are individually fused.
The fuses are accessible to the owner at the bottom right rear
of the fire beside the incoming mains power supply. These fuses are rated at 5 amperes. The recommended fuse is a
M205 Fast Blow Fuse.
Wall Thermostat:
A wall-mounted thermostat can be hard wired into the wiring loom of all Parkwood Pellet Fires. The
thermostat will call for more or less heat depending on the thermostat temperature setting and the Control Panel will
deliver more or less fuel as required. The Thermostat will not turn the Fire on or off, if there is excess heat the Fire will
continue to run at the lowest setting.
Timer:
is located on the Control Panel and is controlled by the TIME SET, ON & OFF switches. The timer is a one shot
timer operating on a 24-hour clock that has a one time on and off capability. For ease and speed of programming the
minutes can only be set at 15-minute intervals. The Timer has to be reset after each time it has turned the Fire on and
off, this ensures that the Burn Pot Liner has been cleaned before use and therefore ensuring that the Fire will light.
