Pro-Fab Industries Empyre Elite XT, Installation And Operation Manual

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Take the following precautions to protect the fire brick and
maintain optimal performance.
1. Do not carelessly throw heavy pieces of wood onto the
brick.
2. Gently rake ashes out of secondary burn chamber.
3. Do not damage brick while stirring the fire.
4. Do not attempt to cool down hot bricks quickly.
5. Do not run furnace with pieces of brick missing.
6. Do not alter the brick and insulation layout. This layout
has been carefully engineered to achieve the best
performance.
Blower draft setting
The blower and flapper unit flap opening settings are pre-
determined by the factory and must NOT be altered. Altering
these components could cause damage to the furnace and
void the warranty. To replace any of these components you
must contact your Empyre Elite XT dealer.
nOtE:
This is not a natural draft furnace. It is a forced air
furnace where the blower controls the fire.
doors
The Empyre Elite XT doors have an adjustable hinge and
latch. Adjust doors to maintain a tight gasket seal. Keep
doors closed and maintain all door seals in good condition.
Exhaust Exit lever Operation
When the exhaust exit lever above the loading door is in the
right hand position, the furnace is in its normal operating
mode. When the lever is moved to the left, the furnace is
now in the loading mode. In the loading mode the exhaust
exit is open at the rear top of the firebox and air is directed in
front of the baffle. The blower will only run for a timed period
and then shut off. To reactivate the timer, the lever must
be moved to the full right position and then back to the left
position, or switch furnace off and back to on.
loading procedures:
1. Move lever to the left hand side and wait momentarily.
Slowly open the loading door.
2. Rake the ash and load the firebox. Note: if blower shuts
down before loading is complete, reactivate by moving
the lever fully to the right and then back to the left.
3. Close door securely and move lever fully to the right.
Note: if the lever is not fully to the right the furnace
WILL NOT operate.
to maintain optimal performance:
1. Do not leave loading door open for extended periods of
time, especially when the fire is very hot.
2. Do not force the loading door open beyond the stop.
power Outages
The Empyre Elite XT furnace, unlike a gas or oil fired
appliance, does not stop generating heat when the power
is interrupted even though the blower automatically shuts
off causing the fire to die down. As a result the heat transfer
fluid in the furnace may overheat and boil off through the
vent. When power resumes be sure to check the fluid level.
Operation do’s and don’ts
1. When loading wood keep the loading door open for the
least amount of time as possible.
2. After loading wood, when wood is burning hot DO NOT
open the loading and ash doors for several hours. This
will avoid hot discharge from the doors and keep chimney
temperatures at a proper operating level.
3. When wood is burning hot DO NOT unneccesarily shut
off the furnace and then turn it back on. Wait at least 10
minutes before turning it back on. This will avoid back
pressure coughing through the chimney when the furnace
comes back on.
4. DO NOT open ash door when the wood is burning hot or
just after the furnace shuts off. If not sure, open loading
door first before ash door. This will avoid hot discharge
from the open door.
5. DO NOT fill the firebox with very dry wood. Extremely dry
wood will burn excessively fast which will cause smoke,
back pressure and coughing through the chimney.
6. Reloading when the wood is burnt down to only ashes
(the same applies for starting a new fire): start fire with
paper and small pieces of wood, then continue adding
bigger pieces. After 10 minutes, reposition the wood.
In some instances you may need to reposition the wood
several times. Important: DO NOT have door open or lever
to the left more than necessary. If there is only smoke and
the air from the open door ignites the fire, the slots are
plugged and the wood needs to be repositioned to ensure
air is flowing into the secondary burn chamber.
When the brick has cooled, it will take extra effort to get a
good fire going as the wood will bridge more.
7. Always keep some hot wood coals on the brick. As
needed, level off the bed of coals with the rake before
reloading.