USSC American Harvest 6500, Owner'S Manual

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LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION: DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO START THE FIRE
HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT
MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS.
Before lighting your heater for the first time, make sure that all items are out of the hopper, ash pan and firebox
area. Press the “On” button and allow your heater to run for at least 4 minutes, to check for proper operation. Once your
heater is started, you will notice the draft fan starts immediately. If you press the “Heat Setting” button up, the draft fan
changes speed, increasing speed the higher the heat setting. After 3 minutes, the auger and agitator will start rotating.
Note: The room fans will not operate until your furnace reaches preset operating temperatures. If proper operation of
your heater is confirmed, you can add fuel to the hopper and allow the auger to purge the fuel to the firepot.
Turn the Heater to the “OFF” position and place a small handful of wood pellets or fire starting pellets (Pellets that
already contain fire starter) in the firepot.
NOTE: Even if you are burning corn or other fuels in your unit, wood pellets make an excellent source of
starter fuel. Corn takes too much starter to properly ignite and get up to temperature.
Squirt only a small amount of fire starter gel on top of the wood pellets (NOT necessary if using fire starting pellets).
Light the fire starter and wait approx. 1-minute for it to start actively burning.
Press the “On” button, adjust the heat range to read “Cr-3” or “Pr-3” depending on fuel setting. Pull the damper out
approximately 1 inch. This will automatically match your feed rate with the proper combustion air. As you increase
the heat setting, your feed rate and combustion air increase together. Once the unit reaches operating temperature,
you may reduce the heat setting.
Three minutes after turning the stove “On”, the auger will begin feeding fuel into the firepot along with the agitator
turning. You should have the starting fuel completely burning in the firepot as the agitator rotates. NOTE: If the start -
ing fuel is not burning hot enough, you may see the fire begin to go out as new fuel is being added. If this occurs,
pressing the “Auger Delay” button will allow the auger to pause for 1 minute. Pressing the “ON” button will resume
the auger if 1 min. is too long. If not enough fuel is the reason for not burning, pressing and holding the “ON” button
will allow the auger to run continuously until you release the button.
Once the fuel starts burning aggresively, you can adjust the heat setting to your desired range. Make sure that you
pull the damper out approximately 1 inch. It may need to be pulled out more for higher heat settings. Try opening a
1/4 inch at a time.
As you begin to have better understanding of how the heater
operates and the amount of heat you require, you can
adjust the heat settings up or down to your satisfaction.
Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar liquids to start or
“freshen up” a fire in this heater. Keep all such liquids well away from the heater while it is in use.
Overfire Protection
- If the heater is being overfired, burned too hot, the heater will automatically shutdown to avoid
damage to components in the heater. Refer to “Lighting Instructions” for proper use.
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ShuT-DOWN PrOCEDurE
Press the “OFF” button on the control panel to put the furnace in shut down mode. At this time, the red light above the
“OFF” button will illuminate. Once this is done, the auger will stop feeding fuel, but the room air fan(s) and draft fan will
continue to operate. When the internal temperature of the unit drops below the factory preset temperatures, the room
air fans and draft fan will cease to operate. The red light will then shut off and the unit will be completely shut down.
The hotter the unit is during its operation, the longer it will take for the furnace to complete the shut down cycle. If the
furnace stays on for more than 2 hours after pressing the “OFF” button and you are sure that the fire is out, the furnace
can be unplugged from the outlet. After approximately 10 seconds, the unit can be re-connected to the power source
and the control board will be reset.
WARNING: Never shut down this unit by unplugging it from the power source.
STArT-uP PrOCEDurE