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Your Blaze King is designed to allow a wide selection of heat output levels. If you begin to lose control of the amount of
heat the stove is emitting, determine the cause early so that major problems may be avoided.
The six major needs of a well-controlled fire are:
1.
Knowledgeable, interested operator.
2.
Adequate air supply.
3.
Firewood of good quality and proper size.
4.
Catalytic combustor in good condition.
5.
Clean chimney, properly sized and installed.
6.
Door gasket tight and firm.
Considering all of the above, number one is the most important for safe and efficient operation of any woodstove. Please
study the operation instructions carefully. Consult your BLAZE KING dealer or call the Customer Service Department at
Blaze King in the U.S.A. at 509-522-2730 or in Canada at 250-493-7444 if you have any questions not answered in this
manual.
All of the six above mentioned needs are interrelated. A deficiency in any one will affect all of the others. If you encounter
a problem, determine the source of the problem and then follow-up by checking the other needs as possible contributing
factors.
PROBLEM: Chimney Fire
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Act immediately regardless of cause
Turn the thermostat to lowest setting, check
loading door to be sure it is tightly closed.
Call Fire Department.
After the fire is out, have your chimney and flue connector inspected by a certified chimney sweep. A damaged masonry
chimney should be repaired or rebuilt. A prefabricated chimney (factory built) that is damaged should be replaced. Any
damage to the flue connector should be corrected before the system is used again.
Possible causes of a chimney fire, and remedies for those causes, can be found further in this section: "Excessive
Creosote Formation", and "Spots of Creosote Accumulation in Chimney or Flue Connector".
PROBLEM: Not enough heat.
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Green or wet wood.
Use seasoned wood. Don't be afraid to
Not enough fuel in stove.
FULLY load the stove. A FULL load of wood won't
burn any hotter than the thermostat is set.
Obstruction in chimney or cap screen.
Remove obstruction. Test combustor, page 28
Combustor plugged or coated.
Clean combustor, page 28
Combustor not functioning.
Test combustor, page 28
If needed, replace combustor, page 29.
Thermostat set too low.
Raise thermostat setting.
Thermostat not operating properly.
Consult your Blaze King dealer.
Poor draft caused by an oversize flue
Measure draft with Manometer.
See CHIMNEY DRAFTS, page 31.
See CHIMNEY, page 15-17
Consult your Blaze King dealer or a chimney sweep
Strong, gusting winds causing downdraft in chimney
Install wind-resistant chimney cap. Directional caps
may not stay freely rotating. If you have a directional
cap, check it frequently
Tightly sealed house, inadequate air supply
Slightly open a window, near the stove or install an
outside air kit.
Reloading too much wood on top of too few coals.
Allow a larger bed of coals to build up.
TROUBLESHOOTING
