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DATE PRINTED: 4/7/11
Version 1.05
Troubleshooting
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 components of a well-controlled fire are:
1.
A knowledgeable and conscientious 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.
Clean heat exchangers with tight gaskets and seals
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. If you have any questions not answered in this manual. Consult your BLAZE
KING dealer by calling the Customer Service Department at Blaze King in the U.S.A. at 509-522-2730 or in Canada at
250-493-7444
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. The thermostat will control the burn rate
regardless of load size.
Obstruction in chimney or cap screen.
Remove obstruction. Test combustor, page 26
Combustor plugged or coated.
Clean combustor, page 26. Detailed cleaning instructions are also
available at www.blazeking.com.
Combustor not functioning.
Test combustor, page 26.
If needed, replace combustor, page 27.
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 9 & 21.
See CHIMNEY, page 8.
Consult your Blaze King dealer or a chimney sweep.
Strong, gusting winds causing
Install wind-resistant chimney cap. Directional downdraft caps
chimney downdrafts.
may not continue to rotate freely. If you have a directional
cap, check it frequently.
Tightly sealed house,
Open a window slightly, near the stove. There must be an adequate
inadequate air supply.
fresh air supply to ensure proper combustion.
Reloading too much wood on top
Allow a larger bed of coals to build up.
of too few coals.
