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February 11, 2019
7021-155H
CASTILE FREESTANDING
H. Starting Your First Fire
1. A thermostat is required for proper operation of this
appliance, except for corn. At this time, fill the hopper
with pellets, set the thermostat to its lowest setting.
Plug the power cord into nearby outlet.
2. The exhaust blower will stay on for approximately 18
minutes even though the thermostat is not calling for
heat. This is normal.
3. Locate the heat output control switch mounted on
the back of the appliance in the upper right corner
(
Figure 11.1).
Turn it to the “high” setting by pushing
the top of the control switch in and then adjust the
thermostat to its highest setting. Remove the right side
panel and the red call light located to the left of the
control box will be on (
Figure 10.2 on page 10)
. This
indicates the thermostat is calling for heat.
4. The fuel feed system and the igniter should now be on.
5. For your first fire it will be necessary to press the reset
button once approximately 2 minutes after start up and
again in 5 minutes. This will fill the feed system and
allow the appliance to begin dropping pellets. The
appliance will continue to run as long as the thermostat
is calling for heat.
6. Once the appliance has ignited, let it burn for
approximately 15 minutes, then set the thermostat to
the desired room temperature. Adjust the heat output
control switch to the desired setting.
NOTE:
We recommend the use of a 50-50 blend of corn
and wood pellets. The only change in operation is
that the feed rate may require a slight adjustment.
If the appliance is running all of the time, 100%
corn will work after the fire has been started using
wood pellets.
I. Fire Characteristics
A properly adjusted fire with the heat output control switch
set on “high” has a short active flame pattern that extends
out of the fire pot approximately 4 inches (102mm). If the
fire has tall flames with black tails and seems somewhat
lazy, the feed rate will need to be reduced. This is done
by sliding the fuel adjustment control rod down, which will
reduce the feed. If the fire is not 4 inches (102mm) tall,
slide the fuel adjustment control rod up to increase the
feed. A medium and low setting will give a shorter flame.
The flame will rise and fall somewhat. This is normal.
J. Feed Rate Adjustment Instructions
The feed adjustment control rod is factory set, and should
be adequate for most fuels. However, if the flame height
is too high or too low, you will need to adjust the feed rate.
Wait until the appliance has been burning for 15 minutes
before making your adjustments and a
llow 15 minutes for
feed adjustment to take effect.
1.
Loosen the set screw 1/4 to 1/2 turn during set-up
of appliance. This will allow movement of the feed
adjustment control rod. Do not re-tighten set screw
(
Figure 11.2
). Loosen the wing nut.
2. Adjust the feed adjustment control rod upward towards
the “+” symbol to increase the feed rate and flame
height or down towards the “-” symbol, to decrease
the feed rate and flame height.
3.
Re-tighten the wing nut.
Figure 11.2
Thumb Screw
Set Screw
Feed Adjustment
Control Rod
Increase
Decrease
Figure 11.1
Red Call Light is
located on top of
Junction Box behind
the Control Box.
Control
Box
