March 20, 2014
7061-196B
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Explorer II Medium Wood Stove
With proper installation, operation, and maintenance your wood stove will provide years of trouble-free service. If you do
experience a problem, this troubleshooting guide will assist you or a qualified service person in the diagnosis of a problem
and the corrective action to be taken.
Start Fire Problems
Possible Cause
Solution
Can not get fire started
Excessive smoke or spillage
Burns too slowly
Not enough heat output
Not enough kindling/paper or no
kindling/paper
Use dry kindling, more paper. Arrange kindling &
wood for air movement.
Not enough air for fire to ignite
Check for restricted termination cap
Check for blockage of outside air kit (if installed).
Check for flue blockage.
Pre-warm flue before starting fire (refer to Building
a Fire Section).
Check for adequate vent height (refer to Chimney
Height Section).
Refer to Negative Pressure section
Wood condition is too wet, too
large
Use dry, seasoned wood (refer to Seasoned Wood
Section).
Bed of coals not established
before adding wood
Start with paper & kindling to establish bed of
coals (refer to Building a Fire Section).
Flue blockage such as birds’
nests or leaves in termination
cap
Have chimney inspected for creosote and cleaned
by a certified chimney sweep.
Down draft or negative pressure
Competition with exhaust
devices
Do not use exhaust fans during start-up (refer to
Negative Pressure Section).
Fire burns too fast
Extremely dry or soft wood
Mix in hardwood.
Mix in larger pieces of wood after fire is
established.
Overdrafting
Check for correct vent height; too much vertical
height creates overdrafting.
Check location of vent termination (refer to
Chimney Termination Requirement Section).
Contact your dealer
for additional information regarding operation and troubleshooting.
Visit www.quadrafire.com to locate a dealer.
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Troubleshooting Guide