Hastings St. Croix, Operation & Maintenance Manual

Hastings

Operations Manual

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extremely brisk flame which blows large pieces 
of live coal out from the Burn Pot area and causes 
stubborn shiny black build-up on the glass (too 
much combustion air) is also considered 
undesirable.

 If you experience problems 

adjusting the stove during the Break-In 
Period, contact your dealer. 

MAINTAINING THE STOVE - 

The stove 

requires a minimum amount of daily 
maintenance. Required maintenance depends 
largely upon the quality of pellet fuel burned and 
the rate of burn. The amount of daily 
maintenance will increase if fuel quality 
decreases and/or the burning rate of pellets 
increases.

NOTE: FAILURE TO KEEP YOUR STOVE 
CLEAN, AS DESCRIBED IN THIS 
MANUAL, COULD RESULT IN POOR 
OPERATION, INEFFICIENT FUEL 
USAGE AND A POSSIBLE SAFETY 
HAZARD! IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 
TO DETERMINE NEEDED MAINTE-
NANCE FREQUENCY. 

The Versa Grate System 

(see Figure 5 below). 

The benefit of this feature is that the stove can 
operate for longer periods of time, with most 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

fuels, without the grate requiring cleaning. If the 
flame becomes dark orange, is accompanied by 
black smoke or burns with a lazy motion - it’s time 
to clean the grate 

When you first operate your 

stove or whenever you change fuels check to 
determine needed cleaning frequency.

 First, let’s become familiar with the burn system in 
a St. Croix Pellet stove. Remember, cleaning 
frequency may change dramatically from one fuel to 
another. Pellets with high ash content or that have 
increased amounts of impurities or high moisture 
content. Every St. Croix Pellet stove model will 
have the same system as shown in figure 5 below. 
There is a 2-piece burnpot. The top Part is called the 

“Grate Weldment”

. This sits on top of the 

“Shaker 

Plate”

. This in turn sits on top of the 

“Shaft/Cage 

Weldment”

 and is held in place with the 

“Spacer”

& 

“Self Locking Twist pin”

. The Shaft/Cage 

weldment is moved towards the front of the stove 
and then towards the back of the stove by the 

“Cam”

 that is connected to the 

“Versa Grate 

Motor”

.  This motion is constant, while the stove is 

in operation. The only parts that may need to be 
removed for cleaning purposes during the Daily or 
Periodic Maintenance are the “Grate weldment” and 
the “Shaker Plate”. This is to check the holes in the 
burnpot system to see if they are plugged. 

Figure 5