PSG CADDY ALTERNA II Installation And Operating Instructions Manual Download

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IT IS RECOMMENDED TO UNPLUG THE FURNACE

WHEN IT’S NOT IN USE FOR A PROLONGED

AMOUNT OF TIME (I.E. DURING SUMMER). SENSORS ON THE FURNACE ARE ACTIVATED BY HEAT
AND COULD ACTIVATE THE FANS EVEN IF THE FURNACE IS NOT IN FUNCTION.

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THIS  FURNACE  REQUIRES  REGULAR  MAINTENANCE  AND  CLEANING.  FAILURE  TO  FOLLOW  THE
MAINTENANCE  SCHEDULE  (SEE  SECTION  9.12  RECOMMENDED  MAINTENANCE  SCHEDULE)  WILL
REDUCE THE FURNACE  PERFORMANCE  AND COULD EVENTUALLY DAMAGE  IT. IT  ALSO MAY LEAD
TO SMOKE SPILLAGE IN YOUR HOME.

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THIS FURNACE IS DESIGNED AND TESTED TO BURN ONLY WOOD PELLETS. ANY OTHER TYPE OF
FUEL BURNED IN THIS HEATER WILL VOID THE WARRANTY.

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HOPPER SHOULD ONLY CONTAIN PELLETS. HOPPER SHOULD BE KEPT FREE OF ANY FOREIGN
OBJECTS AT ALL TIME TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE TO THE FURNACE.

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THE FURNACE WILL NOT OPERATE DURING A POWER OUTAGE. IF AN OUTAGE DOES OCCUR,
CHECK THE FURNACE FOR SMOKE SPILLAGE. OPENING A WINDOW WILL PREVENT NEGATIVE
PRESSURE AND SMOKE SPILLAGE IN THE ROOM.

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DO NOT UNPLUG THE FURNACE IF YOU SUSPECT IT IS MALFUNCTIONING. TURN IT OFF, MONITOR IT
AND CALL YOUR DEALER IF NECESSARY.

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THIS  FURNACE  IS  DESIGNED  TO  PROVIDE  THE  OPTIMUM  PROPORTION  OF  FUEL  AND  AIR  TO  THE
FIRE IN ORDER TO BURN FREE OF SMOKE AND SOOT. ANY BLOCKAGE OF THE AIR SUPPLY TO OR
FROM THE FURNACE WILL SERIOUSLY DECREASE ITS PERFORMANCE AND WILL BE EVIDENT BY A
SMOKING  EXHAUST  AND  A  SOOT  BUILDUP  ON  OUTSIDE  WALLS.  FOR  BEST  OPERATION,  THE  ASH
CONTENT  OF  THE  PELLET  FUEL  SHOULD  BE  LESS  THAN  1%  AND  THE  CALORIFIC  VALUE
APPROXIMATELY 8,500 BTU/LB. OTHER FUELS WITH A HIGH ASH CONTENT WILL REQUIRE A HIGHER
LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING.

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THE FURNACE WILL NOT OPERATE USING NATURAL DRAFT OR WITHOUT A POWER SOURCE TO
ACTIVATE THE BLOWER SYSTEMS AND FUEL FEED SYSTEM.

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STOVE BUILDER INTERNATIONAL INC. GRANTS NO WARRANTY, IMPLIED OR STATED, FOR
IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR LACK OF MAINTENANCE OF YOUR FURNACE, AND ASSUMES NO
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

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IF YOU NOTICE A SMOLDERING FIRE (BURNPOT FULL BUT NO VISIBLE FLAME) AND A HEAVY SMOKE
BUILDUP IN THE FIREBOX, IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF THE FURNACE, BUT DO NOT UNPLUG IT. DO NOT
OPEN THE DOOR OR THE HOPPER LID. MAKE SURE THAT THE FRESH AIR INTAKE SHUTTER WORKS
FREELY. WAIT UNTIL SMOKE INSIDE THE FIREBOX CLEARS AND BLOWERS SHUT DOWN. DO AS
INSTRUCTED IN

THE “EVERYDAY STARTUP” THEN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE FURNACE. IF THE

PROBLEM  PERSISTS,  CONTACT  YOUR  DEALER.  NOTE  THAT  SMOKE  BUILD-UP  DURING  IGNITION
MAY OCCUR.  SMOKE CAN ACCUMULATE IN THE FIREBOX FOR A FEW SECONDS JUST BEFORE THE
IGNITER IS HOT ENOUGH TO FIRE-UP THE PELLETS IN THE BURN POT.  THIS IS NORMAL.  AS SOON
AS THERE IS FIRE IN THE BURN POT, SMOKE WILL DISAPPEAR.

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MAINTAIN  PROPER  VENTILATION.  IT  IS  IMPORTANT  THAT  ADEQUATE  OXYGEN  IS  BEING  SUPPLIED
TO  THE  FIRE  FOR  PROPER  COMBUSTION.  DURING  THE  WINTER  SEASON,  MAKE  SURE  THAT  THE
FRESH  AIR INTAKE IS FREE OF  ANY ICE, SNOW, ETC.,  AS THIS WILL STARVE THE FIRE OF  AIR AND
PREVENT  THE  PROPER  OPERATION  OF  THE  FURNACE.  MAKE  SURE  THE  FRESH  AIR  INTAKE
BACKDRAFT SHUTTER WORKS FREELY.

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OPERATING YOUR FURNACE AT THE MAXIMUM SETTING DURING A LONG PERIOD OF TIME MAY
REDUCE THE FURNACE AND ITS COMPONENTS LIFE EXPECTANCY.