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D. Fuel Material and Fuel Storage
Pellet fuel quality can greatly fluctuate. We recommend that
you buy fuel in multi-ton lots whenever possible. However,
we do recommend trying various brands before purchasing
multi-ton lots to ensure your satisfaction.
Hearth & Home Technologies strongly recommends only
using Pellet Fuel Institute (PFI) certified fuel.
Fuel Material
• Made from sawdust or wood by-products
• Depending on the source material it may have a high or
low ash content.
Higher Ash Content Material
• Hardwoods with a high mineral content
• Fuel that contains bark
• Standard grade pellets, high ash pellets
Lower Ash Content Material
• Most softwoods
• Fuels with low mineral content
• Most premium grade pellets
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A. Fire Safety
To provide reasonable fire safety, the following should be
given serious consideration:
• Install at least one smoke detector on each floor of your
home.
• Install at least one carbon monoxide detector on each
floor of your home.
• Locate smoke detector away from the heating appliance
and close to the sleeping areas.
• Follow the smoke detector manufacturer’s placement
and installation instructions and maintain regularly.
• Follow the carbon monoxide manufacturer’s placement
and installation instructions and maintain regularly.
• Conveniently locate a Class A fire extinguisher to
contend with small fires.
• In the event of a hopper fire:
• Evacuate the house immediately.
• Notify fire department.
B. Non-Combustible Materials
Material which will not ignite and burn, composed of any
combination of the following:
- Steel
- Plaster
- Brick
- Iron
- Concrete
- Tile
- Glass
- Slate
Materials reported as passing
ASTM E 136, Standard
Test Method for Behavior of Metals, in a Vertical Tube
Furnace of 750° C.
C. Combustible Materials
Material made of/or surfaced with any of the
following materials:
- Wood
- Compressed Paper
- Plant Fibers
- Plastic
- Plywood/OSB
- Sheet Rock (drywall)
Any material that can ignite and burn: flame proofed or not,
plastered or non-plastered.
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Operating Instructions
Do not operate appliance before reading and
understanding operating instructions.
Failure to operate appliance according to
operating instructions could cause fire or
injury.
WARNING
Do not burn fuel that contains an additive; (such as
soybean oil).
• May cause hopper fires.
• Damage to product may result.
CAUTION
Clinkers
Minerals and other non-combustible materials such as sand
will turn into a hard, glass-like substance called a clinker
when heated in the fire pot.
Trees from different areas will vary in mineral content. That
is why some fuels produce more clinkers than others.
Moisture
Always burn dry fuel. Burning fuel with high moisture content
takes heat from the fuel and tends to cool the appliance,
robbing heat from your home. Damp pellet fuel can clog the
feed system.
