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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Check and Fill the Fuel Hopper with Pellets:
This Pellet Stove is available as a freestanding unit or as a fireplace insert. There is a different method for filling the hopper for each type
of heater:
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To check and fill the hopper of the freestanding heater, simply lift the hopper door, visually check the hopper and add pellets
when needed.
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To check and fill the hopper of the insert heater, pull hopper lid forward, visually check the hopper and
add pellets when needed.
CAUTION: DO NOT OVERFILL THE PELLET FUEL HOPPER. AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, AUGER WILL NOT OPERATE AT ANY
TIME WHEN FUEL HOPPER DOOR IS OPEN.
Pre-start Check-up:
Make sure that all parts of the pellet stove room heater are cool before proceeding. Remove the burn pot and clean out any ash debris.
Be sure to re-install the burn pot in the correct position (see page 29).
The blowers and automatic fuel supply are controlled from a panel located on the right hand side of the stove.
Note: Your Pellet Stove may omit an odor as oil residue from the manufacturing process burns off and the high temperature
paint cures. You can minimize this effect by running a smaller fire for the first few hours of operation. Avoid placing any items
on the stove top during this period as the stove’s paint could be permanently damaged.
Lighting Instructions:
ATTENTION: Viewing door must be securely latched to ensure proper stove operation. Push door-handle downward until latch
is fully engaged; you will feel the latch engage and hear an audible click.
When first operating your Pellet Stove, depress the MODE button until the LED indicator above MANUAL lights up. This will engage
MANUAL mode and provide you with full control of the heater’s control board functions and allow you to familiarize yourself with how the
heater works. The heat level for T-STAT mode can only be set when the control is in the Manual Mode.
Starting Up The Pellet Stove Room Heater:
Whenever operating the pellet stove for first time, or if the stove runs out of pellets, it is necessary to prime the auger with pellet fuel. To
do this, Press and Hold the AUGER Button for Approximately 3 Seconds until the AUGER LED illuminates. This procedure will prime the
auger and then automatically initiate the normal ignition cycle.
CAUTION: Do not use this procedure for normal startup. To do so would cause excessive fuel build-up in the burn pot.
For normal startup with pellet fuel in the auger, press and release the On/Off button. The LED indicator light above the On/Off button will
alternately flash green then red to indicate that the start-up cycle has begun. The light above the Auger button will flash intermittently to
indicate the activation of the auger feeding the pellets into the burn pot. The electric igniter will also be activated at this time. The igniter
takes a few minutes to come up to temperature in order to ignite the pellets in the burn pot. It will normally take between 4 minutes and
8 minutes for pellets to ignite.
NOTE: If pellets do not ignite within 12 minutes the heater will shut down, requiring you to turn on the heater and repeat the
start-up process.
When the pellets have ignited and flame has been established, the start-up cycle will end; this procedure takes between 8 and 12 minutes.
If the control is set to Manual Mode, it will now default to the heat level setting the last shutdown time. If the control is set to T-STAT Mode,
the heat output will coincide to the commands from the thermostat.
Auger:
As explained in the starting up step, this button is only served to start up the pellet stove in lieu of the on/off button when there are no
pellets in the auger.
Circulation Air Flow:
Your pellet stove room heater features circulation air flow which will change in accordance with the heat setting. Circulation air flow will be
at its maximum setting when the heat setting is also at maximum and subsequently will be at its minimum setting when the heat setting is
at minimum. If you desire to operate the circulation fan at its maximum setting regardless of heat setting, you may do so by pressing the
FAN button.
Auger Trim:
When operating at Heat Level 1, if the flame goes out or the heat output is too high on the minimum heat level setting, use the AUGER
TRIM button to make adjustments. See the AUGER TRIM button description on page 11.
Shutting Down Your Pellet Stove Room Heater:
Turn off the heater by pressing the On/Off button. The stove will enter the shutdown cycle and the pellets will stop feeding into the burn pot
to allow the fuel in the burn pot to be combusted and consumed. During this period, the exhaust blower and circulation fan will continue to
operate until the flames are out and the heater has cooled down. When the heater has cooled down to its pre-set level, it will shut down
completely.
CAUTION: NEVER TURN OFF THE HEATER BY UNPLUGGING OR DISCONNECTING ITS ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE. DOING SO
WILL CAUSE THE HEATER TO SKIP THE PROPER SHUTDOWN CYCLE, CAUSING THE HEATER TO OVERHEAT AND THE POSSIBLE
RELEASE OF SMOKE INTO THE HOUSE.
