Use and Care Guide

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HOW YOUR STOVE WORKS
Your pellet stove utilizes a inclined
auger fuel feed system that is
operated by a microprocessor
controlled digital circuit board.
The digital circuit board allows the
inclined auger fuel feed system to
run in a timer-based, non-continuous
cycle; this cycling allows the auger
to run for a predetermined period
of seconds. The auger pushes pellets
up a chute located at the front/
bottom of the hopper which in turn
falls through another chute into the
burnpot. Your stove is equipped
with an automatic ignition system
that should ignite the fuel within 5-10
minutes from pressing the ON button.
As pellets enter the burn pot and ignite, outside air is drawn across the fuel and heated during the combustion
process which is then pulled through the heat exchanger by the exhaust motor or draft fan. As the stove heats
up, room air is circulated around the heat exchanger by means of a room air blower, distributing warm air into
the room.
The amount of heat produced by the stove is proportional to the rate of the fuel that is burned, and this rate is
controlled by the “HEAT RANGE” setting. In order to maintain combustion of the fuel at a desired rate, the air
provided to the burn chamber by the exhaust or draft fan must be maintained precisely. Too little air will result
in a ame that is non-energetic or lazy. If the fuel continues to ow with too little air for long enough, the burn
pot will ll with too much fuel and the re will smother out. To much air will result in a ame that is overactive
or aggressive. The ame in this situation is typically very blue at the bottom and resembles a blow torch. If this
situation continues, the fuel in the burn pot will be consumed and the re will go out.
Matching the amount of air required for proper combustion to the fuel rate is the primary objective in effectively
burning pellets of various brands and qualities in your stove. The air to fuel ratio can be adjusted to allow almost
any fuel quality to burn effectively by following the procedures detailed in the remainder of this manual.
Because a forced draft pressure is required for the combustion process inside your stove, it is extremely important
that the exhaust system be properly installed and maintained. And, that when operating your stove, you make
sure that the viewing door is properly sealed.
Understanding Your Stove
4 Digit Display
Up / Down
Buttons :
Heat Range
Room Fan
Draft Fan
Auto Mode
Indicator
Auger Delay
Indicator & Button
Off Indicator
& Button
On Indicator
& Button
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
A A
B B
TOLERANCES
EXCEPT
AS
NOTED
HOLES
 .005"
DECIMAL

.XX = 0.03 XXX = 0.010
ANGULAR

2

DESCRIPTION
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UNITED STATES STOVE COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1869
KING PELLET STOVE 5502
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5502
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GENERAL NOTES:
ALL FORMED DIMENSIONS ARE TO
THE OUTSIDE OF THE PART,
UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE.
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PANEL/REMOTE CONTROLS
The operation of this appliance can be controlled from the panel located on the side of the
stove and/or by the remote control. The control functions are as follows:
A. ON/OFF SWITCH (“POWER” BUTTON)
• When pushed, the stove will automatically ignite. No other re starter is necessary. The igniter
will stay on for at least 10 and up to 12 minutes, depending on when Proof of Fire is reached.
The re should start in approximately 5 minutes.
• After pushing “POWER”, the auger motor is on for 3.5 minutes, off for 1 minute. During the
remainder of the start-up period, the auger motor operates on the heat range “1” setting.
• During start up the heat level advance (Up and Down keys) will change the heat range
indicator level accordingly, but there is no change in the stoves operating conditions until
start-up is completed.
• During start-up ignition must occur within 12 minutes or the stove will error out and show E3.
• During the start-up phase, the Mode key does not function.
B. HEAT RANGE ARROW BUTTONS
• These buttons when pushed will set the pellet feed rate, hence the heat output or heat range
of your stove. When using the hand-held remote this function can be performed with the
“Up/Down” buttons.
• The levels of heat output will incrementally change on the bar graph starting from heat range
“1” to heat range “5”.