Use and Care Guide
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WARNING
These automatic safety features must not be bypassed
SPRING CLEANING
When the heating season is over make sure that you clean out all of the fuel in the hopper, rebox area, ash pan and
repot area. Corn and any ash can accumulate moisture over the summer months causing the unit to rust and the fuel
to mold. Corn left in the unit will attract mice and can cause internal wiring and insulation damage.
When the unit is cleaned out, take the venting apart, clean out the y ash, rinse the venting out with a water hose and
let dry, take the draft fan off and clean, clean out all areas such as back heat exchanger and lubricate the auger, auger
tube, repot area, agitator shaft and bearings and hopper area with a light oil (something like Pam cooking oil works
great to coat the inside of the unit and the moving parts). Clean the glass, doors and outer cabinet so that you are
ready for the next heating season. Use of a wet/dry vacuum makes all cleaning easier.
Power Outage
• During a power outage, the heater will shut down. It will not automatically restart when the power returns, unless
the heater is still above the proper operating temperature and a ame still exist in the burnpot.
Overheating
• A high temperature switch will automatically shut down the heater if it overheats. The heater will need to be manu-
ally relit. Allow 45 minutes before relighting. This wood heater has a manufacturer-set minimum low burn rate that
must not be altered. It is against federal regulations to alter this setting or otherwise operate this wood heater in a
manner inconsistent with operating instructions in this manual.
• Attempts to achieve heat output rates that exceed heater design specications can result in permanent damage to
the heater.
Hopper Safety Switch and Pressure Switch
FUEL ADDITIVE
• If the hopper lid is open, or if the front viewing door is not closed properly, the auger will not operate.
Chicken Scratch for my Corn Burner?
Yes - Crazy as it may sound, ground Oyster Shells, (calcium carbonate) same as fed to chickens, is the ideal additive to
promote clean burning, especially when the Corn Fuel is extra high in starch. And it’s available at your local Feed and
Seed.
The “average” mixture is 1/2 pound of Oyster Shells (about 2 handfuls) to 60 pound of Corn, a full hopper. IF the “n-
gers” on your agitator (stirrer or rouser) have a noticeable buildup of “clinkers” or stubborn deposits, you have either a
high starch fuel OR are burning with too much air for proper combustion and are reaching the “fusion” temperature of
the Potassium and/or Starch in the Corn. You need Oyster Shells - and maybe more than a couple handfuls.
If you notice a heavy accumulation of “whitish powder” in your burn pot, reduce the amount of Oyster Shell Additive.
Remember, using this additive- as necessary - promotes efciency (higher heat output), reduces maintenance, clinkers
and ash content.
ATTENETION:
This wood heater needs periodic inspection and repair for proper operation. It is against federal regula-
tions to operate this wood heater in a manner inconsistent with operating instructions in this manual.