User Manual

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PROBLEM CAUSES SOLUTIONS
? Fire goes out or stove shuts down
automatically.
♦ Hopper is empty.
♦ Fuel is not feeding.
♦ High limit temperature switch has
tripped.
♦ Vacuum pressure switch has
tripped.
♦ Poor quality or wet fuel.
♦ Combustion air too high.
♦ Fuel feed rate is too low.
9 Refill hopper.
9 See “Pellets will not feed” below.
9 Allow stove to cool for 1 hour and
relight after re-setting the high
temperature thermodisk. If this
problem persists, particularly at
lower burn rates, then the high limit
snap switch should be replaced by
your authorized Magnum reseller.
9 Correct cause of pressure switch
tripping. Have an authorized tech
service unit. Install outside air.
9 Replace fuel with proper fuel.
9 Adjust the damper to reduce
combustion airflow.
9 Have your Magnum reseller adjust
the fuel control.
? Fuel will not feed.
♦ Hopper is empty.
♦ Auger, circuit board, high limit
switch tripped
♦ Foreign object caught in auger
♦ Fuel is dirty or wet
♦ Auger, circuit board, pressure
switch or relay.
9 Check contents of the hopper. Add
fuel if necessary.
9 Check all operation, fuses, re-set
manual high limit thermodisk
9 Clean out auger system
9 Have your Magnum reseller
diagnose the problem and replace
the parts.
? Stove runs for 15 minutes and then
shuts down.
Exhaust gas is not up to
temperature.
♦ Low limit snap switch not operating
correctly; may be defective.
♦ Wires to either the low limit snap
switch (mounted on the side of the
firebox) are loose or disconnected.
9 Relight the stove.
9 Have your Magnum reseller replace
the low limit switch.
9 Contact your Magnum reseller for
service.
? Blower will not shut off after the fuel
has been switched off and the stove has
cooled down.
♦ Low limit snap switch has failed in
the closed position.
♦ Unit has not cooled down yet.
9 Have your Magnum reseller replace
the low limit snap switch.
9 It can take up to 1 hour for the unit
to cool down enough for the blower
to shut off. If it takes longer than 2
hours for the blower to shut off or if
it fails to shut off contact your local
Magnum service technician.