Owner`s manual

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Figure 6: Efficient Flame.
Operating Instructions
SLiDeR/DamPeR Set-uP:
THE SLIDER / DAMPER MUST BE SET AT TIME OF INSTALLATION. A Qualified Service Technician
or Installer must set the Slider Damper. This is used to regulate the airflow through the pellet stove.
If the fire should happen to go out and the heat output indicator has been set on the lowest setting, the
Slider Damper should be pushed in slightly, decreasing the air in the firebox.
If, after long periods of burning, the fire builds up and overflows the burn pot or there is a build up of
clinkers, this would be a sign that the pellet quality is poor, this requires more primary air, the slider
damper must be pulled out to compensate. Pulling the slider damper out gives the fire more air.
The easiest way to make sure that an efficient flame is achieved is to understand the characteristics of
the fire.
• A tall, lazy flame with dark orange tips requires more air – Open slider (pull out) slightly.
• A short, brisk flame, like a blowtorch, has too much air – Close slider (push in) slightly.
• If the flame is in the middle of these two characteristics with a bright yellow/orange, active flame with
no black tips then the air is set for proper operation, refer to Figure 6.
The combustion exhaust blower is a variable speed blower
controlled by the heat output button. This blower will
decrease the vacuum pressure inside the stove and as the
heat output button is turned down.
SPECIAL NOTES:
Pellet quality is a major factor in how the Pellet stove will
operate. If the pellets have a high moisture content or
ash content the fire will be less efficient and has a higher
possibility of the fire building up and creating clinkers (hard
ash build-up).
guiDeLineS foR fine-tuning foR fueL QuaLity:
Due to fuel quality the slider damper and control board trims may need to be fine-tuned.
1. If the unit builds up on all settings, the slider damper rod should be pulled out in small increments to
give the unit more air.
2. If the unit has excesses ash build-up in the liner on the lower feed settings, the Combustion Blower
Trim should be increased one setting at a time until the problem improves (Factory Setting is #2).
3. If the fire is going out on low because the airflow is too great, the Combustion Blower Trim can be
lowered to the #1 setting.
4. If the stove has excesses ash build-up in the liner on the higher settings the Feed Rate Trim should be
trimmed down a setting at a time until the problem improves (Factory setting is #4).
5. If you need more heat and the fuel has long pellets, the majority are over 1” (2.5cm) in length, the
Feed Rate Trim can be moved up to the #5 setting. NOTE: Only do this if the fuel burns without
building up.