Owner`s manual

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Introduction
*This manual is designed for the home owner in conjunction with the technical manual.*
Rating LabeL Location:
Theratinglabelislocatedonthebackoftheashpancover.
PeLLet QuaLity:
Pellet quality is important, please read the following:
Your enviro pellet stove has been designed to burn wood pellets only. Do not use any other
type of fuel, as this will void any warranties stated in this manual.
The performance of your pellet stove is greatly affected by the type and quality of wood
pellets being burned. As the heat output of various quality wood pellets differs, so will the
performance and heat output of the pellet stove.
CAUTION:Itisimportanttoselectanduseonlypelletsthataredryandfreeofdirtoranyimpurities
such as high salt content. Dirty fuel will adversely affect the operation and performance of the unit
andwillvoidthewarranty.ThePelletFuelIndustries(P.F.I.)hasestablishedstandardsforwoodpellet
manufacturers.Werecommendtheuseofpelletsthatmeetorexceedthesestandards.Askyourdealer
forarecommendedpellettype.
P.F.I. PELLET STANDARDS:
 Fines(fineparticles)......1%maximumthrougha⅛”screen
 BulkDensity..................40poundpercubicfootminimum
 Size..............................¼”to
5
/16”diameter½–1½”longmaximum
 AshContent..................1%maximum(Premiumgrade)
  ..................3%maximum(Standardgrade)
 MoistureContent...........8%maximum
 HeatContent.................approximately8200Btuperpoundminimum
ASH:Theashcontentofthefuelandoperationofyourstovewilldirectlydeterminethefrequencyof
cleaning.Theuseofhighashfuelsmayresultinthestoveneedingtobecleaneddaily.Alowashfuel
mayallowlongerintervalsbetweencleaning.
CLINKERING:[clinkersaresilica(sand)orotherimpuritiesinthefuelthatwillformahardmassduring
theburningprocess].ThishardmasswillblocktheairflowthroughtheBurnPotLinerandaffectthe
performanceofthestove.Anyfuel,evenapprovedtypes,maytendtoclinker.ChecktheBurn-PotLiner
dailytoensurethattheholesarenotblockedwithclinkers.Iftheybecomeblocked,removetheliner
(whentheunitiscold)andclean/scrapetheclinkersout.Cleantheholeswithasmallpointedobjectif
required.RefertothesectionRoutineCleaningandMaintenance.
PELLET FEED RATES:Duetodifferentfueldensitiesandsizes,pelletfeedratesmayvary.Thismay
requireanadjustmenttothesliderdampersettingortotheaugerfeedtrimsettingonlow.
SinceSherwoodIndustriesLtd.hasnocontroloverthequalityofpelletsthatyouuse,weassumeno
liabilityforyourchoiceinwoodpellets.
Store pellets at least 36” (1 m) away from the pellet stove.