Troubleshooting guide

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PELLETS WILL NOT FEED
SYMPTOMS AREA OF FOCUS
OCCURRENCE TIMING
OF PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTIONS
Pellets Will Not Feed Operator At Start Up Operator Error Educate Pellets Will Not Feed Pellets Will Not Feed Pellets Will Not Feed Pellets Will Not Feed Pellets Will Not Feed Pellets Will Not Feed Pellets Will Not Feed Pellets Will Not Feed Pellets Will Not Feed
Thermostat
Fuel Fuel Fuel Vertical Drop Tube Wiring Flow Switch Flow Switch Flow Switch
At Start Up At Start Up At Start Up At Start Up At Start Up At Start Up At Start Up At Start Up At Start Up
No Call For Heat Out of Pellets Prime Time
Pellets Broken Into Small Pieces & Lots of Fines Clogged Vertical Drop Tube Wired Wrong No Vacuum Kinked Hose No Vacuum Plugged Barbed Connector No Vacuum - Dirty Exhaust Blower Clogged Vent
Reset Temperature Setting Fill Hopper With Fuel Allow Time to Fill Auger Flight Clean Out Fuel & Replace with New Fuel Clean Out Vertical Drop Tube Rewire Straighten or replace Hose Remove Connection From Blower & Clean
Clean As Necessary
Pellets Will Not Feed
Auger
At Start Up
Auger Jamb
Clear Auger Jamb
Pellets Will Not Feed
Fuel
At Start Up
Voids In Fuel Supply Shake Down Pellets
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