Owner`s manual

January 29, 2014 7036-187 9
MT. VERNON AE INSERT
3. Automatic or Manual Setting
The automatic setting will control the heat output based on
the comfort level selection. The manual setting allows you to
manually control the heat output settings. See page 27, Ignition
Cycles.
NOTE: See the Wall Control Thermostat manual for
detailed instructions.
I. Fire Characteristics & Flame Height Adjust-
ment
(FeedRate)Aproperlyadjustedrewillhaveanactive
amepatternandtheamewillriseandfallsomewhat.Thisis
normal.
• OnHIGHsetting,theamewillextendapproximately8
inches(203mm)outoftherepot.Ifitisnot8inches
(203mm)tall,increasetheameheight.
• OnMEDIUMorLOWsettingtheamewillbeshorter.
• Reducetheameheightiftherehastallameswithblack
tails and seems somewhat lazy. This may also indicate
thattherepotand/orheatexchangerneedstobecleaned.
Refer to Section 10forMaintenanceandCleaningInstruc-
tions.
AdjustingtheFlameHeight(FeedRate)
• Setyourapplianceto“MANUAL”modeonthewallcontrol.
• SettheheatoutputleveltoHIGH.
• Adjusttheameheightusingthe“FLAMEHEIGHTAD-
JUST” screen on the wall control. Figure 9.3.
F. Before Your First Fire
• First,makesureyourappliancehasbeenproperlyinstalled
andthatallsafetyrequirementshavebeenmet.
• Payparticularattentiontothereprotection,ventingand
thermostat wall control installation instructions.
• Doublecheckthattheashpan,hopperandreboxare
emptyandthenclosethereboxdoor.
NOTICE: Thetipofthermocouplemustbeincontactwiththe
inside end of the thermocouple cover or missed ignitions can
occur.
G. Filling the Hopper with Fuel
• Checkthe hopperandmake sureitisempty beforelling
with fuel.
• Openthecasttophopperlid.
• Donot over llthe hopper. Thehopper lid mustbe com-
pletely closed to maintain proper vacuum and for the feed
motor to operate. An error ICON will appear on the wall
control if the hopper lid is not properly closed.
• Donotleaveanypartofthefuelbagontheapplianceafter
llinghopper.
H. Starting Your First Fire
1. Fuel Selection
Tostartyourrstre,youmust:
• SelecttheappropriatefuelontheFUELSELECTIONscreen
on the thermostat wall control to match the fuel you have
chosentoburn.
• Iftheproperfuelisnotselectedyourappliancewillnotoperate
properly.
• Forexample,ifyouhaveselectedwoodpelletsandyouare
burningcorn,theappliancemaynotlight,itmaygooutor
overfeed. Figure 9.1.
NOTE: Ifyouarelightingyourapplianceforthersttime:
• Thefeedtubewillbeemptyand itcantakesometimetoll
itwithfuelbeforeyouwillseeare
• Putahandfuloffuelintherepot(priming)tospeedupthe
process. You can also do this when you have run complete-
ly out of fuel.
Sunflower Seeds
Corn
Utility Pellet
Softwood Pellet
Wheat
Hardwood Pellet
DONE
SELECT
FUEL SELECTION
2. Comfort Level Selection
Onceyourfuelisselected,selectthetemperatureatthedesired
settingontheSETCOMFORTLEVELscreen.Figure 9.2.
Figure 9.2
Figure 9.1
Figure 9.3