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PELLETSTOVEOPERATIONNOTES
• Contactyourlocalbuildingorfireofficialsaboutrestrictionsandinstallationinspection
requirementsinyourarea.Callyourhomeowner’sinsurancerepresentative forinspectionofyour
stove’sinstallation.
• Readandcomplywiththeinstructionsinthismanual.
• ThisstoveisdesignedtoburnPremiumWoodPelletsonly.Burningpea
coal,cherrypitsoranything
otherthanpremiumwoodpelletswillvoidyourwarranty.Pelletswithhighashcontentwillnot
burncleanandwillrequiretheunittobecleanedmoreoften.Thisunitisdesignedforusewith
6mm(1/4in)diameterpelletfuel.Usingpelletslongerthan
50mm(2in)canbindtheaugerand
requirefrequentmanualremoval.
• Besureyourpelletsarenotdamporwet.Keepsawdustoutoftheunit.
• Use76mm(3in)ULapprovedPelletVentTwist‐LockPipewheninstallingthisstoveandfollowthe
manufacturer’sspecificationsfor
installationandclearances.Eventhoughthispipeinterlocks,itis
recommendedtosealallconnectionswithhightemperaturesilicone.Useatleastthreescrewsto
securethepipetothisunit’sexhaustblower.IfyoudonotuseULapprovedtwist‐lockpelletpipe,
besuretouseULapproved
pelletventpipeandfasteneachjointwithatleastthreescrews.
• Outsidecombustionairis mandatoryforthisunittoworkproperly.Makethisconnectionusing
48mm(1‐7/8in)IDmetalpipeandcoupler.Besuretosecurethepipetotheunitwithaclamp.The
outside
endshouldbecovered(screened)topreventanyforeignmatter fromenteringthesystem.
Trytokeepthenumberofbendsinthispipetoaminimum.
• Regularlyinspecttheburnpotareaandifanycrustforms,removeitwithapoker.
• Theashintheburn
potshouldberemovedregularlydependingontheburnrate.Keeptheairholes
oftheburnpotcleanforamoreefficientburning.Checkyourexhaustsystemfrequently.
• Keeppelletsandallothercombustiblematerialsatasafedistancefromtheunit.
• Thisunitrequiresfloorprotectionif
installedonacombustiblesurface.Theminimumfloor
protectionshouldgiveatleast152mm(6in)ofprotectionattherear,and101mm(4in)oneach
sideand152mm(6in)minimumatthefrontoftheunit.
• Horizontalrunsshouldnotexceed1.2m(4ft)
withamaximumverticalfluehe ightof10.6m(35ft).
• Thisunitshouldbeturnedoffandallowedtocoolpriortocleaning.Anyashesshouldbekeptinan
airtightmetalcontainerandnotdisposedofuntiltheyarecompletelycooled.
• Readtheinstructionsthoroughlyandsave
themforfutureuse.
• Donotallowpaint,chemicalsorconstructiondustonorneartheunit.Donotallow liquidorany
foreignmaterialsonorinsideyourunit.Shutyourunitdown,letcoolandthencoveritwhen
painting,duringconstructionorsimilaractivity.Wipeand
cleanyourunitifanyforeignmaterial
getsonorinsideyourunit.Unplugunitfirst,andthenvacuumandcleanthemotorandinsideof
theunit.
• Impropergasketmaintena nce,includingfailuretoreplacegaskets,cancauseairleaksresultingin
smoke‐backproblems.