12 P61A!!Pellet!Stove
The!P61A!pellet!stove!is!more!than!just!automatic!ignition,!it!is!also!automatic!temperature!control.
The!automatic!system!will!allow!the!fire!size!to!be!adjusted!to!match!the!heating!needs!and!even!put
the!fire!out!if!necessary. !If!heat !is!needed!after!the!fire!is!out,!the!P61A!will!automatically!re-ignite
and!adjust!the!fire!size!to!match!the!heating!need.!The!totally!automatic!room!sensor!mode!is
recommended!because!of!its!efficiency.
The!unit!can!be!switched!between!"AUTO"!and!"MANUAL"!at!any !time!during!operation.
Ignitor!switch!to!"AUTO"
Room! Temperature! Mode
In!"Room!Temp!Mode" !heat!output!is!controlled!auto-
matically!by!the!Room!Sensing!Probe.!When!the!Room!Sens-
ing!Probe!calls!for!heat,!the!stove!will!increase!output.!When
the!Room!Sensing!Probe!is!getting !close!to!the!set !tempera-
ture,!the!stove!will!begin!to!level !off!output!and!keep!the!fire
burning!at!just!the!right!temperature!to!maintain!that!setting.
High!output!is!determined!by!the!feed!rate!setting.
This!setting,!generally!on!#4,!can!be!increased!if!higher!burn
rates!are!necessary.!The!unit's!maximum!burn!rate!should!not
create!less!then!1"!of!ash!on!the!burn!pot!front!edge.!See
Fig.2.!Overfeeding!is!not!a!safety!concern,!but!fuel!may!be
wasted!if!unburned!pellets!fall!into!the!ash!pan.
In!"Room!Temp !Mode"!a!constant!fuel!consumption!rate
is!sacrificed!for!exact!room!temperature.!Therefore,!as!it!gets
colder!!more!pellets!will!be!burned!automatically.
The!distribution!blower!speed!will!vary!according!to!the
position!of!the!mode!selector!pointer,!and !fire!size.
Ignitor!switch!to!"AUTO"
Stove!Temperature! Mode
This!allows!for!automatic!ignition!upon!start-up!only .!The
unit!can!then!be!set!at!any!desired!setting.!The!heat!output
and!fuel!consumption!will!remain!constant!regardless!of!room
temperature.!The!unit's!maximum!feed!rate!should!not!create
less!than!1"!of!ash!on!the!burn !pot!front!adge. !See!Fig!2.
The!unit's!low!burn!or!maintenance!setting!is!as!low!as!it
will!go.!It!will!not!go!out!unless!it!runs!out!of!fuel!or!is!turned
off.
Shut-Down! Procedure
To!kill!the!fire!or!stop!burning !the!stove,!turn!the!Mode
Selector!to!"OFF".!This!will !cause!the!fire!to!diminish!and
burn!out.!When !the!fire!burns!out!and!the!stove!cools!down
everything!will!stop.
If!you!pull!the!plug!to!shut!down!the!stove,!all!motors
will!stop.!This!may!cause!incomplete!combustion!and!smoke
in!the!firebox. !If!the!load!door!is!opened!the!smoke!may!es-
cape.
The!best!way!to!shut!down!the!stove!is!simply !let!it!run
out!of!pellets,!then!the!stove!will!shut!down!automatically.
P61A-2 AUTOMATIC IGNITION/OPERATION
Room!Temperature!Mode:!This!setting!will!produce!a!room
temperature!of!70!degrees! with!the!distribution!blower! at
medium!speed.
This!setting!will!produce!medium!heat!with!the
distribution!blower!on!"low".
This!setting!will!produce!continuous!maximum!heat!output
with!the!distribution!blower!at!full!speed.
Stove! Temperature! Mode
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