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P61A!Pellet!Stove
Starting!First!Fire
Ignitor!Switch!to"AUTO"(up!position)
Make!sure!the!unit!is!plugged!into!a!120
VAC,!60!HZ!electrical!source.!The!power!light
should!be!the!only!light!lit.
1.!Turn!Mode! Selector!to!"OFF".
2.!Fill!hopper!with!pellets.
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3.!Clean!burn!pot!with!scraper,!if!necessary.
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4.! If! starting! after! an! empty! hopper,! turn
Feed!Adjuster!to!"TEST"!(for!one!60!second
cycle).
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This!will!purge!pellets!into!the!auger
tube!and!also! allow!you!to! check!the!motors
for!operation.!NOTE:!The!auger!motor!will
not!operate!with!the!view!door!or!ash!pan
door! open.
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5.!Turn!Feed!Adjuster!to!#4.
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6.!Flip!the!Ignitor!Switch!up !into!the!"AUTO"
position.
7.!Turn!the!Temperature!Dial!to!desired!room
temperature.
8.!Turn!Mode!Selector!to!Room!Temperature
or!Stove!Temperature.
9.!Fill!hopper!with!pellets!and!remove!ashes
as!required.
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P61A-2!!AUTOMATIC!!START!!UP
1.!Fines!are!small!pieces!of!broken!pellets!(sawdust).!Fines!do!not
flow!easily!and!often!build!up!on!the!hopper!funnel!bottom!angles.
These!fines!can!be!pushed!into!the!feeder!opening!and!then!fill!the
hopper!with!pellets.!As!the!system!works,!they!will!be!burned.
2.!The!"TEST"!cycle!will!operate!the!feeder!motor!for!exactly!one
minute.!Turning!to!"TEST"!again!and!again!may!purge!too!much
fuel!into!the!burn!pot!causing!excessive!smoke!on!start-up.
3.!The!firebox!low!pressure!switch!will!not!allow!the!auger!motor
or!the!igniter!element!to!operate!if!the!view!door!or!the!ash!pan
door!are!open.
4.!Adjust !Feed!Rate.!If!this!is!your!first!fire!or!you!are!trying !different
pellets,!set!the!feed!adjuster!to!#4,!Fig.!17.!This!is!a!conservative
number!and!will!probably!need!to!be!increased.!After!you!know!a
feed!rate!setting!that!works!well,!use!that!setting.!Remember,!if
your!feed!rate!is! too!high!you!may!waste!fuel.
5.!This!is!usually!a!weekly!maintence!procedure.!Cleaning!the
burn!pot!with!the!scraper!with!a!small!amount!of!new!fuel!in!the
bottom!is!not!a!problem.!First,!scrape!the!ashes!on!the!front!of!the
burn!pot!into!the!ash!pan.!Then!scrape!the!holed!surface!downward
into!the!burn!pot.!When!the!stove!is!ignited!these!scrapings!will!be
pushed!out!by!the!feeder.
6.!The!ash!pan!can!hold!the!ashes!from!approximately!1!ton!of
premium!fuel.!This!means!the!ashes!will!only!need!to!be!emptied!a
few!times!a!year.
7.!Setting!the!feed!adjuster!#!for!maximum!burn:!With!the!unit
burning!in!"AUTO",!turn!to!"Stove!Mode"!and!put!the!fan!on!"H".
Set!the!Temperature!Dial!to!#7.!Allow!the!unit!to!burn!for!about
30!minutes!and!check!ash!on!front! of!burn!pot.!Fig.!18.!If!the!ash
line!is!larger!than!1",!turn!the!feed!adjuster!from!#3!to!#4.!Allow
another!30!minutes!of!burn!time!and!check!again.!If!,!at!#6!setting,
a!1"!or!less!ash!bed!is!not! obtainable,!it!is!not!a!problem.!The!1"
ash!bed!is!only!a!maximum!burn!rate!and!at!most!normal!settings
the!ash!bed!will!be!larger.
"NEVER!USE!GASOLINE,!GASOLINE-TYPE!LANTERN
FUEL,!KEROSENE,!CHARCOAL!LIGHTER!FLUID,!OR
SIMILAR!LIQUIDS!TO!ST ART !OR!"FRESHEN!UP!"!A!FIRE
IN!THIS!HEATER.!KEEP!ALL !SUCH!LIQUIDS!WELL!AWAY
FROM!THE!HEATER!WHILE!IN!USE".
Warning
See!Note!7.
Fig.!17
Fig.!18
1"
NOTICE:
When!power!is!given!to!the!stove,!the !control!board
will!blink!a!few!times!to!indicate!current!version!of
control!board.