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October 10, 2001 17 250-5583
Contour Pellet Stove
COMPONENT INFORMATION (CONT'D.)
igniter, remove the ash drawer from the pedestal.
With this drawer removed, remove the repot heat
shield. This is a at plate mounted with two Phillips
head screws. You can now inspect both the igniter
and repot, and have gained access for removal or
replacement of either part.
b. Check the wire leads to the igniter for loose or bad
connections (ceramic wire nuts).
NOTE: Unplug stove before checking wire nuts.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHANGING THE IGNITER
1. UNPLUG THE STOVE.
2. Remove the bottom ash drawer. Use a Phillips
head screwdriver and remove the two screws that
secure the repot guard. The guard is located just
beneath the ash catcher in front of the repot.
With the guard removed, the ignition chamber
on the repot and the wiring is now exposed.
The wires are connected together with two
ceramic wire nuts. These wires will pull forward
approximately four to ve inches.
3. Holding the wires, turn the wire nut counter-
clockwise to remove the wire nuts.
4. With nuts removed and wires separated, remove
the igniter from the chamber: use a Phillips
screwdriver to remove the single screw and slide
the igniter out.
5. Install new igniter into the chamber.
auger spring to pull pellets up the feed tube from
the hopper area and drop them down the feed
chute into the firepot. If you are having fuel
problems, check the following:
1. Check the ramp in the rebox to see that it is
free of fuel or other materials.
2. Check the set screw on the end of the motor
shaft to see that it is tight and not slipping.
3. Check the electrical power to motor.
4. Check the vacuum switch hose connections.
16. IGNITER
NOTE: For your convenience, a spare ignitor has
been provided in the component package. It
is suggested that you keep a spare on hand.
Reorder from your dealer.
a. The igniter is mounted on the repot. To inspect the
6. Reconnect the wire to the two leads in any order.
7. Reinstall the ceramic wire nuts by turning
clockwise.
8. Open right side panel and pull the wire leads back
toward the rear of the stove to take-up the four to
ve inches pulled out previously. This will keep
the wires out of the way of the ash drawer.
9. Reinstall repot guard and ash drawer and
reconnect the power.
17. FIREPOT
a. Clean the repot (see section on Cleaning and
Maintenance on page 13).
b. When inspecting the repot, make sure that the
repot oor is closing completely. Then see that
the bottom oor is closing with no visible gaps, and
is free of any ash or debris.
18. DOOR GASKET
a. To inspect the door gasket, open the door and see
that the door rope extends approximately 1/8" to
3/16" from the door rope channel. It should show
signs of compaction all the way around the door
where the rope contacts the face of the stove.
19. HEAT EXCHANGERS
a. The heat exchangers (one on each side) can be
accessed by removing the top stainless steel bafe.
Each heat exchanger has a cleanout rod located
in the center of the heat exchanger. To clean
heat exchanger see page 13, Heat Exchanger
Maintenance and Cleaning.