USSC 17
Trouble Shooting
PROBLEM CAUSE:Torichair/fuelmixture
Orange, lazy flame_excessive fuel
build-upintheburnpot
Cleanouttheburnpotandburnpothousing
Makesurethattheviewingdoorisclosedandsealedproperly.Ifnot,
adjustdoorcatchand/orreplacedoorgaskets.
Checkthatalloutsideconnectionsareclearofanyobstructions.
Checktheexhaustsystem;cleanasneeded.
Makesurethatbothashslidesarecompletelyclosed.
PROBLEM CAUSE:Burnpotburnsoutoffuel
Firegoesoutorstoveshutsdown. Hopperisempty,rellthehopper.
Lossofdraftpressure.Makesurethattheviewingdoorisclosedand
sealedproperly. Ifnot,adjust doorcatchand/or replacedoor gaskets.
Checkthatalloutsideconnectionsareclearofanyobstructions.Check
theexhaustsystem;cleanasneeded.
Checkthatthepressureswitchconnectiontothereboxisfreeofashor
clearofobstructions.
Augersystemisjammedorthereisa“bridging”ofthefuelinthehopper,
preventingfuelfromowingintotheaugerfeedsystem.
PROBLEM CAUSE:Auto-StartIgniterfailstoignitethefuelintheburnpot.
Stovedoesnotstart arewhen the
“ON”buttonispushed
Turnthestove“OFF”.Cleartheunburntfuelfromtheburnpotandtry
again.
Checkthepelletquality.Replaceifmoist,wet,ordirty.
Lossofdraftpressure.Makesurethattheviewingdoorisclosedand
sealedproperly. Ifnot,adjust doorcatchand/or replacedoor gaskets.
Checkthatalloutsideconnectionsareclearofanyobstructions.Check
theexhaustsystem;cleanasneeded.
Checkthattheauto-startigniterisnotblockedwithashorsoot.(The
igniterislocatedbehindtheburnpotonthebackwalloftherebox.)
Checkthatthepressureswitchconnectiontothereboxisfreeofashor
clearofobstructions.
Theauto-startignitergets“redhot”duringstart-up.Ifyoucannotvisibly
seetheigniterglowingduringstart-up,thentheignitermayneedtobe
replacedorthereisaproblemwiththeelectricalcontrolsystem.