22PC 45 Corn/Pellet Stove
3-90-02686R29_05/14
Burn Pot Maintenance
Corn or Pellet Burnpot Setup
Pellet "only" Burnpot Setup)
Burn Pot Cleaning and Maintenance
1. Besurethestovepoweristurnedoff.
2. Liftupandremovethefrontplatelockandfrontplate.Set
asidethefrontplate.
3. Removetheaugerextensionbypullingtowardyou,then
setaside(cornburnpotonly)
4. Removeburnpotgrateandsetaside.
5. Cleanallnesanddebristhathasaccumulated.
6. Installthe"cleaned"burnpotgratemakingsurethe2holes
lineupwiththe2tabsintheburnpothousing.
7. Now install the spare "clean" auger extension into the
augershaft.Makesurethereisn'tanycornordebrisin
theshaftopening.Thiswillpreventtheaugerextension
frombeingfullyinsertedintotheshaft.
8. Aligntheaugerextensionthroughtheholeinthe"clean"
frontplateandplacefrontplateagainsttheburnpotgrate
andhousing.
9. Installthefrontplatelock.
NOTE:Aftercleaningoftheseparts,inspectforexcessive
wearandreplaceasneeded.
Cleaning of Burnpot Parts
Cleaningcanbeperformedin2basicways:
1.Becausethecornslagbuildupwillabsorbmoisturefromthe
airwhencool,thepartscanjustbeleftexposedforseveral
daysandtheslagbuildupwillcrumbleoffoftheparts.
2.To accelerate this process,theparts can be soaked in
water for approximately 30 minutes (depending on the
amountofbuildup,theycouldbecleanedinlesstime).
NOTE:Cleaningof thesepartsisnotnecessaryuntilyou
seethatthereisanoticeabledecreaseinthequalityofthe
ameintheburnpot.Example:Unburnedfuelbeingpushed
overtheburnpot.
Safety Features
Thelowdraftsensorwhichisavacuumdifferentialswitch,monitorsthenegativepressure(draft)inthereboxthrougha
portontherearofthefeeder.Poordraftcanbecausedbyblockageintheexhaust,excessivebuild-uponthecombustion
blowerfanblades,afailedcombustionblower,oradoororotheropeningtothereboxnotsealedproperly.
Thecircuitboard ismonitoringtheposition ofthisswitch. Ifthisswitchwere toopen,powerto theigniterandthe feed
motorareinterrupted.Theindicatorlightsforthesecomponentsmaybeilluminatedeventhoughpowerisnotowingtothe
components.Besurealldoors,includingthehopperlid,aresecurelyclosedwhenoperatingtheappliance.
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