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OPTIMA PS1 PELLET STOVE 26

FINE TUNING THE BURNING OF PELLET FUEL (Cont…)

Fuel Quality:

Although there are standards for pellet fuel, fuel quality still varies greatly and will cause

significant changes in burn rate and flame characteristics.

Smaller, shorter pellets will feed a lot quicker than larger, longer pellets. The burning of small

short pellets may cause the stove to overfire. The stove may not be able to burn fast feeding

small short pellets efficiently at the maximum heat setting, causing tall smoky flames and the

glass to soot up very quickly. The operator will have to turn the heat level down to a burn this

kind of pellet. On the other hand, large long pellets may feed too slow so as to cause the flame

to go out on the minimum heat setting. In this case, the operator can use the LOW ADJUST

button to increase the feed rate on minimum.

Various brands and types of pellets will burn differently. It is best to use high quality premium

pellets for ease of use and less maintenance. If only low grade pellets are available,

understand their limitations and familiarize yourself with the stove settings that will burn these

pellets most effectively.

WARNING: Do not overfire the stove. Use the heat settings controls to keep flame height

just below the top of the firebox interior. The flames should be bright and clean.

Do not operate the stove if the flames are dark and sooty, or if the burn pot overfills with

pellets. Turn the stove off and troubleshoot and problems.

Note: Alternating the burning of the stove on high and low will slow down the

accumulation of flyash in the burn pot; therefore reducing the frequency of pot cleaning.

THERMOSTAT

Use contact thermostats, remote control or remote switch only. The pellet stove generates a

low voltage (5VDC) to use on the thermostat circuit. Do not use any thermostat that supply

power to the circuit.

CAUTION: DISCONNECT POWER TO THE PELLET STOVE BEFORE MAKING ANY

THERMOSTAT CONNECTIONS. CONTROL BOARD MAYBE DAMAGED BY SHORTING

OF THE THERMOSTAT WIRES TO THE STOVE CHASSIS.

The connectors for the thermostat wire is located at the back of the stove on the right hand

side. Use a Philips screw driver to remove the two screws holding the cover plate. Run the

thermostat wires through the grommet on the cover plate. Loosen the screws to the terminal

block and connect the stripped ends of the thermostat wires to the terminals. Replace the cover

plate.

MANUAL START-UP

In case of igniter failure, the pellet stove can be started manually. Use a suitable pellet stove

starter. The dry wax impregnated wood shavings type starters work the best and safer for

storage. Clean the burn pot. Fill it half full with equal parts of fire starter with pellets. Mix well

the starter with the pellets. Close the door and press the ON/OFF button on the control panel.

Wait 20 seconds for the controller to initiate and check all sensors. Open the door and light the

mixture in the burn pot with a match or lighter. Wait about 10 to 20 seconds for the flames to

establish a bit. Close and securely latch the door. The flames in the burn pot should grow and

establish. The stove should operate as normal. However, only operate the stove in the manual

or thermostat HIGH/LOW modes; the stove is not capable of restarting in the thermostat ON/

OFF mode due to the failed igniter.

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