Troubleshooting - England's Stove Works 50-SVL17 Installation & Operation Manual

Issue
Stove smokes into room
Fire is hard to start
Glass is dirty
Coals build up in firebox
Fire burns out of control
Excessive smoke from stack

TROUBLESHOOTING

Cause
1. Weak Draft
2. Negative Pressure in
the Home
3. Weak Draft
4. Cold Chimney
5. Downdraft in
Chimney
6. Wet or Green Wood
7. Operating Stove at
Low Burn Rate
8. Wood Loaded Too
Close to Glass
9. Operating Stove at
High Burn Rates
10. Excessive Draft
11. Air Leakage
12. Burning Excessively
Dry Wood
13. Operating Stove at
Low Burn Rate
14. Wet or Green
Wood
15. Not Charring Fresh
Wood Load
Solution(s)
1.1 Be certain chimney is sufficiently tall to
meet the 10‐3‐2 rule.
1.2 Add additional height to the chimney.
2.1 Add an outside combustion air hookup to
the unit.
3.1 Be certain chimney is sufficiently tall to
meet 10‐3‐2 rule.
3.2 Add additional height to the chimney
system.
4.1 Heat the flue first by burning crumbled
newspaper in the stove.
4.2 Install an insulated chase around external
chimneys.
5.1 Be certain chimney is sufficiently tall to
meet 10‐3‐2 rule.
5.2 Try heating the flue with a hair‐dryer to
correct the draft.
6.1 Only burn wood that is seasoned for at
least one year and that is dry and free of ice
and snow.
7.1 Operate the stove at higher burn rates to
allow the air‐wash system to keep the glass
clean.
8.1 Never load wood so that it is touching the
ceramic glass viewing window.
9.1 Reduce combustion air control and allow
coals to burn down before reloading.
10.1 Reduce chimney height.
11.1 Inspect window and door gaskets and
replace if necessary.
12.1 Only burn seasoned cord wood. Do not
burn kiln dried wood or pallet wood.
13.1 Operate the stove at a higher burn rate
which will create secondary combustion.
14.1 Only burn wood that is seasoned for at
least one year and that is dry and free of ice
and snow.
15.1 Char the fresh wood load until it is
completely ignited and active secondary
combustion is present in the firebox.
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