Troubleshooting Table - Heatilator C40 Owner's Manual

B. Troubleshooting Table
Fire is diffi cult to start
Smoke in the house at startup
Smoke in the house during opera on
Smoke in the house during refueling
Fuel burns too fast
Glass doesn't stay clean
Not enough or no heat
Fan doesn't come on
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• Refer to sec on 4.C. Ligh ng Instruc ons
• Open air controls
• Establish dra : Hold a lighted, rolled up newspaper
under the front of the baffl e
• Place DRY kindling over wadded up newspaper; leave air
spaces between pieces of wood
• Light the paper, allow kindling to ignite and progress to a
lively burn
• Slowly add progressively larger pieces of dry wood un l
the fi re is well established
• Check and clean chimney if needed (Sec on 5.A.1)
• Open air controls
• Establish dra
• Do not use exhaust fans during startup
• Do not close doors un l the fi re is well-established
• Check and clean chimney if needed (Sec on 5.A.1)
• Check door rope for seal (Sec on 5.A.6)
• Open air controls (ACC)
• Open air controls (ACC) to establish a lively coal bed
• Open doors SLOWLY
• Add progressively larger wood to establish a hot fi re
• ACC not working properly
• Wood too dry, mix in less seasoned wood a er the fi re is
established
• User larger diameter wood
• Check baffl e/ceramic blanket for propler placement
(Sec on 3.A.3)
• Close down ACC (refer to sec on 4.D. Heat
Management)
• Establish a good, hot fi re
• Use well-seasoned wood (Sec on 2.D.3)
• Move combus on air control to fully open posi on
• Fan is not on
• Insuffi cient fuel for fi re/heat required
• No power
• Fireplace is not hot enough to ac vate snap disc
• Snap disc may be faulty
Heatilator • Constitution Owner's Manual • 480-2330 • Rev B 1-29-13