What Are Pellets - RIKA VISIO Manual

WHAT ARE PELLETS

The RIKA Visio is a pellet stove designed
to burn wood pellets. Pellets are made
of waste material from
woodworking operations, as well as dead
wood from forestry operations.
wood pellet industry is organized through
the association of
Institute, and it is recommended that only
wood pellets, manufactured
standard set by the P.F.I. be used with
this pellet stove. All pellets made to
these standards are labeled with an
official P.F.I. registration number on the
bag. This guarantees the consumer that
the fuel is certified as to moisture and
ash content.
The P.F.I. allows two grades: Standard
and Premium quality pellets.
important difference in these pellet
grades is their ash content.
Premium quality: 1% or less ash
content
Standard quality: Up to 3% ash content
A higher ash content in the fuel
means more combustion
which means shorter
intervals. (see
Maintenance & Cleaning section).
ASH
It is highly recommended that you use
the lowest ash-content fuel available.
Using fuel with 3% ash content may
require that the stove be cleaned as
often as every one to two days.
with 1% ash content may only require
cleaning once every one to two weeks.
The ash produced while your stove is
operating, since it is a completely natural
product, makes an excellent fertilizer for
all of your garden plants. However, it
should be aged and mixed with water
before use.
Revised 12/18/2007
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the Pellet Fuel
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Fuel
Please note that use of improper fuels
will void your warranty and may cause
damage
performance of your stove.
The current
residential pellet fuels are as follows:
Heating Value
Bulk Density
Moisture
Content
Ash Content
Size
Fines
Caution: Burning dirty or wet pellets, or
pellets containing salt, can contaminate
the environment, adversely affect the
function of your pellet stove, and will void
your warranty.
Caution: Embers may be embedded
and hidden in the ash. Store in
metal containers only!
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or seriously impact
P.F.I. standards
Standard Premium
Quality Quality
8,200 BTU/lb. 8,200 BTU/lb.
(minimum) (minimum)
40lb/ft 40lb/ft
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(minimum) (minimum)
8% 8%
(maximum) (maximum)
3% 1%
(maximum) (maximum)
¼" to 5/16" ¼" to 5/16"
diameter diameter
1-1/2" long 1-1/2" long
(maximum) (maximum)
0.5% 0.5%
maximum maximum
through a through a
1/8" screen 1/8" screen
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