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Corn / Pellet Stove Model: #OLV-PC OPERATING & MAINTENANCE MANUAL Contact local building or fire officials about restrictions and installation inspection requirements in your area. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Please read this entire manual before installation and use of the corn/pellet fuel burning room heater. Failure to follow these instructions could result in property damage, bodily injury or even death.
SAFETY INFORMATION INSTALLATION: This stove must be installed by a qualified installer in accordance with the installation manual provided. Improper installation and /or maintenance may create a fire hazard, resulting in an unsafe condition, poor performance, and may void your warranty. 1.
SAFETY DEVICES High Limit Switch - The high limit switch is an ‘overheat’ safety switch which shuts off fuel feed if the stove exceeds tempera- tures above the normal operating temperature. This switch is a manual reset type. Proof of Fire Switch - (P.O.F). Responds to temperature rise in the exhaust system. The stove will stop operating if tempera- tures above 110°F are not met during startup or drops below 90°...
CIRCUIT CONTROL BOARD FUNCTIONS C. FAN: A. ON/OFF: Adjusts the room fan on heat setting levels 1& 2 only. The fan Turns the circuit control board ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’. It is also used initially starts on HIGH. Press the fan button once to set to to ‘reset’...
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS & MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES FOR USE WITH CORN OR WOOD PELLETS ONLY - OR AND UNLIMITED MIX OF BOTH Contact your dealer for information on where to purchase high quality fuel products. SHELLED CORN Corn must be 15% or less moisture content. Corn must be dry, clean, and of good quality. Wet and /or poor quality corn will result in poor burn performance.
LIGHTING YOUR STOVE SHELLED CORN 1. Set control switch, located on top of circuit board, to ‘CORN’ setting. 2. Place 1 cup or approx. 8 oz. of wood pellets in burn pot. (Always use wood pellets to light stove.) 3. Close and latch door. 4.
50/50 OR UNLIMITED MIXTURE OF CORN / PELLETS 1. Set control switch, located on top of circuit board to one of the following: ‘CORN’ When mixture is more than 50% corn. NOTE: At start-up, ‘PELLET’ setting may be used for a brief period of time. Extended use on ‘PELLET’ setting will cause the burn pot to ‘flood’.
PRIOR TO EACH BURN 1. Check ash drawer capacity. (Located under the hearth extension). Turn handle counter-clockwise to unlatch ash door. Ash drawer is located directly behind ash door. Slide drawer out, check capacity, empty if necessary. DISPOSAL OF ASHES: Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight fitting lid. The closed container of ashes should be placed on a noncombustible floor or on the ground, well away from all combustible materials, pending final disposal.
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS Specific features have been designed into this stove which will simplify required daily, weekly, monthly and annual maintenance procedures. The frequency at which these must be performed depend upon quality of fuel burned and fuel rate. DAILY MAINTENANCE 1.
1. Vacuum inner door ledge. 2. Check burn pot for blocked / plugged holes. Clean as necessary. 3. Open secondary floor panels, brush debris through openings into ash drawer. Close panels. Figure 1. 4. Vacuum any remaining debris. Figure 1 5.
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3. REMOVE & CLEAN THE COMBUSTION PASSAGE PANELS & AU- GER CHUTE PANEL: Remove wing nuts securing left & right combustion passageway panels. Remove panels from firebox. Figure 3. B. Remove center auger chute panel. C. Clean fly ash & debris from panels and firebox interior. Figure 3 CLEAN ASH DRAWER COMPARTMENT: A.
8. Center ash dump rod. Angle burn pot into firebox. Insert tabs on back side of burn pot into slots in center panel. Push burn pot down onto floor panel. Figure 8. 9. Slide ash dump rod through hole on right side of firebox until it extends 1"...
TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: The word “fuel” refers to corn, wood pellets, or a mixture of both. PROBLEM REASON SOLUTION Intake air damper open too far. Close intake air damper to correct setting. See chart Loss of fire. on page 7. Auger empty at start up. Press ‘Auger’...
CIRCUIT CONTROL BOARD DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM REASON SOLUTION Door (s) or clean out panel (s) open. Check that all doors and clean out panels are closed / #2 LED light blinking. secured. (Indicates lack of vacuum in stove). High wind directed toward termination Block wind from termination cap.
REPLACEMENT PARTS Replacement parts are available through your local dealer. Contact them for availability and pricing. PART NUMBER DECRIPTION OLV-BRD CONTROL BOARD OLV-POT BURN POT ASSEMBLY (5 PC.) OLV-BPH BURN POT HOUSING OLV-ADP ASH DUMP PANEL OLV-ADR 1/4” ASH DUMP ROD OLV-ADH ASH DUMP HANDLE 500114 HANDLE SPRING OLV-SFP SECONDARY FLOOR PANEL...
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