Troubleshooting Guide - Quadra-Fire EXPLRMED-PBK Owner's Manual

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Troubleshooting Guide

With proper installation, operation, and maintenance your wood stove will provide years of trouble-free service. If you do
experience a problem, this troubleshooting guide will assist you or a qualified service person in the diagnosis of a problem
and the corrective action to be taken.
Start Fire Problems
Can not get fire started
Excessive smoke or spillage
Burns too slowly
Not enough heat output
Fire burns too fast
Contact your dealer for additional information regarding operation and troubleshooting.
August 21, 2015
Possible Cause
Not enough kindling/paper or no
kindling/paper
Not enough air for fire to ignite
Wood condition is too wet, too
large
Bed of coals not established
before adding wood
Flue blockage such as birds'
nests or leaves in termination
cap
Down draft or negative pressure
Competition with exhaust
devices
Extremely dry or soft wood
Overdrafting
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7061-196F
Explorer II Medium Wood Stove
Solution
Use dry kindling, more paper. Arrange kindling &
wood for air movement.
Check for restricted termination cap
Check for blockage of outside air kit (if installed).
Check for flue blockage.
Pre-warm flue before starting fire (refer to Building
a Fire Section).
Check for adequate vent height (refer to Chimney
Height Section).
Refer to Negative Pressure section
Use dry, seasoned wood (refer to Seasoned Wood
Section).
Start with paper & kindling to establish bed of
coals (refer to Building a Fire Section).
Have chimney inspected for creosote and cleaned
by a certified chimney sweep.
Do not use exhaust fans during start-up (refer to
Negative Pressure Section).
Mix in hardwood.
Mix in larger pieces of wood after fire is
established.
Check for correct vent height; too much vertical
height creates overdrafting.
Check location of vent termination (refer to
Chimney Termination Requirement Section).
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