St. Croix Lancaster Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Operation & Maintenance
ST. CROIX FEATURES .......................................................................................3
INSTALLATION.................................................................................................. 4
PREVENTING CHIMNEY PROBLEMS.......................................................... 4
SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE................................................................. 4
SHELLED CORN..................................................................................................4
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS......................................................................... 5
Control Board Features.............................................................................6
Pre-Lighting Instructions..........................................................................7
Lighting Your Stove ................................................................................. 7
Shutting the Stove off ............................................................................... 8
Diagnostic Features....................................................................................8
Safety Features ...........................................................................................8
Combustion Air Damper .................................................................... 9-10
Thermostat Control ................................................................................ 11
MAINTAINING THE STOVE ..........................................................................11
Clinker Removal ......................................................................................11
Daily Maintenance ........................................................................... 12-15
Periodic Maintenance ...................................................................... 15-17
Yearly Maintenance ............................................................................... 18
SAFE OPERATION ........................................................................................... 19
PELLETS AS FUEL........................................................................................... 19
TROUBLESHOOTING AND FAQ ............................................................ 20-24
PARTS LAYOUT .......................................................................................... 25-26
WARRANTY....................................................................................................... 27
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    MAINTAINING THE STOVE ................11 Clinker Removal ..................11 Daily Maintenance ................12-15 Periodic Maintenance ..............15-17 Yearly Maintenance ................18 SAFE OPERATION ................... 19 PELLETS AS FUEL................... 19 TROUBLESHOOTING AND FAQ ............20-24 PARTS LAYOUT ..................25-26 WARRANTY....................... 27 Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 2 This owner's manual is designed to help you obtain maximum benefit from your St. Croix corn stove. Please read this manual in its entirety BEFORE operating your corn stove. During the manufacturing process every effort has been expended to ensure that each St.
  • Page 3: St. Croix Features

    35 Lbs. Hopper User Friendly Digital Control Board With Diagnostic Features Tube Slide Track Scraper To hide Controls Behind stove Thermostatic Control Option Available Coal Rake Patent Pending Burn System Slide-out Bottom Rod Ash Pan Figure 1 Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 4: Installation

    Fly ash. The stove is not warranted against damage caused by Clean the exhaust system if needed. Use of poor quality corn, incorrect operation, poor an appropriately sized chimney brush or the maintenance or incorrect installation. Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 5: Operating Instructions

    BEFORE lighting your stove for the first time. St. Croix Corn stoves come equipped with a corn pot installed and this pot is only approved with corn as a 2. Obtain final inspection and approval of fuel.
  • Page 6: Control Board Features

    Level one can be adjusted in the following ways:(see button and the all of the LED Lights in the light bar points 10 & 11 on pages 22 & 23). will flash once. This decreases the draft fan voltage Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 7: Pre-Lighting Instructions

    CAUTION: NEVER ADD FIRE STARTER TO Make sure there is corn in the hopper. A HOT STOVE. Add one cup of Pellets to the burn pot (not more and not less). Do not try to start your stove Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 8: Shutting The Stove Off

    Stove. If the exhaust venting system becomes clogged or obstructed, LED lights will flash simultaneously. (See the firebox door or ash pan door are left open or Figure 2 on Page 6 and point 6 on page 21) Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 9: Combustion Air Damper

    Stove shuts learn to recognize how corn burns in the St. Croix down. This is sufficient for the Daily Maintenance corn burning system. The burn pot should be “BALANCED”.
  • Page 10 This process will take about 3 hours, but it only burning fine at this point, because the needs to be done once at the initial burn. This will damper was preset at the factory. adjust the stove to the unique circumstances of your home. Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 11: Thermostat Control

    Once a clinker has formed in the burn pot, the increases in the feed rate. A stove that goes from problem is how to get rid of it. The St. Croix Burn a #1 setting to a #5 setting will almost always system is designed to be able to remove the clinker have problems making that transition.
  • Page 12: Daily Maintenance

    Exchange Tubes and cleaning the Glass. A break down of this process consists of these steps: Note the position of the Coal Rake Rod and the Slide-out Pot Bottom Rod during normal operation!! Normal Operation Figure 5 Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 13 Rod Handle tool shown in figure 8 on page 15. Figure 6 2. The ash pan. The Lancaster has a small ashpan. It is recommended to remove the clinker from the ashpan on a daily basis before dropping the next clinker.
  • Page 14 Use of a glass cleaner ONLY permitted when the Stove is cold. CAUTION: Do not slam the door. Do not operate the Stove with a broken or cracked glass. Replace only with heat resistant ceramic glass supplied by the manufacturer. Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 15: Periodic Maintenance

    Clean burn grate holes whenever needed. Remove the Burnpot and use a small metal object (Nail, Drill Bit, etc) to clean out plugged holes. ( See Figure 8 & 9) Figure 8 Burnpot & Slide-out Bottom Removal Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 16 Figure 10 shows how the baffle is removed from the Stove. Clean the baffle on a regular basis. Frequency of cleaning depends on amount of fuel being burnt and the quality of the corn. Failure to clean the Baffle can cause the stove to become plugged with Fly Ash. Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 17 Exhaust system and Ash Traps at least once every two months during the heating season. 4. Gaskets. Periodically inspect the condition of the rope gasket around the door, window and ash door. Replace as needed. Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 18: Yearly Maintenance

    Many dealers offer a Service Contract that will cover Yearly Maintenance. Contact your St. Croix Dealer for assistance in maintaining your stove in top condition. Yearly Maintenance Yearly maintenance is designed to assure safe operation, prolong the life of the stove and help preserve its aesthetic appeal.
  • Page 19: Safe Operation

    CAUTION: The Electrical Components of the stove are not Owner Serviceable. Call your dealer for proper diagnosis of electrical problems and service to those components. See Installations Manual for a copy of the Wiring Schematic. Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 20: Troubleshooting And Faq

    This will restart the stove in the start-up program. Occasionally use the auger button to manually feed fuel until the auto-feed takes over (Auto feed will start 5 minutes after the stove has been restarted). Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 21 (See Installations Manual. Minimum vertical height needed to establish some natural draft and prevent smoke spillage) Solution: Pull the Slide-Out Bottom out and drop the fuel into the ash pan. This will minimize the amount of smoke that can spill into the room. Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 22 Check the fuse on the back of the control board. Replace with a 250 Volt, 5 Amp fuse (part number 80P20057-R). Why is my glass dirty? Normal operation of your St. Croix corn stove will produce a white build-up on the glass that wipes off with a dry paper towel. However extended burning on the low setting only will produce a light tan color.
  • Page 23 LED lights will flash once. Remember: Any of the above mentioned adjustments to the #1 setting on the control board will be lost if the unit gets unplugged or if there is a Power Failure. Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 24 Operations Manual and perform all the maintenance issues covered in the Daily and Periodic Maintenance section of the Manual. If the stove still does not operate correctly call your Dealer for Assistance. Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 25: Parts Layout

    Lancaster Parts Lay out Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 26 80P52316-LWC BRICK SIDE PANEL – RIGHT HAND 80P52302-LWC BRICK - BACK PANEL 80P52317-LWC BRICK SIDE PANEL – LEFT HAND PARTS NOT SHOWN 80P20004-R POWER CORD 80P52693-R WIRING HARNESS 80P52956-R AUGERSHAFT WELDMENT 80P20057-R 5 AMP FUSE Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 27: Warranty

    This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights, which vary from state to state. Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 28 Draft Trim: Circle one (See point 4 on page 6) Default Draft Low Draft High Draft Feed Trim: Circle one (See point 5 on page 6) Default Pilot High Pilot Low Pilot Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Dealer Information: Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...
  • Page 29 Even Temp, Inc. P.O. Box 127 Waco, NE 68460 EMAIL: service@eventempinc.com WEB ADDRESS: www.stcroixheat.com Lancaster Operations & Maintenance Manual...

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