Country Hearth 24A Owner's Manual

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Wood & Coal Burning Furnace
Owners Manual
Models: 24A, 30A
TESTED TO UL 391
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Certified to comply with 2015 particulate emissions standards.
All installations must be made in accordance with local and state codes
which may differ from this manual.
UNITED STATES STOVE COMPANY
227 Industrial Park Road
PORTLAND,
LISTED BY
OREGON, USA
P.O. Box 151
South Pittsburg, TN 37380
Report #: 215-S-17-4
851731B-1908E
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  • Page 1 Wood & Coal Burning Furnace Owners Manual Models: 24A, 30A TESTED TO UL 391 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Certified to comply with 2015 particulate emissions standards. All installations must be made in accordance with local and state codes which may differ from this manual.
  • Page 2: Chimney Installation

    WELCOME ...to the world of solid fuel heating! Your new furnace has been designed and built with a high grade of materials and the strictest regard to quality. Before you start installing your new furnace, take the time to read these installation and operating instructions. We have prepared them for your benefi...
  • Page 3 if distribution fan isn’t functioning properly, and keep air otherwise they are useless. fi lter clean. Draft fan opening should be set at 1/2” open • Always store ashes in a metal container with a lid. as a point of start, depending on condition of fuel. •...
  • Page 4: General Rules

    GENERAL RULES Rules for the Safe Installation and Operation metal. You may smell an odor. This is normal during the of Your Furnace... fi rst operation. You should assemble the furnace out of doors and build a small fi re in it to “burn off” this dirt and Check local codes, the installation must comply with strict oil before installing the unit.
  • Page 5: Installation

    INSTALLATION Furnace Location the chimney connector (smoke pipe) to have a minimum of elbows, two (2) or less. Also, the chimney connec- Before you start! tor should not have to run more than six (6) feet to the It is very important you check with your dealer, local fi re chimney.
  • Page 6: Clearance To Combustibles

    INSTALLATION Your furnace is designed to be added on to existing duct work and operate either with or without another heat source such as a gas furnace. The following diagrams Clearance to illustrate acceptable ways of ducting your furnace. Combustibles Clearance To Combustible Materials Furnace to back wall 30”...
  • Page 7 FLUE RECOMMENDATIONS CAUTION! Only a “Class A”, all-fuel chimney intend- ed for use with solid fuel should be used. “Class A” chimneys are those made from tile-lined masonry (brick or block) or an independent laboratory approved all-fuel factory-built chimney. WHAT SIZE CHIMNEY SHOULD BE USED? The Chimney size to use is either six (6) or (8) inch round or an 8 x 8”...
  • Page 8: Masonry Chimneys

    FLUE RECOMMENDATIONS The top down method of fi re building is recommended for Importance Of Proper Draft this appliance. After making sure that the stove air intake ‘Draft is the force which moves air from the appliance up controls are fully open (completely pull-out towards you), through the chimney.
  • Page 9 FLUE RECOMMENDATIONS Connection Of Flue Pipe To A Masonry Connecting Stove Pipe To A Metal Chimney Chimney When using a metal chimney, part of the installation package should include a stove pipe connector. Follow the instructions When connecting fl ue pipe to a masonry chimney, there provided with the chimney and its parts.
  • Page 10: Assembly Illustrations

    ASSEMBLY ILLUSTRATIONS NOTE: Your furnace may come partially pre-assembled, but in the case that it is not, follow the instructions below. Also use these instructions for future maintenance and disassembly. Drawings and photos are for illustration purposes only. Actual parts may differ. Prior to assembling, place the unit in the general vicinity of the installation.
  • Page 11 ASSEMBLY ILLUSTRATIONS Attaching furnace control center box. To separate Wall thermostat should be mounted on an upstairs outer cover, remove two (2) side screws and pull off inside wall (no outside facing wall) preferably near black rheostat knob. Attach box to left side (facing your existing thermostat.
  • Page 12 ASSEMBLY ILLUSTRATIONS CAUTION: Any hot air plenum connection to a furnace must be constructed of metal. Installing Grates: Install grates together, slip shaker lug into hole and place grates into frame. Grate arch faces upward. Check out grate rotation by placing shaker handle on grate lug (3/4”).
  • Page 13 ASSEMBLY ILLUSTRATIONS 13. Installing front and rear cast baffl es, heat plates. 15. Installing smoke damper rod to sliding smoke damper. NOTE: Grate frames and brick will slide forward and First, insert rod through hole above feed door and backward to allow baffl e to fi t. Install front cast baffl e push forward.
  • Page 14 ASSEMBLY ILLUSTRATIONS 17. To install Feed Door handle, insert handle into the 19. To install the dampers on the doors, screw the damper door then attach with the 1/2-13 nut and washer up onto the 1/2-13 carriage bolt provided. Then provided.
  • Page 15 CONTROL BOX & ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 140 degree adjustable disc. (Left Dist. Blower) Wall Thermostat *(2) 140 degree Adjustable Thermo Disk 170 degree 140 degree limit disc *(1)170 degree Thermo Limit Disk adjustable disc. *(1)Relay Transformer (Right Dist. Blower) (2) Air Distribution Fan (1)Draft, Fan * Control Box Components...
  • Page 16 OPERATION OF YOUR NEW SOILD FUEL BURNING FURNACE experimenting with. Start with a 20% opening. CAUTION: 9. Set the furnace thermostat for comfort. Set the other Never use chemicals or fl uids such as gasoline, charcoal lighter thermostat 10 degrees lower. fl...
  • Page 17: Maintenance

    OPERATION Ash Removal This will help minimize creosote buildup. Also placing a surface magnetic thermometer on fl ue pipe is helpful to CAUTION: Never let ashes build up to grate level. This keep temperatures at 300 to 400 degrees. Duct tempera- will reduce the life span of your grate, and void grate warranty.
  • Page 18: Burning Coal

    OPERATION Burning Coal and can expose the grate(s) to very high temperatures which can cause warpage or burnout. Your furnace is capable of burning both Bituminous and For overnight operation (long duration burn time) shake Anthracite coal. Anthracite is perhaps the best coal fuel the fi...
  • Page 19 OPERATION to the front of the fi rebox. Try not to disturb the fi re too Ashes much. Next, add a fresh charge to the back being care- Ashes never should be allowed to accumulate in the ash ful not to seal off the top. Close the feed door but leave pit so that they in any way impede the fl...
  • Page 20: Safety - Operation

    SAFETY - OPERATION Whenever the loading door is opened, it should be cracked slightly (for about ten (10) seconds) to allow oxygen to enter and burn any combustible gases that are present before fully opening. Failure to do this could result in sud- den ignition of the unburned gases when the door is opened.
  • Page 21 TROUBLE-SHOOTING, PROBLEM SOLVING FOR YOUR FURNACE 1. Problem: Smoke puffs from furnace. D. Check chimney draft. Make sure chimney fl ue pipe Solution: is clean and chimney is of adequate height. A. Check chimney draft. Check for blocked chimney E. Make sure you are not suffocating the fi re with or fl...
  • Page 22 REPAIR PARTS DIAGRAM...
  • Page 23: Parts List

    PARTS LIST PART # DESCRIPTION QTY. 24490 LEFT CABINET SIDE 25613 LEFT CABINET SIDE (30A) 24489 RIGHT CABINET SIDE 25614 RIGHT CABINET SIDE (30A) 24488 CABINET TOP 25615 CABINET TOP (30A) 69656 ASSY., FEED DOOR 69559 ASSY., ASH DOOR 89636 DOOR HANDLE 83835 1/2”...
  • Page 24: Wiring Schematic

    WIRING SCHEMATIC...
  • Page 25 NOTES...
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  • Page 27 NOTES...
  • Page 28: How To Order Repair Parts

    WHEN ORDERING REPAIR PARTS, ALWAYS GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN- FORMATION AS SHOWN IN THIS LIST: 1. THE PART NUMBER 2. THE PART DESCRIPTION 3. THE MODEL NUMBER: 24A 4. THE SERIAL NUMBER: ____________________ UNITED STATES STOVE COMPANY 227 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD...

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