Table Of Contents - Quadra-Fire MT VERNON Owner's Manual

• DANGER! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided will result in death or serious injury.
• WARNING! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided could result in death or serious injury.
• CAUTION! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
• NOTICE: Indicates practices which may cause damage to the appliance or to property.
A. Sample of Serial Number / Safety Label . . . . . . . . . 2
B. Warranty Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
C. Quick Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Listing and Code Approvals ..............9
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A. Appliance Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
B. BTU & Efficiency Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
C. Glass Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
D. Electrical Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
E. Mobile Home Approved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
F. Sleeping Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
G. California - Prop65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Operating Instructions ..................... 11
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A. Fire Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
B. Non-Combustible Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
C. Combustible Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
D. Fuel Material and Fuel Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
E. General Operating Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
F. Before Your First Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
G. Filling the Hopper with Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
H. Starting Your First Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
I. Fire Characteristics & Flame Height Adjustment . . 14
J. Clear Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
K. Optional Battery Back-up System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
L. Ignition Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
M. Insert Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
N. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wall Control Operating Instructions 18
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A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
B. Language Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
C. The Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
D. General Information About Using the Wall Control 19
E. The Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
F. Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
G. Error Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
H. Battery Back-up System (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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A 300 Watt Igniter comes installed in a brand new Mt. Vernon AE
and are for use with pellet fuel only. The 380 Watt Igniter is required
for burning multi-grain fuels and is included in the component pack.
Multi-fuels include, corn, sunflower seeds, and wheat.
Quadra-Fire is a registered trademark of Hearth & Home Technologies.
Safety Alert Key:
Maintenance and Service .................25
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A. Quick Reference Maintenance Chart . . . . . . . . . . 25
B. Proper Shutdown Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
C. General Maintenance and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 26
D. Soot or Creosote Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E. High Ash Fuel Content Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . 30
Troubleshooting Guide .....................31
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Service Parts Replacement ..............32
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A. Glass Replacement - Door Assembly . . . . . . . . . . 32
B. Baffle Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
C. Convection Blower Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
D. Combustion Blower Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Reference Materials ..........................35
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A. Component Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
B. Wiring Schematic for Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . 36
C. Wiring Schematic for Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . 36
D. Wiring Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
E. Component Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
F. Service and Maintenance Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
G. Exploded Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
H. Service Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
I. Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7036-187M
MT. VERNON AE INSERT
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