C. Priming The Feed Tube 7; Firepot Burn Down; Shutdown; Starting Your First Fire - Pelpro PP60 Owner's Manual

C. Priming the Feed Tube (Cont'd)
A FIREPOT THAT IS MORE THAN HALF FULL IS OVER-
FILLED. DO NOT OVERFILL FIREPOT FOR IGNITION.
If there are excessive pellets in the firepot the starts will
be extremely smokey and cause an unstable ignition that
includes but not limited to rumbling and whistling.
MAXIMUM
PELLET LEVEL
D. Firepot Burn Down
A feature of these pellet stoves is the firepot burn down
cycle. The frequency of the cycle is once every hour the
unit is burning. During this event, the feed is reduced to
the lowest setting and the exhaust blower ramps up to
the highest setting. The purpose of the burn down cycle
is to help remove debris from the firepot and help the unit
burn as efficient as possible. The cycle lasts 99 seconds.
Please be aware that the burn down does not replace daily
cleaning activities but makes them easier.
E. Shutdown
T
o shut the appliance down, turn the dial control counter
clockwise to the OFF position. During the shutdown pro-
cess, the LED will flash green rapidly just like the ignition
sequence. The firepot burn down cycle will begin but with-
out the feed motor running. The feed will be terminated
during this shutdown process. The exhaust and convection
blowers will remain on during the shutdown process until
the exhaust has cooled.
If maintenance or daily cleaning is going to be conducted
immediately following a shutdown, please use caution as
components especially those inside the firebox may still be
hot.
Please note that if the dial control is turned to the off
position and back on even if by mistake, the unit will
go through the shutdown sequence.
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F. Starting Your First Fire
1) Turn the dial control to "OFF".
2) Make sure the firepot is clean, inplace, and free of
debris.
3) Plug the unit into the wall and fill the hopper with
wood pellets. Shut the hopper lid.
4) Turn the dial control to the desired burn setting.
The unit will go into the ignition sequence followed by
start up (The green LED will flash rapidly). The igni-
tion sequence involves the exhaust blower turning on,
the igniter turning on, and the feed motor running in two
stages. The first stage involves the feed motor running
continuously for about a minute to preload pellets into the
firepot. Following the preload and a delay, the feed motor
will begin cycling on and off. When the pellets are warming
up and on the verge of igniting, it is not uncommon for the
firebox to fill with smoke. Once ignition actually happens,
the smoke should evacuate quickly. During this stage as
well as any part during the burn process, the front door
should not be opened. This cycle continues until the unit
senses ignition by a rise in the exhaust temperature or the
unit times out. Following the ignition cycle the unit begins
to feed additional pellets gradually for a few minutes to
build up the fire. This is important to have a controlled start
up to keep the unit in balance.
G. Fire Characteristics
The overall height of the flame will vary throughout the
burn for a couple of reasons. First is that the flame will
vary based on type of fuel or even batch of fuel. Secondly,
the unit adjusts the burn rate according to the how far
away the room temperature is from the set temperature.
This should not cause alarm. The third characteristic that
affects the fire relates to general maintenance and clean-
ing. Infrequent or poor general maintenance will result is
poorer performance. Indicators of the need for additional
maintenance activities include a lazy flame, black sooted
glass, pellets not igniting, or pellets falling to the side of the
firepot. See the maintenance section for additional infor-
mation.
Odors and vapors released during initial operation.
• Curing of high temperature paint.
• Open windows for air circulation.
Odors may be irritating to sensitive individuals.
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