Firepot Purge; Shutdown; Starting Your First Fire; Fire Characteristics - Pelpro PP130 Owner's Manual

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 fi repot the starts will
be extremely smoky and cause an unstable ignition that
includes but not limited to rumbling and whistling.
MAXIMUM
PELLET LEVEL
D. Firepot Purge
A feature of these pellet stoves is the fi repot purge cycle.
The frequency of the cycle is once every half 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 purge cycle is to help
remove debris from the fi repot and help the unit burn as
effi cient as possible. The cycle lasts 99 seconds. Please
be aware that the purge 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 fl ash green rapidly just like the ignition
sequence. The fi repot 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 fi rebox 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 fi repot is clean, inplace, and free of
debris.
3) Plug the unit into the wall and fi ll 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 (The green LED
will fl ash rapidly). The ignition sequence involves the
exhaust blower turning on, the igniter turning on, and the
feed motor running in two stages. The fi rst stage involves
the feed motor running continuously for about a minute to
preload pellets into the fi repot. 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 fi rebox to fi ll 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 fi re.
G. Fire Characteristics
The overall height of the fl ame will vary throughout the
burn for a couple of reasons. First is that the fl ame 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 fi re 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 fl ame, black sooted
glass, pellets not igniting, or pellets falling to the side of the
fi repot. 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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