Hastings 45 LBS HOPPER Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Operation & Maintenance

St. CROIX FEATURES.............................................................................. 2

INSTALLATION........................................................................................ 3

PREVENTING CHIMNEY FIRES.............................................................. 3

SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE ......................................................... 3

PELLETS.................................................................................................. 3

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS................................................................. 4

Damper adjustment....................................................................... 4

Pre-Lighting Instructions.............................................................. 5

Lighting Your Stove .................................................................... 6

Diagnostic Features ...................................................................... 6

Shutting the Stove Off .................................................................. 7

Safety Features ............................................................................ 7

MAINTAINING THE STOVE ..................................................................... 8

Daily Maintenance ....................................................................... 8

Periodic Maintenance ................................................................. 9

Yearly Maintenance ................................................................... 11

REMOVABLE HANDLE TOOL ............................................................... 11

SAFE OPERATION ................................................................................. 12

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................... 12

CAST IRON PANEL REMOVAL ............................................................. 13

ELECTRICAL LAYOUT .......................................................................... 14

MULTI FUEL USE - ADD CORN TO THE MIX....................................... 14

WARRANTY ............................................................................................ 15

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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Hastings Operation & Maintenance Manual Table of Contents St. CROIX FEATURES................2 INSTALLATION..................3 PREVENTING CHIMNEY FIRES.............. 3 SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE ............3 PELLETS....................3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS..............4 Damper adjustment............... 4 Pre-Lighting Instructions.............. 5 Lighting Your Stove ..............6 Diagnostic Features ..............6 Shutting the Stove Off ..............
Page 2 Dear St. Croix Wood Pellet Stove Owner: Congratulations! Your purchase of a St. Croix wood pellet stove places you among a select group of individuals who have demonstrated their concern about residential heating efficiency and our environment. This owner's manual is designed to help you obtain maximum benefit from your St. Croix wood pellet stove.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Hastings Traditional Cast Iron Wood Stove Look Features: 45 LBS HOPPER Digital Control Board With Diagnostic Features Tube Scraper Exclusive “SmartStat” Fully Automatic Auto Ignite System Large Hinged Front Viewing Panel Glass Easy Access To the Firepot Area Large Ash Pan with...
Page 4: Installation
Operation and Maintenance Of the Hastings Wood Pellet Stove SAVE THIS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL CAUTION: Operate this unit only with the fuel hopper lid closed. Failure to do so may result in emission of products of combustion from the hopper under certain conditions.
Page 5: Operating Instructions
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 9. An outside source of combustion air is strongly recommended and is required on all mobile home A different type of heater. The pellet stove is installations. If room air is used to supply neither a cord wood stove nor a furnace. Its combustion air, room air starvation, operation of operation and maintenance differ from the tra- exhaust fans and icing of air vents can adversely...
Page 6: Pre-Lighting Instructions
If you experience problems adjusting the damper after the break-in period contact your dealer. Pre-Lighting Instructions When lighting your stove for the first time or any time you have run out of pellets you will need to fill the hopper with pellets. Pellets are fed from the hopper to the burn pot by an auger.
Page 7: Lighting Your Stove
5. The auger trim button (5) will allow the feed e. The board will check for P.O.F. again. If the rate to be adjusted on level 1 only. There are 3 board still fails to sense the Proof of Fire levels for the # 1 setting, #1 Normal, #1 High switch the stove will go into “Safety and #1 Low.
Page 8: Shutting The Stove Off
2. The Vacuum switch. For the stove to is present during operation of the stove. If the operate correctly the firebox needs to be exhaust venting system becomes clogged or sealed. During the first 30 seconds after the obstructed, the firebox door or ash pan door are stove has been turned on the control board left open or the exhaust fan quits working the will check to see if the switch senses negative...
Page 9: Maintaining The Stove
MAINTAINING THE STOVE Daily Maintenance The stove requires a minimum amount of daily maintenance. Required maintenance depends largely upon the quality of pellet fuel burned and the rate of burn. The amount of daily maintenance will increase if fuel quality decreases and/or the burning rate of pellets increases.
Page 10: Periodic Maintenance
4. Check exhaust clean outs (Figure 5). Use scraper shown in (Figure 3) to scrape ash into ash pan. IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU 2. The Hastings has 2 exhaust cleanouts located below the rear brick panel. Remove KEEP ASH CLEAN OUT CLEAN FOR covers and clean regularly.
Page 11 Clean the baffle on a regular basis. Frequency of cleaning depends on amount of fuel being burnt and the quality of the pellets. Fuel with low ash content is recommended. Failure to clean the baffle can cause the stove to become plugged with fly ash and could result in a Safety Hazard.
Page 12: Yearly Maintenance
To gain access to the Versa Grate System in the safe operation, prolong the life of the stove Hastings The Cast Iron Panels must be removed. and help preserve its aesthetic appeal. The rear bushing is located by the Versa Grate motor and the front bushing is located below the 1.
Page 13: Safe Operation
SAFE OPERATION. combustion will contain small particles of Fly Ash. The fly ash will collect in the 1. Disposal of Ashes. Ashes should be venting system and restrict the flow of placed in a metal container with a flue gases. Incomplete combustion, such tight fitting lid.
Page 14: Cast Iron Panel Removal
Removal of Cast Iron Panels The removal of the cast iron panels is a three-step process (See figure 9). The top panel is not bolted to the stove and is removed by simply lifting it straight up. Each side panel is held in place with 2 sets of nuts and bolts.
Page 15: Electrical Layout
Figure 10 MULTI FUEL USE – ADD CORN TO THE MIX The Hastings is now approved to burn a mixture of pellets and corn (maximum 50% corn). Operation of the stove doesn’t change burning a mixture of pellets and corn. The burn pot will need to be cleaned on a daily basis, using the “Pot Scraper Tool”...
Page 16: Warranty
ST. CROIX HASTINGS WARRANTY The wood pellet stove and insert manufactured by Even Temp, Inc. is warranted for five (5) years, to the original owner, against defects and workmanship on all steel parts (excluding the burn grate) and two (2) year on electrical components from the date of sale to the original owner.
Page 17 Even Temp, Inc. P.O. Box 127 Waco, NE 68460 EMAIL: SUPPORT@EVENTEMPINC.COM WEB ADDRESS: www.eventempinc.com Page 16...