Before Your First Fire; Filling The Hopper With Fuel; Starting Your First Fire - Quadra-Fire SANTA FE Owner's Manual

Santa Fe NZ Pellet Stove
2. Heat Output Controls
This appliance is equipped with a heat output control
switch that has three settings or burn rates; low, medium
and high. "Figure 9.1"
The fire will start up and run on high for 15 minutes to
warm the flue and then run as the burn rate for which it is
set. If the appliance is set at one of the lower settings, it
will run quieter but take longer to heat up an area than if it
were set at a higher burn rate.
Heat Output Switch
High
Med
Low
Reset
Button
Reset Button
On/Off Switch
Figure 9.1
Fire Hazard.
Keep combustible materials, gasoline
and other flammable vapors and liquids
clear of appliance.
• Do NOT store flammable materials in the appliance's
vicinity.
• DO NOT USE GASOLINE, LANTERN FUEL,
KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID OR
SIMILAR LIQUIDS TO START OR "FRESHEN UP" A
FIRE IN THIS HEATER.
• DO NOT BURN GARBAGE OR FLAMMABLE FLUIDS
SUCH AS GASOLINE, NAPHTHA OR ENGINE OIL.
• DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OF FLUIDS TO START
THE FIRE.
• Keep all such liquids well away from the heater while it
is in use.
• Combustible materials may ignite.
E. Before Your First Fire
1. First, make sure your appliance has been properly
installed and that all safety requirements have been met.
Pay particular attention to the fire protection, venting
and thermostat installation instructions.
2. Double check that the ash drawer and firebox are empty!
3. Close the front door.
December 1, 2011
WARNING
NOTE: The tip of the thermocouple must be in contact
with the inside end of the thermocouple cover or missed
ignitions can occur.
F. Filling the Hopper with Fuel
1. Lift up the hopper lid and lock into open position. Now
you can fill the hopper with fuel.
2. Do not over fill the hopper. The lid must be completely
closed to maintain proper vacuum and for the feed motor
to operate.
3. The hopper switch is designed to shut down the feed
motor when the hopper lid is open.
4. Do not leave any part of the fuel bag on the appliance
after refilling hopper.
5. Store fuel away from the appliance to maintain proper
safe air clearance to combustibles.
G. Starting Your First Fire
1. Make sure the hopper is full of pellets and the ON/OFF
switch is in the OFF position. Plug the fire into a power
socket
2. When powered up the exhaust blower will stay on for
approximately 18 minutes even though there is no call
for heat. This is normal.
3. Locate the heat output control switch mounted on the back
of the appliance in the upper left corner (Figure 9.1).
4. Turn it to the "high" setting by pushing the top of the control
switch in.
5. Turn the fire on using the On/Off switch
6. Look through the rear panel and you will see the red call
light on the control box will be on. This indicates there is
a call for heat.
7. The fuel feed system and the igniter should now be on.
8. For your first fire it will be necessary to press the reset
button once approximately two minutes after start up and
again in five minutes. This will fill the feed system and
allow the appliance to begin dropping pellets. Or you
can put a handful of pellets in the firepot to speed up the
process. The appliance will continue to run as long as
there is a call for heat.
9. Once the appliance has ignited, let it burn for approximately
15 minutes. For commissioning the installer/technician
will then need to set the draft on the fire (see "Reference
Materials" on page 30) You can now adjust the heat output
control switch to the desired setting.
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