Specifications

SCF-050 Manual

Terminology used when burning Grain (corn, wheat, rye & Distiller’s Grain)

1. Balanced burn pot. This means the rapidly turns into red-hot coals once it is in

the burn pot.

2. Lag time. This is the time it takes for the corn, wheat or rye to start burning and

the burn pot to become balanced. Corn, wheat or rye will tend to stick together in a

clump in the burn pot if the fuel feeds in faster than it’s burning.

3. Overloaded burn pot. Once the fuel has formed a clump in the burn pot the pot

will overload and slowly the fire will die out.

Procedure for adjusting the damper when burning Grain:

a. Once the Furnace is burning, leave the control board on the #1 setting for ½ an

hour. This will allow the Furnace to warm up before any adjustments to the

damper are made. After ½ an hour look in the burn pot to see if the burn pot is

balanced. Unless there weren’t enough coals in the pot when the corn, wheat or

rye started feeding into the pot during start up, the Furnace should be burning fine

and an adjustment is most likely not needed.

b. Advance the heat setting to #2 and let the Furnace burn at this setting for ½ an

hour. Check the burn pot to see if it is balanced. Most likely the Furnace will be

burning fine at this point, because the damper was preset at the factory.

c. Advance the heat setting to #3 and let the Furnace burn at this setting for ½ an

hour. Check the burn pot to see if it is balanced. Remember: Look at the coals in

the pot, not at what the flame looks like. Most likely the damper will not need to

be adjusted.

d. Advance the heat setting to #4 and let the Furnace burn at this setting for ½ an

hour. Check to see if the pot is balanced. This is where a damper adjustment

might need to be made. As the heat setting reaches the higher settings the “Lag

time” can become too long if the air isn’t adjusted correctly. If you notice that the

coals are being covered up with unburned fuel, adjust the damper to give it more

air. Remember: Only turn the setscrew one ½ turn clockwise to open the damper

(If the pot has started overloading, you may need to use a screwdriver to break up

the clump of corn, wheat or rye in the burn pot to allow for proper airflow). Wait

15 minutes to see if the burn pot becomes balanced. Repeat this step as many

times as needed until the burn pot becomes balanced.