Troubleshooting guide

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A Closer Look – Why and When does the ON/OFF Light blink?
It is important to understand how the LED lights function when the stove is in use. Let’s
take a look at the ON/OFF light. The ON/OFF light indicates more than the fact that the
stove is running. The light blinks when first turning the stove on until the room fan starts
blowing warm air into the room. This means the “PROOF OF FIRE” switch has sensed
a fire in the stove by monitoring the Exhaust temperatures. When running the stove on
a Thermostat the light remains ON when the thermostat is calling for heat and
starts blinking when the heat demand has been met. Once the heat demand has been
met the stove drops to the #1 setting and pilots for 1 hour (this is what we call the St.
Croix “SmartStat Feature”). During this 1 hour the light showing the Heat Level is on
the selected level, the Auger Light comes on and off when the auger is running and the
ON/OFF light is blinking. If the thermostat doesn’t call for heat during that hour the
stove will shut down and wait for the thermostat to call for heat again. While the stove is
shut down waiting for the thermostat to call for heat again all lights are off except the
ON/OFF light, which is blinking.
REMEMBER: A blinking ON/OFF light may mean one of 3 things:
a. The stove is in start-up mode. The light indicating which Heat level has
been selected will be on and 5 minutes after the stove has been started the
auger light will come on.
b. When running in Thermostat Mode with the Thermostat not calling for
Heat. Other lights that are on while the Thermostat is in this mode are the
Heat level light and the auger light will come on when the auger runs.
c. The stove is shut down waiting for the thermostat to call for heat. All other
lights will be off at this time
Fine Tune the level 1 Heat Setting if a little more heat or a little less heat is desired on
the lowest level. This may be needed depending on the type of pellets that are used. Short
pellets feed faster than long pellets. The same is true with hardwood pellets compared to
softwood pellets. (Refer to Figures 3 through 5 on Page 17 to see how the LED lights
function when adjusting the Level 1 Heat Setting.)
Fine Tuning the Combustion fan for level one is a little more complex. Usually when
venting the stove in a direct vent situation, this adjustment is not needed. When venting
into an existing chimney or running the pellet vent chimney all the way above the roof,
an adjustment may be needed to compensate for the additional Natural Draft in the
chimney. Use the damper on the back of the stove first try and adjust for too much air on
the low. As a final resort use the fan button to reduce the fan voltage. Press the Fan
Button and all the LED lights on the Heat Advance bar light up simultaneously. This
reduces the Combustion Fan voltage approximately 5 volts. Press the button again and
the all lights flash twice, reducing the voltage again. Press the button a third time and the
lights all flash once and the board reverts to the default Combustion Fan voltage. (Refer
to figure 5 0n Page 17 to see how the lights flash when adjusting the Combustion Fan
voltage.)