Owner`s manual

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4.
Problem: Excessive dirt accumulation surrounding air registers in the home.
Possible Causes:
Remedies:
• Furnace is not connected to
return air duct and is drawing
dirt from furnace room oor and
disbursing it throughout home.
• Connect to return air duct system.
• Install lter box on furnace. Install lter in lter box.
• Filter box not installed, or no lter
in lter box.
5.
Problem: Smoke from the re chamber is pufng back through the draft control.
• Furnace is not connected to
return air and is drawing smoke
fumes from the ue.
• Connect to return air duct system. Or room may be too airtight, refer
to “Location and Installation” section on page 3.
Possible Causes:
Remedies:
• Excessively long run of stove
pipe from furnace to ue.
• Relocate the furnace so the horizontal run does not exceed 5 feet
and has a 2 inch rise per foot.
• The run should not contain more than 2 elbows.
• Replace with a larger ue providing a minimum of 50 square
inches but not more than 100 square inches of draft area. If the
ue is within these specications, check the draft with a draft gage
(manometer). Your ue should provide a minimum of .04 water
column inches and a maximum of .08 water column inches.
• Too many elbows.
• Insufcient ue size.
6.
Problem: Flames discharging from fuel door during reloading.
• Opening the door has provided
additional oxygen which has
ignited the accumulated gases
from partially spent fuel.
• Always open the door cautiously and allow the safety latch system
to perform its designed function, containing gases within the re
chamber.
Possible Causes:
Remedies:
• Open damper.
• Cast iron damper in the
“CLOSED” position.
• Insufcient natural draft or an
obstruction in the ue system.
• See #6 and #9.
• Fire chamber lled to capacity
with unburned fuel.
• Do not attempt to overload the furnace.