American Energy Systems MagnuM Winchester - Manual (Page 46)

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PROBLEM CAUSES SOLUTIONS
? Fire burns with a lazy, orange flame
and/or fuel builds up in the firepot and
the glass will soot up quickly.
♦ Insufficient combustion air.
♦ Feed rate too high for manual draft
setting.
♦ Fuel has too much moisture, has too
many fines, too high of ash content
or is old.
♦ Combustion/Exhaust blower
plugged or going out.
♦ Venting plugged with fly ash or ice.
♦ Home does not have adequate make
up air (negative pressure).
♦ Ash slides are pulled out.
9 Remove any clinkers or ash from
the firepot by using scraping tool.
Clean entire system.
9 Clean out primary air in firepot
holes if plugged.
9 Empty ash drawer. Clean out heat
exchangers by removing the access
plates.
9 Change to a better grade of fuel if
necessary.
9
Check that damper control knob is
adjusted properly. Pull out to
increase fire burn.
9
Push ash cleanout slides in.
9
Check gasket seal around the door.
If the door is loose, adjust the
handle latch. A small adjustment
can be made to the door seal by
adjusting the door latch rod and/or
the door hinges. Replace the door
gasket if necessary.
9 Check for blockage in the air inlet
tube or exhaust pipe. Clean out as
needed.
9 Check combustion/exhaust blower
impeller. This can be done by
removing the exhaust pipe and
shining a light into the tube or using
the access plug on the exhaust
manifold side plate.
9 Replace combustion/exhaust blower
if needed.
NOTE: Negative pressure in a home is
a serious issue. All MagnuM appliances
should be installed with outside air
hookups.
Also, make sure that adequate
ventilation is supplied for the rest of the
home, or the unit will become the air
intake causing problems.
PROBLEM CAUSES SOLUTIONS
? Fire goes out or stove shuts down
♦ Hopper is empty. 9 Refill hopper.
9 See “Fuel will not feed” below.