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American Energy Systems MagnuM Winchester User Manual

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PROBLEM

CAUSES

SOLUTIONS


?
Fire goes out or stove shuts down
automatically.

♦ Hopper is empty.

♦ Fuel is not feeding.

♦ High limit temperature switch has

tripped.


♦ Vacuum pressure switch has

tripped.


♦ Poor quality or wet fuel.



♦ Combustion air too high.

♦ Fuel feed rate is too low.

9

Refill hopper.

9

See “Fuel will not feed” below.

9

Allow stove to cool for 1 hour and

relight after re-setting the high
temperature thermodisk. If this
problem persists, particularly at
lower burn rates, then the high limit
snap switch may need to be
replaced contact your authorized
MagnuM reseller.

9

Correct cause of vacuum pressure

switch tripping. Have an
authorized tech service unit. Install
outside air.

9

Replace fuel with proper fuel.

9

Adjust the damper to reduce

combustion airflow.

9

Have your MagnuM reseller adjust

the fuel control.


? Fuel
will not feed.

♦ Hopper is empty.

♦ Auger, circuit board, high limit

switch tripped.

♦ Foreign object caught in auger.

♦ Fuel is dirty or wet.

♦ Auger, circuit board, pressure

switch or relay.

9

Check contents of the hopper. Add

fuel if necessary.

9

Check all operations, fuses, re-set

manual high limit thermodisk.

9

Clean out auger system.

9

Have your MagnuM reseller

diagnose the problem and replace
parts if needed.


?
Stove runs for 10 minutes and then
shuts down.


♦ Exhaust gas is not up to

temperature. Started on too low of
heat level setting. Must be on # 3
heat level setting.

♦ Low limit snap switch not operating

correctly; may be defective.

♦ Wires to either the low limit snap

switch (mounted on the side of the
firebox) are loose or disconnected.

9

Relight the stove. Start on # 3 heat

level setting.

9

Have your MagnuM reseller replace

the low limit switch.

9

Contact your MagnuM reseller for

service.

? Blower will not shut off after the fuel
has been switched off and the stove has
cooled down.

♦ Low limit snap switch has failed in

the closed position.

♦ Unit has not cooled down yet.

9

Have your MagnuM reseller replace

the low limit snap switch.

9

It can take up to 1 hour for the unit

to cool down enough for the blower

to shut off. If it takes longer than 2
hours for the blower to shut off or if
it fails to shut off contact your local
MagnuM service technician.