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.
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Refill hopper.
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See “Fuel will not feed” below.
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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.