American Energy Systems MagnuM T40 - Manual (Page 20)

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NOTE: This appliance is designed to burn premium wood pellets, olive pits or cherry pits. Do not burn corn
or any other fuel. Do not overfire this appliance. Do not bypass any safety or operational switches. Over
firing this appliance will cause damage to the heat exchangers, and cause the safety switches to shut the
appliance down. Over firing can be caused by excessive positive pressure in the home. This must be
corrected.
Priming the Auger System: Never leave the appliance unattended while priming the auger system
or during startup of the unit. Priming the auger will be necessary if the hopper has run out of fuel
or you are starting the unit for the first time.
Procedure: Load the hopper with wood pellets, Set the power switch to the “on” position. Note: This is
the low fan/burn speed when the appliance is operating.
Press the “start/manual feed” button and hold the button down for approximately 2-3 minutes or until
pellets begin to feed. The auger light will come on, indicating that the auger motor is running. Note:
When the pellets begin to drop regularly, the auger is primed. Allow the pellets to accumulate in
the firepot until one even layer of fuel is in the firepot. The start button may now be released.
Set the power switch to the “off” position.
Starting the Avent Pellet Stove: Note: Each time the appliance is started, the firepot should be
checked for debris and clear the air holes. Do not allow ash to build up underneath the firepot.
If there are not any pellets in the firepot from priming, add app. ½” of fuel to the firepot.
Open the door and add a small amount of fire starter gel (Evenly across the wood pellets)on top of the wood
pellets. (app. ½” of fuel) Light the fire starter and wait app. 1-minute for it to start burning. Close the door.
9 Pull out the manual draft knob approximately ¼ inch. (more or less if necessary)
9 Once the wood pellets are burning good set the power switch to the “on” position and adjust the manual draft
knob (located on the right side of the unit so that there is approximately ½ inch of fuel in the bottom of the
firepot. This level cannot be determined quickly. Minor adjustments will have to be made until the main fuel
starts coming in and the unit is up to temperature. The heat selector switch should be on the med. Setting.
9 Let the fire continue to build for approximately 1-2 minutes, then press the “start/manual feed button
momentarily and release. Note: The green power light will come on, indicating that the auger timer is
energized. If the firepot begins to fill up with unburned fuel, open the manual draft knob a little to burn up the
excess fuel. If the fire is going out because there is too much fuel coming in, adjust the manual air damper in a
little until the fire load is balanced. Small adjustments to the air setting will give the best results.
9 Once the fire has established itself (usually 10 to 15 minutes) select the low, med or high setting and adjust the
manual draft knob so that there is approximately ½ inch of fuel in the bottom of the firepot. Do not let the fuel
build up any higher than that or it will cause the fire to burn dirty and you will get excessive ash. If the
fuel level is too low (below ¼”) the fire may go out.
9 The air damper setting will vary with fuel, venting and weather conditions. Adjustments will need to be
made periodically to maintain a balanced fire.
PRIMING / LIGHTING / OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Before lighting your Avent Wood Pellet Stove for the first time make sure that all items are out of the hopper
and firebox area. Turn the heat setting to the off position and push the manual draft in as far as it will go.
Note: If using a wall thermostat option make sure that the thermostat is turned up above room temperature.
The unit will operate on low fire if the thermostat is turned down.