American Energy Systems Country Flame Little Rascal - Manual (Page 11)

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IGNITION/START-UP PROCEDURE
Country Flame Technologies introduced its exclusive control board technology in 2001. This
control board technology was introduced across all lines of Country Flame’s pellet and corn stove
products. Country Flame continues to demonstrate leadership in bringing new products to market.
Country Flame developed its own control board technology in order to bring reliable, supportable,
and sustainable biomass-fueled products to market throughout the 21
st Century.
Country Flame’s control board design goal was simple:
PROVIDE THE LATEST CONTROL METHODOLOGY TO ENSURE MAXIMUM BURN
EFFICIENCY WHILE AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING AS MANY ENVIORNMENTAL AND
SYSTEM VARIALBLES IN ORDER TO ENSURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WITH THE
PRODUCT WHILE GAINING CONFIDENCE IN THE PRODUCTS ABILITY TO OPERATE
WITH LIMITED CONSUMER EFFORT.
Country Flame’s control board technology is defined as an “open system.” This means that
Country Flame will seek to provide the most advanced controls methodology in the coming years
while maintaining the look and feel that dealers and customers come to know and expect. This
means that a purchase of today’s Country Flame product allows a customer to upgrade to newer and
more advanced technology, as it becomes available while minimizing cost. Country Flame is
committed to ensuring its customer base will remain a life long family member once the initial
purchase of product is complete. Country Flame’s goal is to ensure a service technician can
diagnose and repair any product problem in less than 30 minutes from arrival to departure of a
customer’s home. The service technician will have to demonstrate an understanding of control
methodology, sensors, basic electric theory, and system operation in order to assist in achieving
these Country Flame goals.
The following block diagram demonstrates the basic theory behind today’s Country Flame control
board technology:
The basic block diagram shows the input and output components to the control board. The
failure of any of these items to work properly will cause a malfunction in the system.
Further information on each function is provided in the tables below.
STOVE
INPUT VOLTAGE
120 Volts AC 60 Hz
15-Ampere Circuit
Fuse
6 – 9
Amperes
CONTROL BOARD
ON/OFF SWITCH
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
POWER/FUEL/IGNITER/ INDICATORS
VACUUM
SENSOR
EXHAUST
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
ROOM AIR
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
OVERTEMP
SENSOR
FUEL
CONTROL
COMBUSTION
AIR CONTROL
ROOM AIR
CONTROL IGNITER
THERMOSTAT
(Optional) Hopper
Switch