Avalon Firestyles 900 PI-1993 to 1996 - Manual (Page 40)

P AGE 40
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ROUBLESHOOTING
Problem: Possible Cause: Don't Call for Service
Until You:
Heater won't start
(Operating light won't
turn on)
Heater not plugged in
Power button not turned "ON or start button pressed
Power supply cut
Fuse blown Plug the heater in
See "Starting Your Heater"
Check household fuse/breaker
See "Fuse Blown" below
Firepot overfills on startup
Fire starter was lit with the BURN RATE on "HIGH"
Fire starter did not fully ignite
A
IR C ONTROL was not pulled out after the BURN RATE
was set to "HIGH"
See "Starting Your Heater"
See "Starting Your Heater"
See "Starting Your Heater"
Fire starter extinguishes
soon after lighting
Heater was not turned on and the start button pressed
A
IR C ONTROL was pulled all the way out while the fire
starter was just starting to burn
See "Starting Your Heater"
See "Starting Your Heater"
Lazy and dark orange
flame with black smoke
A IR C ONTROL is set too low
Firepot is plugged
Pellets are bad
Exhaust ducts are clogged
Air leak
Exhaust system is clogged
See "Operating Your Heater"
See "Check the Firepot"*
See "Poor Quality Pellets" below
See "Clean the Exhaust Ducts"*
See "Air Leaks" below
See "Exhaust Blower "*
Exhaust is smoky, but the
flame is okay
Heater was just started
Pellets are bad This may occur and is not unusual
See "Poor Quality Pellets" below
Firepot overfills with
pellets
A IR C ONTROL is too far in
Firepot is plugged
Air leak
Exhaust ducts are clogged
Exhaust system is clogged
See "Operating Your Heater"
See "Check the Firepot"*
See "Air Leaks" below
See "Clean the Exhaust Ducts"*
See "Exhaust Blower"*
Pellets not feeding
Auger not primed
Pellets have run out
Power button not turned "ON or start button pressed
Power supply cut
Fuse blown
Auger flight jammed
Power outage
Pellet Vent Blocked See "Starting Your Heater"
Refill hopper with pellets
See "Starting Your Heater
Check the household fuse/breaker
See "Blown Fuse" below
See "Jammed Auger" below
Wait until power is restored
See "Safety Features" below
Smoke smell in room
(Do not unplug, flip the
POWER switch to "OFF")
Momentary power outage
Flue not sealed
Automatic safety feature has shut off stove
Flue system on insert version not fully sealed This is normal - see "Safety Features"
See "Installation Instructions"
See "Safety Features" below
See "Installation Instructions"
Heater turned off when
hopper is full
Power outage
Automatic safety feature has shut stove off
Auger jammed See "Safety Features"
See "Safety Features"
See "Jammed Auger" below
Fire goes out on low burn.
A IR C ONTROL too far out
Air leak
See "Operating Instructions"
See "Air Leaks" below
Auto-Ignition System does
not start the heater.
Burn Rate set too low
A
IR C ONTROL in too far
See "Starting Your Heater"
See "Operating Your Heater"
* In the section "Maintenance Instructions" starting on page 33.