Hearth and Home Technologies 3500P - Manual (Page 25)

LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
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Before lighting your MagnuM CountrySide for the first time make sure
that all items are out of the hopper and firebox area. Turn the heat setting
and fuel stirrer knob 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. Always start the fire on the # 3
heat setting.
9 Place a small handful of wood pellets or fire starter in the firepot.
9 Squirt a small amount of fire starter gel on top of the wood pellets.
(Evenly across the wood pellets)
9 Light the fire starter and wait app. 1-minute for it to start burning.
9 Turn the heat setting knob to the number 3 setting and pull out the
manual draft knob approximately ¼ inch. (more or less if necessary)
9 Turn the Fuel Stirrer knob to the number 1 setting and let it rotate a couple turns to stir the firestarter and wood
pellets together. Then turn the fuel stirrer off until the fire is burning good. (approximately 1 minute)
9 Once the wood pellets are burning good enough for the fuel stirrer to stay on (app. 1 minute), turn the fuel
stirrer to the number 1 setting and leave it on. Adjust the manual draft knob (located on the left side of the unit
to the left of the circuit board) 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.
9 NOTE: Even if you are burning corn or other fuels in your MagnuM Countryside, wood pellets make an
excellent source of starter fuel. Corn takes too much starter gel to get lit and up to temperature.
(DO NOT START THE FIRE WITH CORN)
9 Three minutes after the heat setting knob is turned to the number 3 setting the fuel will start to feed into the
firepot. 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, turn the heat setting knob off and
then turn back on. This will give you another 3 minutes before fuel feeds in. You can also open the hopper
lid.
9 If the fire is burning too fast and the fuel is being burned up too quickly, push the manual draft knob in a little
to slow the fire down. This should be done in small 1/16” increments so that the fire doesn’t change too
quickly.
9 Once the fire has established itself (usually 10 to 15 minutes) 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.
Damper Control Function
The damper control knob is located on the left side of the unit close to the circuit board access panel. You pull out
on the knob to increase the air to the firepot and push in to decrease the air to the firepot. The proper setting will
vary from home to home so fine tuning has to be done in the home with the fuel that you plan to use.
When you change fuel sources it may become necessary to readjust the damper control knob. You should not have
to continually adjust the manual knob except when using the high fuel setting. The circuit board automatically
adjusts the air to the firepot on the settings from 1 to 4.