Sierra Products EF-5001UB - Manual (Page 6)

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Figure 13
Prior to stove operating on therm ostat, confirm proper
operation by servicing and adjust ing the stove as
outlined in the “Installation Guide”. When servicing
stove, operate with thermostat bypassed as stove will
reset to sta rt up mod e ea ch tim e th erm ostat is
activated.
Figure 14
B. In the LOW position, the EASYFIRE will be feeding
approximately 1 to 1½ lbs. of pellets per hour and the
flam e will fluctu ate b etwe en 1 " and 6" in he ight.
C. In the MEDIUM position the EASYFIRE will be feeding
approximately three (3) pounds of pellets per hour and
the flame will fluctuate between 3" and 8" of fire.
D. In the HIGH position the EASYFIRE will be feeding
ap prox im ate ly 4+ lbs. pe r ho ur and th e fla m e w ill
fluctuate between 3" and a full flame. The fan speed
will increa se acco rdingly as the heate r au tom atic ally
adjusts itself based on tem perature inside the heater.
E. The CL EAN position is to be used only when the
heater is not burning and you wish to clean out the
accumulated ash in the front of the fire area. See
CLEAN OUT section of maintenance instructions.
F. After the heater is running for several hours and you
wish to turn it off simply press the button to OFF. The
heater will continue running until it cools down
and then will automatically shut itself down.
G. REMEMBER: Eac h fee d po sition w ill fluctu ate
because the microprocessor is automatically adjusting
the feed and air based on temperature. This means
the pellet feed rate and flame height will change
accordingly based on quality of pellet and heat loss of
dwelling.
3. Starting the S tove: Push a Heat Range button (Low or
Med ium is bes t for start up) (Figure 13) and turn the
thermostat up to “Ca ll for heat”. Th e sto ve fa n will beg in to
ope rate a long with the ignitor c ycle. Afte r abo ut a m inute
the pellets will begin to fall in the burn pot. After five
m inutes there will be a fire in the burn po t and the stove
will begin to heat up. W hen the stove reaches start up
operating temperature it will then switch to the control
panel setting and begin it’s automatic operation cycle.
Feed Trim Adjustment
Underneath the control button you will find a small round
button that will turn forward and reverse. This button can
adjust the feed motor in the LOW operating position. By
turning the button clockwise you can increase the feed on
LOW and by turning it counterclockwise you can decrease
the feed in the LOW position. Factory setting is 9:00 o’clock.
Once the stove is at operating temperature for one hour
set the stove on LO W. Adjust the trim button so that
av erag e flam e is app rox . 1-2" abo ve the bu rn p ot. T his
will set the average feed rate (air/flue) for best
operation.
M ove this button carefully! It is designed to fine tune your
LO W setting in the e ven t you ch ang e bra nds of pe llets
and/or live at a higher elevation. If this setting is to low the
sto ve m ay go out d uring LO W setting operatio ns . If th is
sho uld ha ppe n incr eas e the trim by sm all am oun t.
MATCH LIGHT FIRE AND START-UP
1. Filling the Hopper and Start-Up:
CAUTION: FUEL HOPPER LID MUST BE CLOSED
BE FO RE OP ER ATIN G U NIT . MAIN TAIN HO PPE R S EAL
IN GOOD CO NDITIO N. DO NO T OVE RFILL HO PP ER !
THE EASYFIRE WILL HOLD ABOUT 60 LBS. OF
PELLETS.
Open the top lid and fill the hopper with pellets (Figure 11).
Make sure hopper lid is fully closed. Open the front door
and fill the burn pot with a hand full of pellets.
IMPORTANT: The fire pot must be seated flush and
must sit even in the pot tray. Air leaking around the fire pot
will create a poor burn (Figure 14). Light the pellets in Fire
Pot using any approve d pellet fuel starter.
Allo w p ellets to burn for approx im ate ly 1 m inute, o r un til
pellet ign ition has be en a chieved . Clo se d oo r and turn the
control knob to the "FAN" position. Allow fire to burn for
several minutes. W hen the pellets are well lit, turn the
control knob to "L OW " for approximately 10 minutes then
turn up to "HI". W e recomm end that you run the heater on
“Medium” or "HI" for about 30 minutes in order to get the